tomqvaxy Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 surgical or dental; whatever they are called - i did a search and came up null. i want something better than optivisor of tamiya. any recommendation? about "3x" would be good; currents (above) are 2.5x so i might like to go a little stronger. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Nardone Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 If you already have an Optivisor, you can either get a different lens or add a loupe... https://doneganoptical.com/product-category/headband/ Cheers! Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmertes Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 I'm with Ralph. The Donegan Optivisor is a very good choice. I've had 1 for over 40 years with their #7 (2.75X, 6" focal length) lens set. It works very well for modeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomqvaxy Posted December 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 i have 2 of the 2.5 & a 10x, but am tempted to buy just a lens for experimentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteJ Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) When I bought my Optivisor 30 years ago, I was uncertain which lens to get so I bought 4. The #3, #5, #7 and #10. I am glad I did. I started with the 3 and 5 used the most. As I got older I had to move up the scale. I am now use the 7 and 10 the most. I also use my glasses under the visor kind of like a bifocal. Works well for me. New lenses are not ridiculously price for a precision piece of optical equipment. Edited December 17, 2021 by PeteJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomqvaxy Posted December 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 so in the tradition of buying myself a hobby gift for the season, i have a new OptiVISOR DA-7 2.75x (yes, proprietary brand!) on its way to me. i will surely not be waiting until december 25th to open! thanks to all for the inputs & advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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