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Pros & Cons
Pros
The prism is not very big so there are limitations, but each time i use it i discover a new way to see. It takes some experimenting and practice to learn to use, but it will give anybody who can trace an image plenty of interesting drawing opportuniti... Read More
It is very helpful. Well made, sturdy, and totally wonderful. For its purpose and price point - its a good value and a tidy little unit.
The neolucida is a prism on a snake-like bendable cord. Nifty tool. Perfect drawing aid, because of its simplicity.
It takes a bit of finagling on the first set-up, but the instructions are very good. Once i got the hang of it, it really shines. It works amazingly well.
Cons
The instructional video through the site is on an expired youtube account. Don't waste your money, you will be discouraged. Cool attempt to bring back this device in an affordable way, but ultimately impractical.
The neolucida is not an inexpensive drawing tool, it is an expensive toy. The projected image produced is tiny, the largest image i could make was less than 8. Can only use for small drawings.
Main problem is with the flexible armature that supports the optics. It cannot setup reporducibly because it is flexible and springy. The image is too small. The prism is way too small, making the field of view rather minuscule.
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Quality
Give yourself time and patience to play with the right set up for your needs
I bought this for my girlfriend who was intrigued with the possibility of using a camera lucida in her fabric art after seeing ... Read More
The end with the prism it unscrews take the plug on the other end switch them around i hope i mad my self clear
Price
The price was perfect for the intended use
The price to look through for drawing a picture was to small
After being shocked by the price i found this one
Shipping
Works beautifully packaged very nice and fast fast shipping
Competitiveness
It is harder to set up than professional models i have used but it works well with some practice
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small, difficult, tiny, great and good. - Our AI detects a high amount of irrelevant reviews for this listing. A number of the reviews included in this product may belong to other variations, editions or versions that may not be representative of the current product being sold.
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- This product had a total of 463 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 24 2023.
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It isnt meant to make you an artist
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If you cant draw keep at it
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Its tricky figuring out exactly how to align it and view through it
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However with some practice i was able to do a pretty impressive image of a small statue
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It would be easy to just give up on it
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This calls for developing technique patients whatever
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I bought a camera lucida back in the late 1970s paid some pretty tall tickets for it too and it never worked for me the way i wanted and needed
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Its fine but quite small working area for me to view through and from the model
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