PWA 1967 Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 Received yesterday a nice magnifier. Big lens LED light and 10x magnification. Its hand held big and easier to use than a loupe. They are on amazon as...... Reading magnifier . 10 x 75 MM LED with two batteries . One of the sellers is 1 dealeben (i dont have a clue who he is ) just used him as an example who is selling them. About £10.99 but really good and large ,perfect for home use. I am not selling them but worth a look at. Pete. 1 Quote
terrysoldpennies Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 1 hour ago, PWA 1967 said: Received yesterday a nice magnifier. Big lens LED light and 10x magnification. Its hand held big and easier to use than a loupe. They are on amazon as...... Reading magnifier . 10 x 75 MM LED with two batteries . One of the sellers is 1 dealeben (i dont have a clue who he is ) just used him as an example who is selling them. About £10.99 but really good and large ,perfect for home use. I am not selling them but worth a look at. Pete. Pete . is this magnifier USB connected for a computer Terry Quote
PWA 1967 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Posted February 19, 2016 No its not for taking pictures or using with a computer. Just a nice large hand held one with An LED light with a couple of batteries. Nothing fantastic but much better than a loupe IMO easier to view with the large lens. The one linked to a computer that i have found best value for the money is the andonstar one for about £40/£50 I now a couple of people can recommend others but they are closer to £1k Thats more for close ups a microscope and will allow you to take and edit pictures of overdates etc. But not any use for a full coin. Pete. Quote
Nordle11 Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 I bought the andonstar on Pete's recommendation and can say it really is great value for money. Nice and compact and does exactly what you need. Haven't needed to look for another since! Quote
hazelman Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 i bought one from this site a Digital Microscope - great tool but since ive upgraded to windows 10 cannot get it to work Quote
Geordie582 Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 Another reason for avoiding Window 10 !!! Quote
Geordie582 Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 1 hour ago, hazelman said: i bought one from this site a Digital Microscope - great tool but since ive upgraded to windows 10 cannot get it to work Another reason for avoiding Windows 10 !!! Quote
Colin G. Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 7 minutes ago, Geordie582 said: Another reason for avoiding Window 10 !!! Apples biggest sales boost...Windows 10!! Moved to a Mac after upgrading to Windows 10....thats how bad it was 1 Quote
Nutsaboutcoins Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 I struggled to find a digital microscope for windows 8 never mind 10, the one I eventually got is so magnified you cant even picture a full date on a coin let alone a full coin. Not what I was after at all. Quote
RLC35 Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Colin G. said: Apples biggest sales boost...Windows 10!! Moved to a Mac after upgrading to Windows 10....thats how bad it was Microsoft really shot itself in the foot with its upgrades, starting with Vista! I am using windows 7...it is not bad, but I have heard 10 is a nightmare! Quote
Nordle11 Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 Privacy is the biggest problem with Windows 10, and changing the settings is extremely difficult even for people who understand the workings of the OS. They record every keystroke you make and send all this information back to themselves (supposedly to build up a profile to help make 'suggestions'). Their updates are also causing major problems with wiping applications, because they're deemed malicious, like Adobe of acrobat. For now it seems it's another must avoid, and just stick with Windows 7 which has always been the best since it came out.. 1 Quote
Paulus Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 Cheers @PWA 1967I have ordered one of those magnifiers Quote
PWA 1967 Posted February 20, 2016 Author Posted February 20, 2016 Cheap and cheerfull Paul but will do a job for £10 Quote
secret santa Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 I've been working up to buying a digital microscope and also working up to upgrading my desktop from 8.1 to 10 and now you've all scared me off both !!!!! Quote
PWA 1967 Posted February 20, 2016 Author Posted February 20, 2016 Worth asking alfnail......Ian........ richard. He has the best of everything to take pictures ,microscopes etc. The images are superb and he will help you i am sure. He doesnt get on here much but worth sending him a mail. Pete. Quote
Nordle11 Posted February 20, 2016 Posted February 20, 2016 1 hour ago, secret santa said: I've been working up to buying a digital microscope and also working up to upgrading my desktop from 8.1 to 10 and now you've all scared me off both !!!!! I would, for now, definitely wait for the battle between Microsoft and the current users to play out until they fix some of the major problems Windows 10 has. A new update is due soon and people are poised to find what new wave of issues come with it. Maybe they'll fix some of the big problems and it'll be ok but only time will tell. To be fair to you, you're using Windows 8 which is also a pile of rubbish the tiled screen was completely unnecessary, hence the abandonment in 10! Quote
Geordie582 Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) I've posted this before but In can highly recommend it. http://www.predecimal.com/lindner-digital-microscope-lindner-7155-p-18576.html I think Chris was going to look in to the supplier but that was months ago! I modified the support to provide an adjustable height for various sized coins. Built in picture taking and easy to use.I tried to include a picture but ran into the size restriction. I can send one if you wish. https://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?album_id=221590585&photo_id=500005912925 Edited February 21, 2016 by Geordie582 to show modification Quote
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