No, but I have compared my Fuji with the Schneider and the Fuji looses. I compared the Fuji with the Pentax in a side by side comparison, and the Fuji is better in my opinion. In fact the Fuji was tied to the light box on the counter of one of the local camera dealers who was trying to sell me the Pentax. I liked the Fuji far better and made him an offer he couldn't refuse. I understand these Fuji loupes were a give a way when you bought a brick of Fuji film a couple of years back.
I have always wondered why people would believe some magazine article when they could go down to the store and check it out for themselves, but I guess the magazine articles are the best someone who doesn't live near a decent camera store can do. Ciao, graywolf ----- Original Message ----- From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 11:03 AM Subject: Re: Selecting a Loupe > Have you actually use the Pentax 5.5X and compared it to the Schneider > 4X? > > Recently a friend, who has the Schneider, compared it to the Pentax 5.5X > and was quite surprised at how close they came in quality. The pentax > offers better eye relief which is quite helpful when using the loupe for > extended periods. Center sharpness and contrast was indistinguishable, > and edge distortion, while a little better on the Schneider, was not, > IMO, significantly different. The Pentax 5,5 will hold its own with the > Schneider, there's no doubt about it. > > Tom Rittenhouse wrote: > > > > To check sharpness an 8-10x loupe is ok. Since you are not using the full > > field of the loupe a cheaper one usually is ok. > > > > To look at the image something like a good 4x wide field loupe is called > > for. Cheap ones are a waite of money. The 4x Schneider is the standard but > > it costs as much as a good lens. I use a Fuji 4x, the Pentax 5.5x has quite > > a following. Neither is in the Schneider/Rodenstock category, but they are > > quite usable. > > > > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > - > 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 .
