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Martin O
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Reged: 08/09/05
Posts: 67
Loc: Malmoe, Sweden
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As many tells a low magnification is preferable.
I use a Vixen triplet 10x loupe for studying meteorites. I also tested Minox Macroscope. I wrote a mini review here Minox Macroscope . It will give you about 16x magnification and You can digiscope with it.
For photographing I us a dslr with a macro bellow.
Sometimes I use a microncope, a simple Bresser Biolux NG with webcam. Tre light i fix with a Maglite with fiberoptics attached.
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bigbaldjoe
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Reged: 09/21/07
Posts: 71
Loc: Bethlehem, Georgia
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I have the standard 'science classroom' microscope. With a 4X, 10X, 40X mag with a 10X eyepiece. The 400X is useless because so far I haven't been able to get enough light between the lens and the material. The 100X views are stunning.
What loupes do y'all have out there? I'm at the point where I want to turn the pieces over and around in my hands while looking at them so I can see all of the great nooks and crannys (something NO microscope will allow).
I see that 2 different 10X loupes have been purchased but what about the 15X ones? Or the Bausch & Lomb Watch-Maker series?
 questions questions questions
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zagami
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Reged: 08/22/08
Posts: 168
Loc: The Big Sky
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Hi,
I have several lupes, but the one I prefer is a Bausch & Lomb Hastings Triplet Loupe 10X.
In fact, I have a more expensive B & L Hastings Triplet Loupe 20X that I rarely use because the field of view is so small.
If I had to be stuck on a deserted island with only one lupe, I'd probably choose a high quality 7x.
Seems many folks go for the big numbers, but like telescope eyepieces (I prefer the wide and superwide fov) a high quality lower power will trump a low quality high power any day. And for most viewing, in my opinion, a high quality low power lupe will be much more useful than a high quality high power lupe.
B&L used to make a combination lupe with a 4x, 5x, 9x combined. I have one of those as well and find most of my viewing is with the 5x. It is a larger diameter lens so it has a greater working distance (the 20x Hastings must be half to a quarter inch away). However it is plastic and mine has been glued back together several times over the years.
There are some nice ~10x reflected light microscopes that work great with opaque objects. I've got one of these that I use with kids:
http://enasco.com/product/SB28922M
and it works great. The white circle can be removed to allow the scope to be placed on the object.
Here is a lower priced one that I've yet to try. It looks small but promising.
http://enasco.com/product/SB24170M
Hope this helps.
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Glassthrower
Vendor - Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Reged: 04/07/05
Posts: 14693
Loc: Hurricane Alley
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Joe,
Here is a link to a discussion we had a while back when I bought my loupe. It's a budget-priced triplet that has great "bang for the buck".
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=refractors&Number=2307217
Regards and clear skieｓ
MikeG
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