[Tfug] ... and, yet another, optics question! ;-)

[Bexley Hall]

Hi, Terry,

--- On Thu, 8/21/08, Terence Rudkin <trudkin at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Jeremy D Rogers
> <jdrogers at optics.arizona.edu> wrote:
> 
> > One other thing you might look for is a loupe. This is what jewelers
> > and such use, and it isn't flat, but it gives more like 10x and still
> > is easy to carry around.
> 
> I use a linen tester loupe.  It can fold fairly flat.  You can use it
> folded hand held or opened sitting on what you are looking at.
> See LT-8D at
> http://stampmagnifiers.com/

Bit, do I need to get up close and personal with it to be able
to bring things into focus?