PEAK TS2018 Film Viewer, 8X Magnification, 35mm Field View

I'm sure that those who never took photos with actual film see loupes as being from an ancient age. But those who still have collections of slides and negatives, and may be digitizing them, will appreciate having a slide loupe like the Peak 8X. It's sharp border-to-border, and is just what one needs for examining 35mm slides and negatives. Great little tool, and a bit pricey for a reason.

It's just okay. But one of the lenses is plastic and the focus ring doesn't do much. You can see the whole slide though. I wish I could find one of these well made.

This is the best loupe I've ever seen. You can see an extremely sharp image. If you want to use it to review slides, be aware you will need a light source.

Not what I thought it was

I use this along with a light table to review 35mm microfilm documents. It does a great job providing you have a good light source.

It shows the whole frame, albeit with LOTS of field curvature. Optically ok, but I think a Pentax med. format loupe(5x) is far superior.

It's a nice loupe. Gets the job done. I have been working on scanning old slides and negs.

A useful instrument. It makes previewing slides much easier.