In article <5cmp65$11c2@news.doit.wisc.edu>, wamitche@facstaff.wisc.edu says...

>I'm a beginning photographer who is interested in a obtaining a decent
>quality loupe for inspecting 35mm slides. There seems to be a
>bewildering variety of types and prices. I was wondering if
>anybody could make some suggestions and recommendations?

If you are near a university/college campus store, or a biology-supply
source, look for the inexpensive folding chrome 10X magnifiers often
used for biology field work - they are good achromats, VERY cheap,
and about the right power for separating the VERY sharp from the
merely very sharp images....;-). I would avoid the plastic Agfa-type
loupes - they are nearly worthless, I think. If you want to spend
real money, the Peak isn't bad...
Hope This Helps