Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George Huczek wrote: > I have an old 50mm Pentax screwmount lens that serves as a very nice loupe > when viewing from the front of the lens. I picked it up for next to > nothing. Any used standard lens, bought at a very reasonable price, can be > used for this purpose. It is an inexpensive way to go. The only drawback > is that the lens has to be held above the slide or contact sheet, and it > doesn't have a shade that rests on the object being viewed. If the lens > has any protruding pins, you have to make sure that they don't touch the > surface being viewed. > I too use lenses held back-to-front as loupes. Now, wouldn't it make sense for some entrepreneur to make a loupe attachment that would enable a lens to screw in via a filter thread four legs that set the lens the right distance above the image. Simple! Mike