>Great points about photophiles focusing on objective tests and audiophiles
>focusing on subject listening tests. I really like the idea of a photo
>store with "plush interior, comfy chairs in front of light tables, with lots
>of lupes and sample slides handy." Just make sure the loupes are from
>Schneider!
yeah, those are the everyday ones. The really good ones are hand made in a
small shop in Austria by an ex-Leica lens grinder. He grinds the lenses by
hand, then uses his own proprietary coating formula, and machines the barrels
out of titanium alloy. He hand calibrates each one on his own optical bench.
He also builds the ebony boxes for them, and his wife sews the velvet lining
for the box. Each lupe is hand engraved and numbered, and only 50 are made
each year. There is currently a 3 year wait for one. Interested?
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Be Seeing You.
Dirk Wright
Fine day to throw a party. Throw him as far as you can.
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