Compact reading magnifier / stand magnifier combined

Summary

Ingenious design. Decent-size lens yet it folds down to fit comfortably in the hand – because the handle folds across the lens.

Open the handle fully and it’s a handheld magnifier. Bend the lens downwards and it balances perfectly as a stand magnifier.

Bright light operated by three AAA-size batteries (remarkable technology, batteries –  you don’t have to find a USB power-source to charge it).

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Technical

Magnification / lens size in mm: 85mm diameter, 2X magnification (with an inset, 20mm diameter, 5X magnification)

Field of view: across, half a page, vertically 14 lines.

Lens material: plastic

Origin / brand: imported by us from Japan.

Presentation: boxed

Further information

Everything you need to know about magnifiers and magnification.

See information about (and reviews of) loupes (small high-power folding jewellers' magnifiers).

See information about (and reviews of) binocular (head-worn) magnifiers- especially the surgeons-type.

See a guide to magnifiers for the partially-sighted.

With most magnifiers* magnification and working distance are related. Download our Excel sheet, enter a magnification to see the resulting working distance, enter a working distance to see the resulting magnification.