Schneider loupes

I'll proberly get it from warehouse express or Robert white, what is
the diffrence between 4X and 6X for 35mm slides?

They is about £50 diffrence between them.

 

One has 4X magnification, and the other 6X. They both have full frame
coverage of a 35mm slide or negative. The 6X is much more expensive
to make.

Most other brands' 6X loupes only cover a portion of the 35mm frame,
so they can be made much more cheaply - usually at about the same
price as a 4X full frame loupe.

My experience is that a 6X loupe is not very useful. You need 8X to
check fine detail, and viewing a whole slide at 4X is easier on the
eye than with 6X. I do a lot of work on the light table and, for me,
eye strain would be a problem with the 6X. So I use a 4X and an 8X,
one to view the whole slide/negative and the other to check detail.

To keep costs down, you can save money by buying a cheaper high
magnification loupe. For example, buy the Schneider 4X plus a Cabin
or Ohnar 8X for the price of the Schneider 6X alone.

The Horizon 8X and 10X are quite good. Even something like the Agfa
8X plastic doublet is perfectly adequate for examining detail, where
you only use the centre of the loupe's coverage. You only need top
class optics when you are using the loupe's entire angle of view, when
the colour fringing at the edges that is common in cheaper loupes
would annoy.

You will not be disappointed with the Schneider 4X. It is optically
outstanding. A cheap 8X would be a good companion, and you can always
upgrade it to a Schneider 8X at a later stage.

 

Yes. I have a Peak 8x which gives me full view of a 35 mm slide, without
noticeable distortion corner to corner. (It has three lens compensation, I
believe) It only cost about $50, but it will do the job for me until I can
afford a very high end viewer.

 

Depending on where you live you can sometimes find a Peak 8x for around
$25. I paid 50 for mine years ago but now they have come down. Try ebay
or camera co-op in Austin use to have some new old stock for 20 bucks if
I recall. May still have one or two.

 

I ordered the schneider x4 from warehouse express, now i need a light
box, jessops seem to have a 4X5 with a ac adapter included, i don't
need a bigger light box, after all i be viewing one slide at a time.

 

The Peak is a very good loupe, in the same quality bracket as Ohnar
and Cabin. They may even be related. The Horizon loupes are also
good, but maybe not as good as these.

Another excellent loupe is the Mamiya 5X, which covers the whole of a
6x4.5cm medium format negative and almost covers 6x6cm. It is very
useful for looking at prints.

 

There is huge variety in lightboxes. You should get something
significantly bigger than 4x5 because, before long, you will want to
compare several slides/negs.

I also suggest that Jessops is probably not the best place to be
looking for a lightbox, but that depends on where you live because
there may be no other alternatives. Whereabouts are you?

 

I live about 1 hour from London , england

 

Some years ago I "rescued" the complete set of lenses which had been
supplied with a multi-format Regma Microfilm Reader/printer bought in the
1970s. (The unreliable printer part had failed yet again and the kit was
destined for land-fill.)
So I've got easy access to a wide range of top quality Minolta lenses from a
nominal x45 to x4 (in microfilm speak).
For viewing slides, I find the one labelled "x8 x11" most useful for near
full frame views, and the "x45" if I'm on a grain/ultimate detail search.

Might be worth others keeping a look-out as these items occasionally turn up
at Camera Fairs, and go for low prices.

 

OK.

The doyen of light boxes is the Gretag-Macbeth Prooflite, whose colour
temperature and evenness of illumination are beyond reproach. Trying
to find one in the UK is not easy, but there is one available from
this US seller for $125 (about £70) - expect to pay about £35 for
airmail postage, then allow about 28-30% of the total for import duty
and VAT. You may need to purchase a separate AC adapter for 230V, as
the US supply is 110-120V. You can probably get a stabilised supply
from Maplin Electronics but **do check first**!!

http://www.draftingfurniture.com/listings/Usedlight.html#2

In the UK, Warehouse Express have the GePe light boxes, which work
well and are very good value. I would recommend the G2004 with a
viewing area of 20 x 30cm - about the size of an A4 page, and capable
of displaying up to 24 mounted 35mm slides. It costs £79.99. If you
wish to pay less, there are smaller versions starting at £34.99. All
are slim, low voltage lightboxes with AC adapters:

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/index.cfm?photo/lightboxes/gepe.html

Hama light boxes offer no particular advantages over GePe, and the AC
adapter is extra:

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/index.cfm?photo/lightboxes/hama.html

The same supplier also has a good selection of Kaiser light boxes. I
use the Kaiser Prolite 2423 High Frequency (£216.99) which has a 20 x
30 cm viewing area and flicker-free lighting - essential only if you
use the light box for extended periods, which I do. A cheaper version
(2403) with normal 50Hz tubes is available at £129.99 and this would
be a good buy. Compared with the slim GePe boxes, the Kaiser is
thicker and heavier, but the illumination is very, very even.

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/index.cfm?photo/lightboxes/kaiser.html

I also use a large (A1 size) light box from DW Lighting but this is
probably larger than you will need. I use it for evaluating and
comparing large format slides, shot on 4x5 inch sheet film. But for
detail work I use the Kaiser, as it is very restful to use.

It may also be worth searching for light boxes on eBay UK.

There is no better way to view slides than on a good lightbox with a
top quality loupe. Enjoy!!

;-)

 

I bought a jessops own lightbox using cold cathode lamp, i went
straight to a branch instead of paying for them to deliver it.

http://www.jessops.com/search/viewp...&SHOWCASEID=&STARTROW=11&SUBS=&WORD_SEARCH=N&

The light does not flicker, and there is enough viewing space for about
10 35mm slides.

 

You're welcome.

;-)