Magnifying Glass with Light, 30X Handheld Large Magnifying Glass 12 LED Illuminated Lighted Magnifier for Macular Degeneration Seniors Reading Inspection Coins Jewelry

First of all it is just what I needed. That being said I do have comments regarding how product is described. - it weighs 9.6 ounces not the 7oz described; 11.3 is with batteries -my husband has low vision and requires magnifier to read anything including his smart phone; although the magnification is similar to what he uses, this magnifier is much heavier; not good for long term reading for seniors I bought this for me. I have normal vision changes due to age so I just need it to read fine print which seems to be on everything. Lol. great for closeup detailed work or even just to remove a splinter. I would not want to use it to read a book or even a newspaper. I give it 5 stars for my use but I gave it 3 because of what it is described for specific people.

I got this to read fine print, which I don’t see as well as I once did. Overall, a decent magnifier that’s up to this task. Pros • Clear image • Uniform image quality across most of the field of view Cons • A bit on the heavy side, but that’s what obtains with a glass lens • Battery cover can be a bit difficult to open • The light could be a bit brighter—but this isn’t a serious shortcoming • Magnification is much closer to 3× than to the stated 30× I have difficulty believing that the 30× magnification is a mistake rather than intentionally misleading advertising. For several reasons, it’s simply impossible to have a true 30× magnifier with an 80 mm lens. A rigorous determination of the actual magnification isn’t difficult, but a very simple test suffices to show that this magnifier isn’t anywhere close to 30×: if 12 point type were viewed with a true 30× magnifier, it would appear to be 5″ high, which clearly isn’t the case here. And frankly, who would want it to be? For most people for most of the uses mentioned here, there is little use for more than 3–4× magnification. Higher-powered magnifiers—usually called loupes—have their uses, but the greater magnification comes at a cost. As magnification increases, the field of view and working distance decrease. And the depth of field decreases, making it imperative to keep the distance very constant. And a good loupe is considerably more expensive. If you want to examine gems or the stylus on a phono cartridge (assuming you’ve even heard of the latter), this isn’t the right tool. But for us older folks who insist on reading the fine print, this magnifier works just fine—and I would recommend it.

Opened a new world for me, so to speak. I can clearly read ingredients I couldnt make out even with my strongest reading glasses. Excellent product.

Perfect

Nice quality and easy to use

Works just fine for me. Magnification is good and light helps.

Good for the price

I have a 5x and 8x loupe and wanted something more powerful for coins. This is advertised as 30x - but its actually about 3x. The quality is fine - the glass is heavy, but clear. The lights are good, though a dimmer function would make it better. Not sure I want to keep it as I already have two that are slightly more powerful. But definitely dont like giving my money to sellers who are not truthful about their product Updated 04/05/2023. After having this a few days I realize that the under-powered, 3x magnification is not sufficient. I also read other reviews that mention the fact this is not 30x magnification. If they seller is aware of this and continues to falsely advertise it, its intentional. I cannot support them. I have returned the item and will ensure I do not buy from them again.