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<p>[QUOTE="KSW, post: 1739599, member: 8708"]I've got this one but I'm sure there are others out there. I found the stand pretty useless as sometimes it can be a micro mm between in focus and out. I just use it hand held. It's still a little tricky to focus it sometimes but I'm getting the hang of it. Other drawback is the LEDs reflect if you are looking at something shiny like a bead but a light source is a necessity or you'd be in the dark.</p><p><br /></p><p>For marks you also need a 30/40x loupe v cheap from eBay or Amazon. You do get what you pay for with those and the cheap ones don't always maintain clarity like an expensive one would but as I'm always dropping and losing them I get the cheap ones!.</p><p>My favourite type below. You can probably get them even cheaper than this if you shop around.</p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]238326[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238327[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238328[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KSW, post: 1739599, member: 8708"]I've got this one but I'm sure there are others out there. I found the stand pretty useless as sometimes it can be a micro mm between in focus and out. I just use it hand held. It's still a little tricky to focus it sometimes but I'm getting the hang of it. Other drawback is the LEDs reflect if you are looking at something shiny like a bead but a light source is a necessity or you'd be in the dark. For marks you also need a 30/40x loupe v cheap from eBay or Amazon. You do get what you pay for with those and the cheap ones don't always maintain clarity like an expensive one would but as I'm always dropping and losing them I get the cheap ones!. My favourite type below. You can probably get them even cheaper than this if you shop around. :-) [ATTACH=full]238326[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238327[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238328[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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