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<p>[QUOTE="Petee, post: 1381243, member: 36123"]Hi Tristen, </p><p><br /></p><p>Just an FYI, unless the loupe is made by an optics manufacturer (like Bauche and Lomb), its likely that it isnt really a 10x, and its very likely that it isnt going to be anything close to 20x. Those cheap loupes that are all over the place arent even close to the magnification they have listed. It will prolly work ok, but you still might want to consider one of the lower priced magnifiers/loupes from a good manufacturer. You'll get the magnification listed, and the clarity-which is very important-should be better. </p><p><br /></p><p>Related to the subject, I'd think that a true 10x would be more than enough. If you think about it, its essentially transforming a 1 inch coin to one that is 10 inches wide, not much smaller than a dinner plate. A 20X would make that same coin about the same size as one of those big 50lb disk weights, I believe. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.aszfaltozas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/barbell-bench-press.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Just imagine those were half dollars hes lifting....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Petee, post: 1381243, member: 36123"]Hi Tristen, Just an FYI, unless the loupe is made by an optics manufacturer (like Bauche and Lomb), its likely that it isnt really a 10x, and its very likely that it isnt going to be anything close to 20x. Those cheap loupes that are all over the place arent even close to the magnification they have listed. It will prolly work ok, but you still might want to consider one of the lower priced magnifiers/loupes from a good manufacturer. You'll get the magnification listed, and the clarity-which is very important-should be better. Related to the subject, I'd think that a true 10x would be more than enough. If you think about it, its essentially transforming a 1 inch coin to one that is 10 inches wide, not much smaller than a dinner plate. A 20X would make that same coin about the same size as one of those big 50lb disk weights, I believe. [IMG]http://www.aszfaltozas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/barbell-bench-press.jpg[/IMG] Just imagine those were half dollars hes lifting....[/QUOTE]
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