Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pascal wrote: > > On 30-09-1999 22:45 Gary D. Whalen wrote: > > > I am not interested in a Schneider vs Rodenstock war, I just want to know > >what magnification to go to and which brands (good or bad) people have > >experience using. > > I have excellent experience with both the Schneider 6x aspheric and the > Leica 5x loupe. The Leica offers the most value for its money though as > it has a couple of accessories that cost extra with the Schneider. > > Pascal Trouble is these "x" times numbers don't seem to translate to anything in the real work. I found it hard to find a loupe that magnified much regardless of how many times they claimed to be blowing it up, Schneider was the worst. I ended up getting a Peak which really seemed to magnify so I could see grain and eyelashes and blowing the rest of the money on something else! Mark Rabiner