Postby Richard White » 03 May 2013, 14:35
Why are there always wacky replies when someone asks a question? beats me.
Loupes have been somewhat of a bugbear of mine over the years. I have just ordered a Silvestri 6x yesterday as I have read some really good reports about them and I am fed up with hassling a little when using wide angle lenses. Hopefully this will fix my problem or add to the other 6 loupes I have. Currently I am using a Mamiya 5x which is very good, but dare I say not excellent otherwise I wouldn't have ordered the other one. Can let you know how the new one works when it arrives. The one thing I could suggest for any loupe is to add some non slip material to the bottom to save scratching the ground glass and to stop the little devils slipping around. I super glued some to the Mamiya and it has improved the last two problems I just mentioned.
Having said all that Schneider and Rodenstock are very good loupes, but can be quite costly. I would suggest trying to avoid the 10x as they show up the grain on the GC too much and 4x I find just a bit short. That's been my experience in my pursuit of the perfect loupe. Cheers, Richard