Nicest focusing loupe I've had is a Russian made "Horizon 10x by KMZ" I bought at Belair Cameras in Westwood (Los Angeles, CA) Cost less than US$50 Sharper than any name brand (Schneider) for more than twice the price. It is too good. I don't like to let my clients look at 4x5s with it because they get fixated on the grain. An 8x is actually tbe best general magnification for focusing and 4x5 trans viewing.
Only drawback I had was that the string tended to come off the barrel clips. In fixing this problem I realized that my loupe and my stop-watch were always getting tangled. So I converted each to a single line hanging off my vest (Spot Meter hangs off another lanyard on the other side). Now they'll wind around each other but no more knots. Two things the Old Soviet Union was noted for were optics and metalurgy. I've seen incredible Russian binoculars here and in China for $10-$30. (BTW Salut Robert! J'ai habit� Montreal pour deux ans en 1979-80. Shared a photo studio on St Sacrement. ) Will ---William Nettles [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nettles Photo / Imaging Site http://www.wgn.net/~nettles > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 12:08:29 -0700 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Cameramakers digest, Vol 1 #289 - 2 msgs > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 12:07:21 -0500 > From: Robert Mayrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Cameramakers] Any suggestion for a good focusing loupe at an > affordable price? > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks > > Robert > Mtl, Quebec _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
