[LargeFormat] Focusing Loupes (was Re: Darkcloth hoods?)
Clive Warren
largeformat@f32.net
Wed Feb 13 19:41:12 2002
At 6:21 pm -0600 13/2/02, Lee Carmichael wrote:
>Clive,
> I have the same focus loop. I have never bothered with any kind of case
>for it. I just wind the string around the barrel and stick it in my back
>pack. When I am working I just wear it. I have had mine for several years
>and have not scratched anything. Any loop longer that about 6x is too long
>in my opinion. You start to see the grain of the ground glass. You loop is
>about 3.5x or so. It will serve you well.
>
>lee
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Hello Lee,
Thanks for that - maybe I'm being too precious :-)
Agree with you about the magnification factor - 3.5 is good for me
and the rough ground glass of the trusty old MPP. There is almost a
religious fervor associated with opinions about optimum magnification
for loupes. Some people swear by 6x and greater but I have found this
to be too much even with a fine ground glass.
Cheers,
Clive