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Film Viewing Magnifier
As the minox negatives and slides are just 8 x 11 mm small,
it is very difficult to preview them without a magnifying glass.
Minox solved this problem with their special Film Viewing Magnifier.
It comes in two variations: a magnifying glass with a simple film strip holder,
and with a built-in slide cutter.
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The image on the right shows the basic 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 from damaging,
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 (i.e. from the
film strip holder), 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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