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← Minox
Film Viewing Magnifier
The Film Viewing Magnifyer is a handheld loupe for viewing 8 x 11 mm
slides and negatives, developed in the 1960s by
Minox GmbH in Germany.
It was typically used by owners of a
Minox subminiature (spy) camera,
such as the Minox B
and Minox V, and was available in two variants.
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The image on the right shows the basic version of the film viewing magnifier.
As with most Minox items, it is made of brushed aluminium. The cylinder
at the left is the actual eye-piece with contains two lenses.
The eye-piece is at the far left (the black or grey rigged ring).
It can be adjusted by
pulling it out and pushing it in.
After developing the film, the small strips are usually kept in
transparent plastic folders.
This is how Minox normally delivers a
developed film. It protects the films against dust and damage,
whilst still allowing the negatives to be viewed.
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The complete plastic folder, with the negatives, can be
clamped in between
the eye piece and the O-ring.
The loupe may be moved gently from one negative to the next.
Looking at the loupe from the rear,
there are two masks: one to mask off the actual negative,
and one to show the negative number that is printed on the plastic folder,
just below the film strip. The latter has a green filter.
Small variations in manufaturing of this item are known to exist.
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The image on the right shows the more advanced slide viewer with the
built-in cutter. It is a well-finished device that is milled out of a
solid block of aluminium. Detailed images below.
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