Thanks Chris. Tom C.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Brogden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 12:08 PM Subject: Re: Light Boxes & Loupes > Yup. Notice that I didn't say people would actually find good quality, > inexpensive loupes there. :) However, the threads at the bottom provide > some more opinions of various inexpensive loupes, so you might be able to > come up with a good compromise based on those opinions, if that's what > you're looking for. Nikon's 8x loupe, for example, goes for roughly > $35US, and it's not bad for short periods of use. I wouldn't want to use > it for hours at a time, though. :) At any rate, Monaghan's is one of the > best sites I've found on the subject of inexpensive loupe-type things. > > Personally, based on the very few models that I've played with, I like > Pentax's 5.5x(?) loupe. It's larger than 35mm loupes, but I like being > able to see the entire neg at once. I can't remember exactly what it > sells for, but it'll be around the $100US range. It would be nice to pair > this up with a smaller loupe with much greater magnificaion for examining > detail. > > > chris > > > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > Hi Chris ... > > > > While there are some good alternative suggestions, Monaghan says: > > > > "There are infrequent reviews of the under $100 US > > commercially available loupes in various photography > > magazines. The lower-cost loupes often suffer from poor > > color correction and distortion. Even a "best-buy" loupe > > often costs $75 US and up. Most of the lower cost plastic > > lens models get a thumbs-down in these comparison tests." > > > > Chris Brogden wrote: > > > > > I'd encourage anyone who's interested in inexpensive loupes and > > > loupe-equivalents to have a look at Robert Monaghan's site: > > > > > > http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/mf/loupe.html > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
