danielv2000 Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 Wow! great idea for a 2015 New Year gift!
Loupe System Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 I'll be the first one to buy a 10x when you finish developing it! It should still have the same number of lenses, just more magnification right? Indeed, the 10x will also have 5 fully multi-coated optical glass elements arranged in three groups in it.
Loupe System Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 How soon will the lighting accessory be available to purchase? We are finishing the first prototypes, which we plan to launch in Basel this year. Depending on production schedules, I expect that they will be available for purchase either at that time or shortly afterwards... Alberto? Are you Italian too? (I'm from Varese) Eh si! Romano de Roma... 1
Loupe System Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 Oh boy a new toy! Looks great Alberto hoping for that 10x though. I hope we will be able to bring it out, but there is only so much one can do to bend the laws of optics!!!
GenTLe Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 Eh si! Romano de Roma... Bello vedere che anche in questo casino nazionale qualcuno riesce ad emergere! In bocca al lupo!!
Loupe System Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 Bello vedere che anche in questo casino nazionale qualcuno riesce ad emergere! In bocca al lupo!! Grazie! Ma purtroppo ti devo confessare che vivo all'estero da ormai 25 anni...
GenTLe Posted January 1, 2015 Report Posted January 1, 2015 Grazie! Ma purtroppo ti devo confessare che vivo all'estero da ormai 25 anni... Beh, se doveste aprire una industria qui (o anche oh dove sei ora) e ti servisse un buon informatico infrastrutturista fischia forte nella mia direzione
cc33 Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Posted January 8, 2015 That was fast, I got the loupe in the mail yesterday! I'll do an in depth review soon enough but wanted to give a quick first overall impression. It's really something else, I'm going to stick to optics for now, looking through for the first time is like taking a dslr, removing the lens, flipping it around (the lens not the camera body) and attaching an eye piece to it. It's clear from edge to edge and gives you an amazing 6x view of what you're looking at. Compared to a normal loupe, there is no sweet spot, the entire field of view is undistorted and full of colour. It could honestly do with some greater magnification though, as an example a watch dial will fill the entire field of view but that's all, I can't pinpoint a spot on the dial in which to study like I can with a normal loupe which means that it has an altogether different purpose, it compliments a good loupe but doesn't replace it. On the other hand, for watch or macro pics of any kind, it's brilliant! It can't directly compete with the olloclip as far as magnification, but that doesn't matter, you can zoom the iphone itself and it doesn't lose much resolution. The resulting pics are clear from edge to edge, the iPhone doesn't struggle to focus like with the olloclip so you can snap away and not wait for the camera to try to lock focus. Trust me that's big, it's an annoying thing to deal with using the olloclip. It's night and day. The loupe systems iphone mount is really well made, it fits like a glove and has a grippy texture. I'm happy to have a complimentary loupe for everyday personal use but way more happy that it works so well for iphone macro photography. Here's a few quick snaps from this morning, the sun has been hiding though so I can't take perfect sunny macros yet
dbane883 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Thats impressive! Looking forward to seeing the side by side comparison with the olloclip. BTW, theres a dust speck on one of the subdial hands
droptopman Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Wow, awesome shots CC. Pics look great. I really want one of these, but I am going to hold out with the hope they develop a model with more magnification.
