[LargeFormat] Temporary alternative to expensive loupes?

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Wow, an hour shaped item. Most of us have problems handling the plane of sharp focus in 3 dimensions, and you have to go and  introduce the fourth.


> Hi Roland,
> I use a jeweller's lupe.  It is 7 x mag. and the top part
> unscrews for 4 x mag.  It only weights 10 grams and is hour
> shaped, to keep it from rolling off the tabletop.  Also 
> inexpensive  comparted to photographer's lupes.