4x5 Light panels

[Robert Thorpe <thorpe@xxxxxxxx>]

One thing that concerns me about any of these light panels is their
size. Even the 4x5 models are an inch taller than a slide, minimum.
It's even worse when you count in the frame of the device. You start
with a relatively graceful viewer then on the back end you have this
comparitively huge backplate. Is it just me or wouldn't many of you 
prefer a couple of bright halogen viewer bulbs and sufficient diffusing?
It would be one thing if none of us ever built anything but I think
just about all of built our own viewers. We are not intimidated by
assembling a number of parts.

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Robert Thorpe
Cedar Rapids, IA
thorpe@xxxxxxxx
http://www.skep.com