mjab702

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Are the amazon/alibaba clip on phone 60x loupe any good. If not what is your recommendation for a good loupe

 

Ponky

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Upgrade to cheap microscope. USB phone ones. Or lab type.

 

mysticepipedon

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I have one of these:

Amazon.com

But I almost never use it in favor of one of these:

Bausch & Lomb 812367 3 Lance Magnifier Folding Pocket Loupe 5X-7X9X USA BULK | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Bausch & Lomb 812367 3 Lance Magnifier Folding Pocket Loupe 5X-7X9X USA BULK at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

The power is additive, that is, with all three lenses in play, the magnification is 21X. It seems they are discontinuing this model, which means I have to buy a few more.

 

jguit

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I use one that looks like this:

Amazon.com

 

AnimalHouse

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I quit using a loupe once I tried a pair of 1.75 and 2.0 reading glasses. It's like having a magnifying glass attached to your face and I get broader detail than a loupe

 

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Im using raspberry pi hq camera with the pimoroni microscope stand:

Microscope stand with 0.12-1.8x lens

This kit has CS/C mount lens ideal for looking closely at stuff and a stage to mount it to for fine adjustment for easy focusing. Connect up a Raspberry Pi HQ camera and Raspberry Pi for a complete digital microscope station or to fully accessorise your pencil-lead carving hobby.

shop.pimoroni.com

Love playing with this thing, it produce fantastic pictures.

 

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This is the one I have: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ATVHB8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Magnifies a lot more for a similar cost and super useful for looking at trichomes and bugs