By: Pana-Vue
The Pana-Vue 3 Slide Viewer is the perfect solution for viewing 35mm transparencies. It has been rated number one for overall satisfaction, customer support, build quality, and convenience. With its superior design, you can be assured that your slides will be viewed with the utmost clarity and accuracy. Enjoy the convenience of being able to view your slides right at your door with the Pana-vue 3 Slide Viewer!
Ralph Reinhold: It served the purpose for which I purchased it. To sort through a half dozen boxes of slides to see if any were worth keeping. I hadn't looked at them for 15 years. It was flimsy and used available light to view. Not good.
The image was clear and in focus far enough from the center that I did not notice if it was not clear all the way out. Good for quick checks but not good to examine slides in detail.
United States on Apr 19, 2023
RichP: Facile a utiliser pour regarder des diapositives.
Canada on Sep 23, 2021
I Boase: 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.
Australia on Apr 28, 2021
Roger: Transfert de diapositives. Pas un copieur à $400 mais fais une bonne job
Canada on Feb 28, 2021
Amazon Customer: It does what it promises, pretty simple.
Canada on Jan 07, 2021
T. ChenT. Chen: Bought this to digitize old 35 mm slides. Worked fine for my needs. See example photo (attached).
I scotch taped it to an old iPhone 5 (see photo), then pointed it at an LED light bulb. Very kludgey, but hey, it worked. With this set up, I was able to take a photo of many old slides quickly. Taping this slide viewer to my iPhone allowed me to more easily focus the camera, and to take the picture of the slide without blurring (since any movement on my part would also move the old slide). Then I edited them later. During the edit phase, I had to crop them (simple to do using my iPhone camera app. I also have an Android phone (ZTE v8 Blade) and that worked as well, but I chose to use my old iPhone instead since I didn't want to keep having to tape (and un-tape) the slide viewer onto my newer phone.
I tried using an iPad Air as well, but the focal length requirement of the iPad Air camera was longer than the depth of the slide viewer, so that didn't work. The pictures came out a little too blurry.
United States on Mar 26, 2018
Amazon Customer: Not worth $30.00, but, it served the immediate purpose......Thank you.
Canada on Jul 24, 2016
A Long-time Prime Person: 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.
United States on Mar 10, 2013
Warren in Michigan & Nevada: 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...
United States on May 01, 2010
| Pana-vue 3 Slide Viewer: View 35mm Transparencies with Ease | National Hardware V805 Satin Nickel Door Viewer - N330-712 | UL Listed 220-Degree Brass Door Viewer (TOGU TG2814YG-AB) | |
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| Sale off | $1 OFF | $2 OFF | $2 OFF |
| Total Reviews | 350 reviews | 733 reviews | 559 reviews |
| Product Dimensions | 3.2 x 3.2 x 2.5 inches | 1.13 x 4.63 x 2.75 inches | 1.26 x 1.26 x 2.28 inches |
| ASIN | B0002GRLL8 | B000OD2L00 | B00WUBWMOE |
| Date First Available | June 17, 2003 | August 17, 2005 | April 29, 2015 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #344,660 in Tools & Home Improvement #100 in Door Viewers | #300,227 in Tools & Home Improvement #105 in Door Viewers | #8,072 in Tools & Home Improvement #1 in Door Viewers |
| Item Weight | 0.317 ounces | 1.28 ounces | 1.28 ounces |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8/5 stars of 476 ratings | 4.6/5 stars of 975 ratings | 4.6/5 stars of 4,049 ratings |
| Item model number | FPA003 | N330-712 | FBA_TD 2614 YG-AB |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | No | No |
| Manufacturer | PANAVUE | KWIK9 | No |
United States on Jun 18, 2023