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03-19-2011, 06:06 AM   #1
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Pentax ZoomPhotolupe 5-11x

I guess this was for focusing enlarger for printing originally but i was wondering if it would assist me in focusing on LCD (live view)for 1-1 or greater when shooting Macro.Anyone used this item or any loupe for macrofocussing? Thankss

03-19-2011, 04:44 PM   #2
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Unlikely with an LCD: but you might look at a 'Hoodman loupe' that's designed more for the purpose. Or use any built-in feature the camera has, maybe with a hood.


Also, I don't know if Pentax ever made a focusing magnifier for a conventional enlarger, but that wouldn't work the same way, and there'd be no point to it zooming. So that's probably for something else.

Basically, even a nice LCD screen is pretty-low-res, so magnifying the view only means seeing more dots. Correction that'll let your eye get closer and something that might screen other light might help, though.

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