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Re: [OM] Loupe / slide film question

Subject: Re: [OM] Loupe / slide film question
From: "John A. Prosper" <JAProsper@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 07:49:45 -0800
From: "Olympus" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx>


> http://www.deutscheoptik.com/product.php3?cat=acc&id=89
>
> This was what I was thinking about buying.  Nice huh??

I own that magnifier.  Yes it's nice since it's acrylic construction
concentrates the light so that the resultant image in the magnifier is
brighter than that without.  However, it provides a magnification of only
2.5X, and it cost some $50 USD.

A better solution is the 4X MagnaBrite magnifier by the Saunders Group
(http://www.magnabrite.com/html/home.htm).  I own the 64mm (2.5 inch)
diameter with a drawstring pouch, obtained from B&H in New York  It can be
had for only $17.95 (cheaper than the DeutscheOptik!) from B&H
(http://www02.bhphotovideo.com/default.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActiva
tor__Aproductlist_html___45843___SAM4X64___REG___CatID=2393___SID=EB53C85222
0  Note that this version does NOT include the drawstring pouch).

The ultimate solution is probably the 4X - 12X Zoom Loupe from Mamiya
(http://www.mamiya.com/products.asp?id=1&id2=1378).  I don't own this one
... yet! ;-)  However, by all reports (and I DO emphasize ALL), it is
superbly crafted like a fine precision instrument and is extremely bright.
It comes with a built-in translucent hood for viewing prints and a removable
black metal hood for slides.  It can be had from B&H for $299
(http://www02.bhphotovideo.com/product/216436/MALZ4X12X/REG/987).

Regards,
John



> OR.. I can buy another 50mm, use it as a loupe, and have an extra backup
> 50mm lens, and it would cost me only $20..  still, that Deutscheoptik lens
> looks so sweet...  I feel like Homer Simpson..  "Mmmm....  donuts..
mmmm...
> aspheric ground glass...."
>
> Albert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donald Shedrick" <shedridc@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 10:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Loupe / slide film question
>
>
> >
> > --- Mike <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > ....I am not about to scan all my photos in... too
> > > many and most of them
> > > > suck, so I want to view them first.  What do I
> > > need (shoe string budget,
> > > > trip to taiwan made me broke..) light box??  Or
> > > not really, just a he-man
> > > > slide viewer?  Or am I better off with a light box
> > > and a loupe?.....
> >
> > I have used for many years a 12X loupe from Edmund
> > Scientific.  They have various models.  You can see
> > the smallest detail in very sharp focus.  It has a
> > clear base so you can just hold it against the slide
> > frame and it will always be in focus.
> >
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