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YetAnotherTechie:
Is an optivisor that much different from x2 or x3 reading glasses?

bsfeechannel:
I use headband magnifying visors all the time. In fact I'm wearing one right now. Cheap and practical. Goes anywhere.

ErikTheNorwegian:
A lot of advices.. and a lot of options!   :)

Regarding OptiVisor, there are many different types coming up when searching.
OptiVISOR, spelld like this is the brand. Others are copies.
So go for the original brand name , or are there copies that are equally good? I rule out China copies. Bought a set years ago, but it was a plastic thing that was horrible to have on.

I got a amscope, but never got any good use of it. Always right eye that comes out blurry. Switched the lenses,  and still right eye blurry. Always in the end of the range when it come to adjust it clear. It's a strange thing, using på right eye on the left side of the scope, it's clear with both lenses!  Must be a fault in the Amscope itself.
If I get down to my lab , I will take some photos.

rfclown:

--- Quote from: YetAnotherTechie on September 12, 2021, 11:47:33 pm ---Is an optivisor that much different from x2 or x3 reading glasses?

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I've had my optivisors for about 12 years now. I have bifocal glasses, but don't like the small field of view in my particular lenses. About 2 years ago I bought some cheap reading glasses (3 pairs for $5). I use the reading glasses all the time now for reading. For me they haven't been a substitute for the optivisors; maybe due to the fact that I can change the magnification of the optivisors. Then again I haven't tried using higher magnification reading glasses for the things I use the optivisors for. I only picked ones that I liked for reading common text. If you haven't tried the optivisors, try a cheap pair. I discovered them when I was doing contract work for a luthier. I had brought in my microscope to do work that I really didn't need that much magnification to do (but that's what I did). He gave me a pair of optivisors to try, and I was sold. His pair had high quality optics. I Googled and bought a cheap $5 one that I've been happy with ever since. Soon bought a second pair so I'd have one at home and one at work. For my eyes they are essential.

thinkfat:

--- Quote from: YetAnotherTechie on September 12, 2021, 11:47:33 pm ---Is an optivisor that much different from x2 or x3 reading glasses?

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Not really IMHO, I find cheap reading glasses from the drugstore much more comfortable than a visor. It's heavy and it's only advantage is that you can flip up the lenses if you don't need them, but then again, I'm not able to work without any magnification. Just for soldering, reading glasses are not enough any more, so I use a microscope. I do own a visor, but I haven't used it since I discovered that reading glasses work better for me.

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