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 .
