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I was very reluctant to try this product. To me it looked clunky or hard to use as I used to have a high school instructor who used a similar device. I was surprised to find out this unit is not clunky, you can even use it with your own glasses still on, and man you can see every detail. For 44 years I worked as an electronics technician. In the era of IC Chips and miniaturization like surface mounted devices it was getting harder to deal with even minor vision issues. No one likes the idea of bifocals but I had reached that phase. After having botched a repair on a small key fob circuit board simply because of bad vision it was clear I had only two choices. Get a better tool or give up electronics. Like my instructor in high school and so many older technicians who used big magnifiers on swing arms with florescent tube lighting to keep working I saw the headband magnifier as a good choice. The first time I used it was beyond amazing. It took me a minute to find the optimal lens to use but after that I could see micro-components with ease. Suddenly a solder joint on a surface mount device wasn't the end of the world. I've since used this magnifier for many other projects not just electronics work. It's well designed with a light that can be adjusted to various angles so your head is not in an awkward position. The assortment of lenses allows you many options. Great if you collect coins or even have difficulty in reading tiny labels for medicine or ingredients. You will not regret having one of these around the house especially if you have reached the "bifocal age". I liked this product so much I bought a spare for myself and a third to give as a gift to a fellow electronics technician. One more thing getting back to that light. If you have the start of cataracts the addition of LED lighting with magnification is a great combination. I hope this product is available for a long long time !! A pleasure to use, well though out, and it's wonderful to be productive again. The attached photo is of the inside of a modern hand held transceiver. For relevance in the lower left side of the photo is the head of a small screw. Compared to the soldered in components it's big. However I can see it all !!!

Overall, a good unit for the price. The unit comes with (5) magnification lenses ranging from 1X to 3.5X and are stored in a nice sturdy box with separate dividers to prevent the lenses from being scratched. The unit will allow (2) lenses to be used simultaneously if needed, which allows one to combine magnification lenses for optimal clarity. The headband is easily adjusted by turning the knob on the back of the headset. The two knobs on the sides allow one to easily adjust the tilt angle required. The light is (2) LEDs. It is operated by partially sliding the light’s housing unit forward which allows the light to be easily adjusted for optimal focus. One can also slide the entire housing unit out of the headset if the light is not required. The light runs on (3) AAA batteries. I was somewhat disappointed with the brightness of the light. I would have preferred it to be a little brighter which is why I deducted 1 star for that. All things considered, this is a good headset and I would recommend it for anyone considering purchasing one.

You do not have to fork out fifty, a hundred, or even hundreds of dollars for a very good magnifier. I paid around twenty and it works well. The pros: The fit is adjustable; easy to adjust, and stays on. The lenses are well made and very clear. One can "stack" lenses (more than one lens slot!) for higher magnification. The headband magnifier housing is well-made and sturdy. (Just remember to take it off before getting up from your workspace ... mine has survived a few klutz moments with no scarring, scratching, or breakage!). The LED is bright and (at least for me) points right where I need it, unlike a lot of headband LED lights I have. It does not have a lot of weight. My head does not feel weighed down wearing it for any length of time. The Cons: (OK, There really aren't any) I can see how poorly I painted the faces on the miniatures I made before I bought the magnifier. I had to buy a second magnifier because the first was such a great deal. (As I said, there really aren't any cons.) I admit I was skeptical. I have been putting off buying the magnifier. I WISH I had my Dad's desktop round engineer's one (with the ring light and the gooseneck lamp attachment, but those are at best twice the price (and the one he had is now around $150). But I have to give Adam Savage credit for steering me to this particular headband magnifier. It works a charm.

Originally it worked great. About the second or third time I used it the headband would not stay tight. Every 4-5 minutes I have to tighten it. Good concept, lacks follow through. It is nice that it comes with several lenses

This is a wonderful product. I recommend it highly for diamond painting. Can be used for reading too if you wanted. It is very comfortable and works great. Only issue I had, and I am not going to lower the rating because it concerns the shipping. It could have come from an Amazon Eagan facility. I am lucky it was not damaged. It looked like someone took it out of the box and couldnt get it in again, so the box was open. It had one of those thin grey envelopes, so no protection in shipping.

Product arrived on time. I bought this product to make it easier to rig fishing lures since I have visual issues. It has been a big help there, but I have also found it to be a help for other tasks requiring magnification and high lighting, for example: repairing eye glasses, cutting fingernails and toenails, reading extremely fine print on coins and other items, etc. There are 4 or 5 different lenses which can be combined for just the right amount of magnification. Lenses are very clear with little distortion. This has been one of my better Amazon purchases.

Pretty nice and does what it needs to do. Great magnification with clear lenses with little perceivable distortion. A little heavy, but I expected it to be with the light (can remove it when not needed). The main issue is that the tightening knob easily slips so the headband always feels a little loose. Lenses snap in tightly (good) but their angle is held in place by friction (no position detent or other means to hold align) and they are easily moved out of alignment. This mechanism appears to be held in place with screws so I will probably disassemble and see if I can increase the friction a bit. Overall, pretty satisfied.

The head band is secure. My old magnifier used Velcro which came unstuck. This headband stays in place. I like the large lenses. I'm not sure why I could mount two different lenses at once. I have to flip the lense up to look around the room and then flip it down to do close in work. If I mounted both lenses, they would not both flip out of the way. The LED lamp is nice and bright and can be aimed up and down to where I'm working. I probably use this almost once a day. Mostly for close detailed work but also to magnify the newspaper. Far better unit than my previous one. I'm very happy with it.

out of all the head magnifiers I have had these measure up on the whole as the best . I like lot's of light and the magnifiers that are rechargeable batteries don't have the battery power to give good lighting. this runs on 3 AAA batteries and the light is bright. to aim down at the work you need to pull the light all the way out to the last notch . not a problem. I selected the distance I would be looking at my work from the instructions and installed the appropriate lens's . perfect focus. as to comfortability it has some pro and cons. . good headband adjustment and side knobs , lens fit well and don't fall off. cons. headband is vinyl and you tend to sweat . a cloth insert would have been nice. also the edge of the vynlal is kind of sharp on the skin . not a big deal but if it had a cloth insert this would be top notch. the other con is the weight . it's a bit heavy because of the AAA batteries and the actual head piece out front that holds the lens's and the light. the head band offsets this well as the weight is around the head and not on the nose bridge. would I stop using them because of the weight the answer is no. I light the super bright light and the customizable focal lengths . I have worn them hours at a time and except for a bit of sweat on the headband when I take them off there is no problem. may look into a cloth inset for the head band.

So happy to get it. Works great. Can't ask for more. Highly recommend.

A little painful on the head but works as it should

Great product for doing fine work with exchangeable lenses!

The design and lenses are solid, but there are a few problems: 1- The light isn't as strong as expected. 2- The device requires 3 AAA batteries and the battery consumption is quite high. It would be better if it came with internal rechargeable batteries for convenience and longer usage. 3- It's a bit heavy, which can reduce comfort over time.