Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc, I am sure they couldn't cover it all, but they did leave out the Maxwell Loupe. Again, editors that compares the Schneider 6x with the Maxwell indicated the Maxwell was better and most wound up buying that specific loupe for their own use. Hey the Schneider is a great loupe, and I am sure the various government organization that test them as well would have purchaed them, but picked the Maxwell instead. Price of the maxwell is a bit more, I think around $225 for the 6x. Peter K > ---------- > From: Marc James Small[SMTP:msmall@roanoke.infi.net] > Reply To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Sent: Saturday, May 15, 1999 4:27 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Loupes and quality > > At 11:27 PM 5/15/99 +0200, Pascal wrote: > >There was a comprehensive test of commonly available film loupes in the > >French photo magazine Chasseur d'Images nr. 211 (March 99). Tested were: > >Ahel 4x4, Canon 4x4, KMZ Horizon x4, Leica 5x, Peak 4x, Pentax 5,5x, > >Schneider 4x, Schneider 6x aspheric, Pentax 5-11x, KMZ Horizon 10x, > >Schneider 10x, KMZ Horizon 4x (6x6) and Schneider 3x (6x6). > >Conclusions: best price/performance models are Canon 4x, Pentax 5,5x and > >Schneider 4x. But the highest awards go to Leica 5x and Schneider 6x > >aspheric. > > My God. They left so many types and brands out of consideration, their > results are absurd. No one but a fool would read such a review. > > Marc > > msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! >