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Budget Loupe / Magnifier Shootout


Daniel D. Teoli Jr.

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I use a lot of loupes both with the archival work and especially with cine' film. I'm always losing them. The old vintage Agfa 8X Lupe is the standard for budget loupes / lupes. Just an outstanding magnifier for the money. But you have to search used ones out on eBay.

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The modern Agfa Lupe and the various clones of it have poor optical quality and are nothing like the vintage Agfa Lupes. And you can waste lots of time on eBay looking for a clean vintage Agfa Lupe.  

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Being short on time, I decided to survey what new options are out their for quality, budget priced loupes.

Here is the complete rundown on 18 loupes / lupes and magnifiers I surveyed...

https://danieldteolijrarchivalcollection.wordpress.com/2021/07/23/loupe-shootout-budget-priced-loupes-compared/

Of course, all this is personal opinion done with my eyes. You can try them all out and see what fits you best. If you don't want to bother sifting through the shootout, I did find a good replacement for the vintage Agfa 8X Lupe. It is a 10X Carson Stand Magnifier

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