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brefos77 Pillar of the Community United States 792 Posts	Posted 08/23/2007 01:36 am For those of you who use a loupe, what's the best magnification? I'm looking at getting a 30x. Is that good enough, or do I need to go higher? I can't afford a microscope at the moment, and with a loupe I can look at a coin up close whenever I need to. Report this Post to the Staff

madspec Valued Member United States 376 Posts	Posted 08/23/2007 05:50 am I personally use a double 10X loupe when you put them together they come up to 20X which is usually all you need unless you are looking for very small defects. madspec Report this Post to the Staff
magusxxx Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 08/23/2007 06:17 am If people are looking for something for casual use, I just got two of these Parlinda lenses. One to carry around with me and one for home. The two plastic lenses together give you 2x-8x magnification. With shipping they were about $17 all together. http://www.watchpolishing.com/pocketmag.htm Report this Post to the Staff
ElleKitty Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 08/23/2007 07:22 am I have a Lichtig 10x loupe that is just enough magnification for me. If I need to see better, I also have a lighted magnifier attached to my desk as well. Report this Post to the Staff
tnwalker10 Valued Member United States 393 Posts	Posted 08/23/2007 07:58 am I have a Bausch & Lomb 5x to 20x pocket magnifier. I'm very satisfied with it. It has three lenses that can be used together to make 20x. I almost always use the 5x though. Right now they're $27 at opticsplanet.net. This is the only one I've ever used so there might be better options out there. Report this Post to the Staff
brefos77 Pillar of the Community United States 792 Posts	Posted 08/23/2007 10:00 am Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
errorfinder Valued Member United States 380 Posts	Posted 08/23/2007 1:31 pm Hi Brefos77 , Using 1 (10x)Hastings triplet,and 1 (20x)loupe for finer RPM's and smaller details here.I got the 10x recently,from a gem and rock shop for around $20.00 "GemOrg" ? Brand. Report this Post to the Staff
indianhead New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 09/06/2007 10:13 pm I just bought a 10X Hastings Triplet Loupe which works fine except the field of view is kind of small. I gave around $45 for it. Plus I have an Anco 10X which I actually like better because the field of view is much bigger. Of course the Hastings is better quality and magnification is much clearer, I'd much rather use my Anco which only cost me $10. Report this Post to the Staff
7070 Valued Member United States 193 Posts	Posted 09/11/2007 10:21 pm If you have a 50mm F2.8 or so camera lens, try it as a loupe. I found a East German (Very inexpensive) Praktica at a yard sale. The lens is Carl Zeiss and it is superb. about 5-6x magnification , wide field of view, and the resolution is amazing. The best part it, it cost me $5.00. Try this you will like it> I plan to put the camera body on the Bay to get my $5.00 back :) Report this Post to the Staff
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