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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1455003, member: 15199&quot;]RR, Welcome to the forum!</p><p><br /></p><p>The others have weighed in on magnification, let me throw other factors in.&nbsp; Get the best quality you can afford, look at some small print and see how much distortion you have from edge to edge of the glass. That is most important. Also if you intend to shoot photos through the magnifier, get a &quot;long focus distance&quot; lens.&nbsp; These allow you to be further away from the object so you don&#039;t block your own light. I have some 99 cent 2 plastic lens magnifiers, which go to 10X and I take them to the coin club or other places they may disappear, but they have distortion on the edges galore. My good one stays in my pocket <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Any magnifier is better than none, especially if you are an older person <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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