RE: [Leica] Loupe

["Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>]

Skip,

I would be interested know your opinion.  PDN did a test on all the loupes
(Joe Meehan did the test). In the end the Maxwell came out on top.  Joe also
purchased the 6x loupe for himself and returned all the others (Schneiders,
Rodnestocks, etc.).

Peter K

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> From: 	Skip Williams[SMTP:skipwilliams@pobox.com]
> Reply To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Sent: 	Friday, October 01, 1999 3:02 PM
> To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: 	RE: [Leica] Loupe
> 
> I called Mr Maxwell and had a 30 minute conversation with him today.
> Nice, 
> if pretty talkative guy.  I ordered one of his 6x loupes.  He said it
> comes 
> with both an opaque and transparent base.  I believe he said the lens was
> a 
> 6 element design and the objective was 1.5" across.  It covers a full 35mm
> 
> frame.  Price: $250, not bad, considering other prices.   Arrival in 4-6 
> weeks, I'll let you know how it compares to my Schneider.
> 
> Incidently, he said that the Schneider and the Rodenstock were both made
> by 
> the same firm somewhere in Germany or Austria.
> 
> Skip
> 
> At 10/1/99 12:20 PM  -0700, you wrote:
> >Eric,
> >
> >How can you say a mfr in Wetzlar makes abtter loupe when you have not
> seen
> >the Maxwell? ;-)
> >
> >The Maxwell is pricey, around $225 but like all things of quality, you
> pay
> >more.  Hence the reason you opt to use a very expensive camera and even
> more
> >expensive lenses. 8-o
> >
> >Interesting point you make.  You just use a loupe to judge an image.  If
> >that's the case just use a magnifying lens.
> >
> >Peter K
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Eric Welch [mailto:ewelch@ponyexpress.net]
> >Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 9:29 AM
> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us;
> >'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
> >Subject: RE: [Leica] Loupe
> >
> >
> >At 08:19 AM 10/1/99 -0700, Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) wrote:
> > >Kind of like comparing a
> > >Summilux (Maxwell) to a Hektor (Schneider).
> >
> >Well, if Maxwell had marketed his stuff better, there wouldn't be any
> >question now, would there? And from what I understand, there's a
> >manufacturer in Germany - Wetzlar in fact - who makes an even better
> loupe.
> >
> >And what's the price of the Maxwell? I paid $99 for my Schneider. And for
> >judging slides, I don't need the best, if it's better than I need, just
> >something good enough. :-) I don't sit around admiring my photos via my
> >loupe. I just use it to judge the image.
> >
> >Eric Welch
> >St. Joseph, MO
> >
> >http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
> >
> >Artist seeks Boss with vision impairment.
> 
> 
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> Skip Williams
> Westfield, NJ
> skipwilliams@pobox.com
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