cc33 Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Posted January 8, 2015 Will do a comparo later today.. I agree that a 10x and eventually a 15x will be necessary for the loupe part of it and it can't hurt when doing macro photography, but I have to say that I'm happy with the current magnification for photography. The big deal for me is that each shot is good, clear and useable. I have to take 30 pics with my olloclip just to find the one shot that looks good. Annnnd no cropping required
cc33 Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Posted January 8, 2015 I did a mini comp just now, I wanted to show you guys the difference but I can't really get amazing shots to compare until the sun decides to come out to play. Still these are ok and show some differences. I tried to get the same shots with both lenses, but I used the 10x olloclip not the 15x. For the loupe system (6x) I zoomed my iPhone in so that it matched the size of the other at 10x. I know that for most people the results have to justify the price (450$ for the loupe alone), and I'm not 100% sure that they do yet. I looked at the pics from each and saw the differences but I'm wondering if those differences are big enough for someone to want to pay 9x the price of an olloclip (for me they are...) I will take some nice sunny shots when I can and do one last comparison because in full light the differences may be greater. I forgot to mention the olloclip pics are all on the left And they are all unedited
dbane883 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Excellent!.. are you sure you didnt get the last one mixed up? but to be fair, the depth of field with the olloclips 10x give it a more pronounced boekh compared to the Loupe systems 6x. But given that you wouldve had to zoom in more with the loupe system to get the same field of view and lose some resolution, the Loupe System is the clear winner IMO.
cc33 Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Posted January 8, 2015 No it's right, I shouldn't have used that set, but I was showing that in the focus zones they are almost the same, I couldn't find 2 shots that matched exactly.. This one shows better, the olloclip loses focus at the edges, so the rotor mount and rotor edges are more clearly in focus with the loupe system. I agree that it wins, it really just comes down to weather or not it's worth the extra 400$ over an olloclip It's like the olloclip is set at an aperture of 2.8 and the loupe system is set at 11+ but without the loss of light. When I shoot at f11 on my real camera I am giving up light, that's not the case here, the light is very good. 2
dbane883 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 While I like bokeh for portrait shot, the depth of field on the olloclip is annoying. The Loupe System seems to allow the iphone to use a smaller aperture I guess. While $500 is still alot, still a whole lot cheaper than getting a Canon Macro lens/iphone adapter combo: https://www.vistek.ca/store/CameraLenses/201524/canon-mpe-65mm-f28-15x-macro-lens/Specs.aspx http://www.vid-atlantic.com/products/encinema-slr-iphone-kit-with-mcam
cc33 Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Posted January 8, 2015 You may be right, I guess if there's more available light then the phone feels more comfortable using a smaller aperture. Now that's crazy, I love that the loupe is actually a loope and acts as a macro lens as a bonus. If I was to go that far I would just buy a canon camera body to go with it. My camera has a fixed lens so I wanted a way to get closer without buying a second camera.
cc33 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Report Posted January 9, 2015 This is what I was trying to show yesterday, the olloclip seems to only allow the phone to focus on a certain spot, everything else becomes blurry. The loupe system allows for more to be in focus. This is also what happens when I use it as a loupe, I would say that if the item you need to see up close is 3d then this will really work well. Anyone who works on miniatures or anything that's not flat will be amazed at how things look.
dbane883 Posted January 9, 2015 Report Posted January 9, 2015 Very nice comparo. Definitely an improvement. The shallow depth of field on the Olloclip is hugely annoying. Especially on the 21x lens.
dbane883 Posted January 9, 2015 Report Posted January 9, 2015 Olloclip with iPhone 6+: 21x (uncropped, no zoom): 14x (uncropped, no zoom): 7x (uncropped, no zoom): Compare the depth of field with cc's above. Teddy Graham's are delish!
cc33 Posted January 9, 2015 Author Report Posted January 9, 2015 Yes they are! Lol. I'll do a teddy graham pic with the loupe when I can to compare, should be fun
GBOGH Posted January 12, 2015 Report Posted January 12, 2015 Just received mine this weekend. Great loupe, and also takes some decent macro shots using an iPhone. Here's some 6152-1 MM dial pics.
cc33 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Posted January 12, 2015 Beauty! First 4 shots are $! Lol. Last few of the numbers are tough to get because of the curve in the crystal Cool dial texture!!
Loupe System Posted January 17, 2015 Report Posted January 17, 2015 Hello everyone. Glad to see that you are enjoying your loupes. I will be at SIHH all week next week, so if you see me running around with my large Loupe System pelican suitcase, do stop me and say hi... Cheers!
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