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Richard Anderson
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2024
This is a handy viewer to have when fast viewing slides or looking over your collection. Light plastic, made just well enough, it does not have the look or performance of a high grade instrument. The main issue is the optics could be better and many people would be willing to pay more for this improvement. But the viewing is good enough, slides load easily, and many slides can be viewed quickly. Worth the money.
RichP
Reviewed in Canada on September 23, 2021
Facile a utiliser pour regarder des diapositives.
Roger
Reviewed in Canada on February 28, 2021
Transfert de diapositives. Pas un copieur à $400 mais fais une bonne job
I Boase
Reviewed in Australia on April 28, 2021
This viewer is very simple but VERY useful!Using the existing ambient light, it magnifies a slide to a size that enables you to identify its content.
Pete from Mount Joy
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2020
Cheaply made, not sure how long it will last. However. Another reviewer taped this lightweight to her smartphone's camera lens, said decent pictures could then be digitalized. I did the same. The phone corrects for the focus, and the output is surprisingly good. Use painter's tape, miss the buttons and you're good to go. Hate the lack of quality, but satisfied with the results.
CAS
Reviewed in Canada on July 6, 2019
It was a highly overpriced item. I returned it and had to pay over $15.00 in postage
James R. Palmer
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2019
Sometimes a low tech old school solution is the best - if you just want to review slides, and need a quick cheap tool to do so, this is it. 1 slide at a time, point at a light source, and move on. Doesn't get much simpler. My only complaint would be the enormous sticker they put on it, a really sticky one that required some Googone to remove the residue.
Michael M.
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2018
From various descriptions, I knew before this was NOT the item I really wanted as the type I have used in the past have a slot in the bottom that allows for viewing not only of slides but 35mm film strips as well. I did think the price was too much for a small piece of plastic. When I received the item, I was shocked by the size of the box to hold one little slide viewer. I was even more shocked when upon opening, I discovered I was the proud owner of not ONE by TWELVE of a device I only half wanted. I know they are cheaply made but ELEVEN spares. The box itself makes no mention of the number of devices and I have reviewed the product description page at Amazon where I ordered and I can find no mention of more than one device. So I shall probably be requesting a return. One product I really did not want is one thing, but TWELVE!!!
Robert van Schubert
Reviewed in Canada on January 14, 2017
The product met my expectations fully.
A Long-time Prime Person
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2013
I do not understand the bad reviews for this item. It is small (not too small), lightweight, simple to use, uses free ambient light. It is perfect for quickly viewing slides and seeing the dirt/fuzz to remove, and it uses no electricity nor has batteries or bulbs to wear out. The only thing I can say is not right is the title: "3 slide viewer". It allows one to view one slide at a time, in its cardboard holder; slips into and out of the viewer easily. The bad reviews are misleading. This has a good value (low price) and is great for previewing slides. I also recommend the Wolverine SNaP from Amazon to download slides, negatives, or photos to your computer or a memory chip. Remember to keep your irreplacable slides somewhere or at least have several back-ups and keep them off-site. Where did floppy disks go? That could happen to CD's one day, just like VCR's, 8 tracks, Beta Max, and even cassettes.
A. E.
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2013
Useless & way overpriced. You must put one slide in, hold it to a light source, then squint with one eye in the viewfinder to see. Remove slide and repeat process indefinitely. Not worth more than $2.50 at the most - generously speaking. I will need to spend more to get something I can use. By the way, the name is Panaview 3, but you can only view one slide at a time. Yes, you need good eyesight. I bought it because of the multiple good reviews. I should have listened to the reviewer who said it's like a Crackerjack toy. PS: Not returnable unless I pay $5 or more to return ship it via UPS.
Sealless
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2012
First time shooting with my Canon T3 on a sunny day in snowy Central New York I was stumped as to how my pictures were coming out. I couldn't be the only one with this problem, right?Well there was no way I was forking over the money Hoodman wants for their loupe. A little Googling and I found this solution. Like several other reviewers have said, it is as simple as removing the translucent slide holder and cutting off one piece of plastic. I added some foam weather strip to protect the edges from scratching anything plus an eye hook to attach a lanyard to. Works great.My question - why doesn't Pana-vue make a cheap LCD loupe, too? No matter - I had fun making this one myself.
Warren in Michigan & Nevada
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2010
Most of the smaller digital cameras available today do not have an optical viewfinder. They depend on an LCD screen on the back of the camera to compose the picture. A common problem is that on a bright sunny day it can be difficult to see anything on the LCD screen, except maybe your own reflection.This old style slide viewer can be modified in a way that allows it to be held up against the LCD screen of a digital camera. The screen is then shielded from the sun and the operator's eye looks through the small end of the viewer. This system becomes almost like an optical viewfinder.The modification involves cutting off the opaque ( light colored ) end of the viewer with a hacksaw. This is an easy operation. Then lightly file and sand the cut area.Lastly I cut some fuzzy side Velcro that had a peel-off sticky back so I could attach it to the cut face of the viewer and avoid scratching the LCD screen. Some good kitchen shears will cut these narrow strips of Velcro easily. Sticky side felt strips should work well too.This modified viewer has an open end of 1-3/4 inches square which does not cover the entire LCD. However the viewer magnifies what it sees by 2X. I have found that it makes me more careful about looking at the entire scene when composing the image.This slide viewer does everything that I hoped it would at a low cost.
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