Comments on: SE 3pcs Jewelers Eye Loupe 10x 30x Loupes + Dual 10X-20X

By: rubbernuts

rubbernuts — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:26:57 +0000

Review by rubbernuts for SE 3pcs Jewelers Eye Loupe 10x 30x Loupes + Dual 10X-20X Rating: Got more than I expected for whatever I paid, think 3 or 5 bucks. I expected gum ball machine quality but surprisingly good.

By: J. Vargo

J. Vargo — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:51:40 +0000

Review by J. Vargo for SE 3pcs Jewelers Eye Loupe 10x 30x Loupes + Dual 10X-20X Rating: These loupes are everything they should be.

I bought them to replace a loupe I lost, and when I saw what good loupes they are, I wasn't sorry at all I lost my old one.

Great value for the money.

By: Dagoberto Gonzalez

Dagoberto Gonzalez — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:50:11 +0000

Review by Dagoberto Gonzalez for SE 3pcs Jewelers Eye Loupe 10x 30x Loupes + Dual 10X-20X Rating: This loupes are small enough to have around your pants pocket, they fold and protect the lenses and they come very useful when you have to read small letter, check the point of your fountain pen, your eyeglasses frames or to check a crack on a wall or the surface of a stone! This loupes come with a very nice plastic case and hard foam which protects them very well, they are really low priced and perform very well.

By: Mitch and Gayle

Mitch and Gayle — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:13:52 +0000

Review by Mitch and Gayle for SE 3pcs Jewelers Eye Loupe 10x 30x Loupes + Dual 10X-20X Rating: I used an eye loupe in my work when I was younger but thought they were quite a bit more expensive. These eye loupes are amazing for the price. I have young kids and sometimes it is difficult to let them use my 'finer' instruments and tools.

Fortunately, these eye loupes are an exception for the following reasons:
1. Very inexpensive (you do not have to feel so bad if you or your kids/grandkids lose them them)
2. Durable metal construction
3. Good variety (10x, 20x & 30x)
4. Good optics (I am sure there are higher quality optics available but these are an excellent value and provided a good focus area)

I am not sure the Double Loupe will be my favorite. It is a smaller diameter and therefore is more difficult to get a good field of view.

By: Kevinkar

Kevinkar — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:59:42 +0000

Review by Kevinkar for SE 3pcs Jewelers Eye Loupe 10x 30x Loupes + Dual 10X-20X Rating: To be totally honest, this set of loupes is pretty cheap in build quality and feel but the price is right and they really are not half bad.

The optics could be better but you'd need to pay more. The edges of the metal are not polished and have a sharp feel to them but are not actually *knife* sharp so don't worry. Still, they could have had a better finish to the edges.

They do have a solid feel to them and the loupe side is not loose in the holder side so it stays closed just fine. The plastic cases are reasonable for the price and are a convenient place to keep them so they stay clean. The lenses are held in place by a screw down nut so they won't be going anywhere and if they loosen up, you can just tighten it a bit.

The one major complaint is that the 30x loupe is completely mismarked. It's another mislabeled and incorrectly boxed 10x. You merely need to look through the 10x and the 20x to see right away it's clearly not a 30x magnifier. At least you get the dual 10x/20x combo that makes up for it in a way.

All in all, you can't really complain about the minuses when the cost is so low. The 10x/20x combo is worth the $8 alone. Still, the seller should make a note of the mislabeled 30x loupes and change their listing immediately.

4 stars for the cost to use ratio. 1 lost star for the incorrectly labeled item.