Re: Maxwell screen: where to focus the loupe on?
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Originally Posted by
rdenney
I mistyped. I meant to write that I AM using a 6x tilting loupe. The Maxwell screen permits high magnification better than all other Fresnels I've looked through.
Wow, so it is just the opposite. Concerning the 6x, last year I found it to work fine for my needs in combination with the Arca Swiss and its great Fresnel, but not with the Chamonix N2. And this year with the TK + Maxwell I am still in the phase of experimenting, right now tending towards 4x for this combination. But then, maybe one gets accustomed to "look through" the Fresnel lines. Or maybe eyes (and their owners) are simply different...
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Originally Posted by
Peter J. De Smidt
Using Keith's method would work fine with a regular ground glass. I wouldn't use it on a Maxwell screen, as doing so would likely damage the screen. I have a Maxwell screen on my main camera. I haven't had a problem using loupes from 2 to 8x with it.
I did not have problems either, just did not know where to focus the loupe on, why I started this thread. Plus, I will find it probably easier to look at the image without Fresnel lines interfering. But this is not a problem at all, as I can always use the very bright adjustable Rodenstock 4x instead.
Thanks again to everyone.