Re: [photo-3d] Medium Format Viewers (again!)

[Brian Reynolds <reynolds@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dylan the Hippy Wabbit wrote:
> Optics
> 
> I was thinking medium format loupes, for their known high quality
> and guaranteed full coverage of a 6x6cm slide.  They would also come
> conveniently preset to the correct focus.  I was already of the
> opinion that I could fix the separation, and the recent discussions
> have confirmed that to my satisfaction.
> 
> The downside of that is, of course, cost.  UKP110 each.  The
> Widescreen Centre in London sometimes have a good, but reasonably
> priced, model.  The Russian factory isn't being forthcoming though.
> :-(
> 

John Billingham has made a nice inexpensive viewer with a pair of
Horizon loupes.  These are probably the Russian ones you mention.
They're not great quality, but they're cheap.

He cut down one edge of each loupe (they have ridges all the way
around the base) so that they could be positioned closer to each
other.  For lighting he used an inexpensive battery operated
florescent tube that he attached to the loupes with some plexiglass
triangles.  He also added some reflectors to make the lighting more
even.

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