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Revision as of 20:05, 16 April 2011
Glossary Terms
5x and 10x loupes used in examining film image by Voxphoto (Image rights) |
A loupe is a small, mounted magnifying glass; photographers often use these to examine negatives.
A magnifier is sometimes fitted into a viewfinder hood (e.g. in TLRs) to enlarge the viewfinder image, as an aid to focusing.
Folding rectangular loupe in an Exa 1a waist-level finder image by Uwe Kulick (Image rights) |