This afternoon I picked up my new eyeglasses. My order from bhphoto was timed perfectly, as it was delivered today too. And tomorrow I'll borrow a slide projector and screen from the library, to use over the whole holiday weekend.
I bought the Braun Novamat projector from bhphoto, despite some negative reviews online for earlier models. The small 8" square viewer was just too tempting. (You can project slides with it onto a screen as usual, but it also uses a mirror to show you the slides on an 8" screen, for close viewing.) I decided I had to try it.
So very soon, I'll be able to tell whether or not the slides are really not sharp, or whether they just looked blurry projected because of my old glasses. And I'll be able to compare the new projector with a standard Kodak. If the Braun Novamat doesn't compare well, I'll return it to bhphoto.
The only thing I'm missing, for judging slides, is a higher magnification loupe for looking at tiny details. The Mamiya 4X loupe is perfect for viewing whole slides. (Or at least it was, with my old glasses. I hope the diopter adjustment will give me at least a good a view with my new ones. If not, I'll wear the old ones to use it.) But 4X magnification isn't really enough to see every detail, or so I'm told by various online sources. I need around 10-12X for that. Maybe I can find some in an Atlanta photo store to try. That's how I found the Mamiya, by trying several at Showcase.
The real test of the new glasses will be in taking that next roll of slides. Will I be able to see to focus better? If not - I'm going to buy a Canon Eos7, maybe even a 7e with eye controlled focus. Yep, I'm unstoppable at this point. Are my bowls worth taking this much trouble to photograph? You bet. And the next bowls will be even better. I'm in this for the long term.
9:50:52 PM 
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