Reading Magnifier w Clamp and Desktop Base 4x
|
Category: Health Care See more product details |
|---|
(Click here)
Product Reviews of Reading Magnifier w Clamp and Desktop Base 4x
Product Review: Cheap and flimsy
Summary: 1 Stars
After"some assembly required" the stand, scissor arm and glass take up a ton of real estate, magnification worthless. It's in the bin.Product Review: DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY
Summary: 1 Stars
Don't waste your money on this piece of junk, barely magnifies the page, is bulky and the "magnifier" doesn't lock in place. No way can it be 4x by 6x magnification. I have a 5x mirror at home to puts this to shame.Product Review: Disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars
The reading magnifiers I ordered 09/29/04 finally arrived 10/19/04 after a call to the seller. (Original order was shipped to Amazon.com so it had to be reshipped to me.) It only took 5 minutes or so to assemble one of the reading magnifiers, and it is possible to adjust it to just about any position with the clever arm. The weighted base does keep it from falling over. Unfortunately, the thin plastic lense is such poor quality that it is very difficult to receive any benefit from the device. If the user turned the adjustment knob too far, it and the nut that holds it together would fall off. The nut is small and must be inserted into the outside of the adjustment knob to assemble the device. The knob actually turns the nut onto the screw. Presumably the device is for someone with low vision. If the small nut falls to the floor, I'm not sure someone with low vision would be able to find it. My advice is to save your money and buy a quality device with a nice glass lens.... and if possible, try the device out before buying.Product Review: Disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
Very disappointing. The lens is flimsy, thin plastic and does not magnify items as expected without constant "fiddling". I had to move the lens around too much to get any kind of magnification at all. I work with documents and numbers all day and need to be able to have something that will sit on my desk and magnify a whole page at a time without constant adjusting. This item simply did not do the rrick for me.Product Review: Fresnel lens
Summary: 1 Stars
If the title isn't enough...read on;
I'm starting to accumulate a number of these so called magnifying aids consisting of fresnel lenses. I wish the industry would stop stealing our money. Here, let me explain why...I'm cupping my hands beside my mouth so I can 'shout' as loud as possible...
FRESNEL LENSES WEREN'T DESIGNED TO MAGNIFY ANYTHING!!!
fRESNEL LENSES (as I remember reading) were designed for one purpose and one purpose only...focus more light to s single spot than standard magnifying glass would. It does this nicely...that's what it was designed to do...nothing else.
Magnifying glass is designed to magnifying an undistorted image...that's why your glasses are made of glass or hard acrylic (sp?) molded plastic. You'll notice NO EYEGLASSES ARE OF THE FRESNEL DESIGN.
Futhermore; NO TELESCOPE LENSE OR MIRRORS ARE FRESNEL LENSE CONSTRUCTED.
Read on; NO MICROSCOPE LENSES OR MIRRORS ARE FRESNEL LENSE CONSTRUCTED.
Why?
Because the scientific community knows FRESNEL LENSES ARE CRAP when it comes to undistorted images.
So, why is the manufactures using fresnel lenses instead of the 'just as cheap to mass produce' acrylic plastic molded magnifier? It's simple...they never use them and haven't a clue what they do.
So here is my bottom line...don't buy a fresnel lense product as a reading aid--it could destroy your vision. In additon...the acrylic plastic molded magnifiers use to be used in 'first telescope and binoculars lenses and mirrors--they worked just fine and probably cost less then the fresnel lense.
Final though...the reviewers saying the product doesn't magnifying are correct...I calculate less than 1/2 magnification--it's worthless.
However, for those of you who already own this junk...keep it. If you can find a full page magnifier NOT of the fresnel design--and you have a hacksaw--well, make your own.