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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 103807, member: 1892&quot;][QUOTE=&#039;Ol Silver]I haven&#039;t used my QX-5 much yet.&nbsp; I know that they don&#039;t work on slabbed coins.&nbsp; Unit hits the slab before it reaches focus point.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p><p>I beg to differ. My QX5 has no trouble focusing through slabs. Here are a few samples:</p><p><br /></p><p>1921-D VAM 1AM</p><p><img src="http://files.photojerk.com/wipped/2107_3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://files.photojerk.com/wipped/2107_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>1921-D VAM 1D</p><p><img src="http://files.photojerk.com/wipped/2110_4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://files.photojerk.com/wipped/2110_2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is through a slab:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://files.photojerk.com/wipped/1885DMPL_diebreak.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>These are all at 60x. This may be the best money I&#039;ve ever spent on my hobby. I couldn&#039;t recommend this instrument more highly, for less than $100 it&#039;ll pay for itself just by identifying errors you didn&#039;t know you had.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are two difficulties with it. First, the included software, without which the internal light won&#039;t function, switches your refresh rate to 60Hz. I have to manually reset it back to my normal setting after each use. Second, the included light shines too directly on the object, requiring me to reduce the light level to avoid washing out higher areas. I&#039;m going to have to rig a diffuser over it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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