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Alan, if the your unadjustable loupe is too close rather than too far, and if it is one similar to my unadjustable Wista loupe, which is round (see below; you may find a better photo in a web search), consider making an extension skirt from the kind of black plastic used for report folders, available at various stores. Even I was able to make a good one, and I'm pathetic at construction. I used the plastic, some glued-on or self-adhesive flocking paper (a non-reflective velveteen- or suede-like surface) from Michael's art supply, for the inner surface, and black gaffer's tape.
Using a ruler and a piece of paper card stock, I first found the needed extra distance using the ruler and then cutting a strip of the card stock wrapped around the loupe base. In my loupe's design, the upper edge of the skirt hits flush with the wider knurled ring. I honed the measurement until I got precise focus on the ground surface of the ground glass.
I used the final card width to cut a longer-than-needed strip of my plastic-flocking paper sandwich. The flocking paper is more non-slip than a plastic-on-plastic surface would be. Bit by bit, I shaved off pieces of the strip's length until it fit tightly around the loupe base, and then used gaffer's tape to secure it.
If you're out in the heat a lot, maybe gluing a strip of plastic or other material to hold the skirt on would serve better than gaffer's tape.
Mine stays on firmly. As I mentioned above, reversing the loupe end-to-end and using fingers to space it from the GG is one way, if not ideal, to focus at edges and in corners.
Philip Ulanowsky
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The fresnel is between the GG and my eye. So that means my unadjustable loop sits focused on the fresnel. Don't I have to get the loupe closer to the fresnel to get the GG in focus. Wouldn't lengthening it just put it out of focus? Shouldn't I have to shorten its length so it's closer?
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OK Thanks everyone.
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Has anyone used the Chamonix/JOBO 5x ground glass loupe?
-- https://www.chamonixviewcamera.com/a...es/viewfinders (Chamonix/JOBO 5x ground glass loupe)
Chamonix 45N-2, Chamonix 45H-1
I started out with a linen tester when I first got into large format. That was a pain to use so I purchased a Schneider 4x loupe which I used for a few years until I lost it. Next I bought a Peak loupe and used that until it was swiped. Next was a cheap 6x plastic loupe with electrical tape around the clear bottom apron and I used that for a number of years until I bought a 5x7 camera with a folding shade over the ground glass. That was when I purchased a Gaoersi 8x loupe that I've found worked better than any of the others I've used. I like the length, the rubber ring on the GG end and the fact that it seems to be closer to 6x than 8x. The lanyard is also a plus.
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