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04-16-2009, 08:25 PM #1
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Thanked: 278There is some useful information here, he gives some good down to earth advice about the benefits of different styles of magnifiers.
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04-16-2009, 11:20 PM #2
When it comes to optics its all about resolution not magnification or size. With a good 30x magnifier you can see far more than with a cheap 100x magnifier. I have found when it comes to optics you get what you pay for. I haven't found any bargains yet.
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04-16-2009, 11:44 PM #3
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Thanked: 324Bausch and Lomb is excellent but like others have said, you pay for it. I have a 30x Bausch and Lomb loupe. It's a tiny little bugger with a price tag near 50 dollars if I recall. It will give you a very, very good look at your edge, though. Much better 80 or more magnification with crappy optics. The optics I use these days is the 200 power ProScope. It's a few bills but I need it for what I do.
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04-17-2009, 12:08 AM #4
After having polished and cut diamonds for 10 years I've gotten really accustomed to using a loupe. It has become second nature for me.
I have a few jewelers loupes and a few loupes for cutting and polishing diamonds. It goes from a 8x to a 30x but in reality my eyes are trained and conditioned that I have enough with my 8 x. I mostly use my 10 x.
It's all in the eyes.
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04-17-2009, 01:23 AM #5
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04-17-2009, 02:30 AM #6
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Thanked: 324The boden proscope displays to your computer and you can snap photos or even an .mpg video as you move the scope along. I haven't found a good way to keep the edge aligned well enough to make a "movie" of a pass along the entire edge yet. I'll give that a try again sometime, but there's so little room for error at 200x that it's like threading a needle in the dark.
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04-17-2009, 10:30 AM #7
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Thanked: 174My DinaScope came with software that displays the magnified picture on my computer. I use apple and I got a free download called "CaptureMe". That records the image to file. Many USB scopes come with integrated do it all software
I presume there is a similar download for microsoft. I don't know, I stopped using their software as soon as I could, when I retired. Never looked back I might add.
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04-17-2009, 10:43 AM #8
This is a rough view from the Chinese cheapie.
I just sat it on my stone holder & slipped the blade under it. Took the shot hand held no tripod just elbows on the bench..
I still think it's ok for the price but a B&L sounds attractive“The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”