P3D Franka twin viewer

[Ralph Johnston <copley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My Franka viewer (Reel 3-d #2026) bought 4 months ago seems fine and is
sharp out to the edges.  It is labeled "SSV-1".  Is the new version the same?

I find I have to move the viewer slightly to see the right edge or the left
edge of standard horizontal 2x2 slides even when viewing without glasses.  

I remounted the slides in RBT 33mm mounts and am using the Radex SV1 (Reel
3-d #2001) non-adjustable viewer.  This covers to the ends and more.  It is
a lower magnification than any other viewer, I think.  My Kodaslide II
viewer only covers the central part of the images and I can't shift to see
the edges.


>Boris writes:
>
>> Franka - best optics in a currently produced affordable viewer that I've
>> seen ......
>
>
>I don't agree with this.  I used a Franka viewer at a friends house, thought
>it was OK, ordered one, and when mine came, I found that they had changed
>the lenses.  With the older one, I could get a clear view of the entire frame
>at one time.  With the newer one, some part of the image was always
>fuzzy.  I called Reel 3-D and they confirmed that the design had been
>changed.
>
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