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<p>[QUOTE="Mikenwuf, post: 7826668, member: 115252"]I hope I don't embarrasse myself, sometimes all the knowledge can be a bit overwhelming on this site, but I'm trying to absord it all. It can be a bit intimidating as well. So here goes. I commented earlier about the loupe I have. At the time I was at work and couldn't finish my thoughts. I'm an Optician, been doing it for 49 years. A perfect loupe would have multiple powers, achromatic lenses which translate literally to "no color", meaning no color cast like you can get with some lenses from chromatic aberrations and bifringence, aspheric designed lenses made of High Index material. Hi Index refers to a lens made of denser material with a higher index of refraction, allowing for lighter thinner lenses. Multi Anti Reflection coatings with super oleophobic properties, smudge and finger print resistant. Aspheric lenses are designed to make lenses thinner and lgihter as I mentioned, for eyeglass wearers it has another benefit and that's minimizing the effect of a high plus or minus prescription by thinning the lenses, your eyes behind your lenses look more life size. Think of a old fifties flying sucer, that's how an aspheric lens looks from it's profile in a plus power, same with minus, but the effect is less noticable. TMI! Sorry.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mikenwuf, post: 7826668, member: 115252"]I hope I don't embarrasse myself, sometimes all the knowledge can be a bit overwhelming on this site, but I'm trying to absord it all. It can be a bit intimidating as well. So here goes. I commented earlier about the loupe I have. At the time I was at work and couldn't finish my thoughts. I'm an Optician, been doing it for 49 years. A perfect loupe would have multiple powers, achromatic lenses which translate literally to "no color", meaning no color cast like you can get with some lenses from chromatic aberrations and bifringence, aspheric designed lenses made of High Index material. Hi Index refers to a lens made of denser material with a higher index of refraction, allowing for lighter thinner lenses. Multi Anti Reflection coatings with super oleophobic properties, smudge and finger print resistant. Aspheric lenses are designed to make lenses thinner and lgihter as I mentioned, for eyeglass wearers it has another benefit and that's minimizing the effect of a high plus or minus prescription by thinning the lenses, your eyes behind your lenses look more life size. Think of a old fifties flying sucer, that's how an aspheric lens looks from it's profile in a plus power, same with minus, but the effect is less noticable. TMI! Sorry.[/QUOTE]
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