Hmmm.... They sell reading glasses at drug stores. I should check them out.
These are all fun, inexpensive, easily checked ideas.
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Hmmm.... They sell reading glasses at drug stores. I should check them out.
These are all fun, inexpensive, easily checked ideas.
I just use a $5 thread counter. It folds up small, yet folds out to set the focal length, and has a good level of magnification. If you lose or damage it, you can pick up another one in any number of stores for not much money, so you don't have to be delicate with it. It's hard for me to imagine wanting anything more from a GG loupe.
Mine are all projector lenses from secondhand stores. I like them better than commercial offerings.
I like a Mamiya TLR peep hood with a flip up second lens. It almost covers 4x5. Its big but has the OE case. Plastic base doesn’t scratch.
For close up examination of the focused image I use the 80mm viewing lens from a Yashica TLR. I also have some +6 readers that serve when I need a entire screen view, but closer than I can normally see.
I've used a pair of +3.25 power reading glasses for years. They are far easier and more convenient than an actual loupe. They come in handy for all kinds of stuff around the houes too...like looking for defects in optics, working with tiny screws, reading the numbers off of the tops of integrated circuits, etc...
I use Kodak carousel projector lenses. 4" is good. I drill a hole in the skirt for a hangy string.
Cheap?
Cheapest loupe I've ever had was salvaged from an old copy machine . . .free.
Drew, I know you have very bad eyesight. You told us. I am -7 in both eyes and starting Macular Degeneration, cataracts...
I need to try the Opti-Visor. I probably need several different lenses for them. I'm thinking of 3.5x Magnification, 4" Focal Length for GG gazing to start.
Any advice?