Are Belomo loupes good?

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Loupe! This is a fantastic hand lens with great optics. It provides clarity across the entire lens when focused properly and has very little distortion when compared to cheaper hand lenses. It’s built sturdy.

What is a triplet hand lens?

Triplet lens A triplet hand lens contains three lenses and has the best correction of spherical and chromatic (colored fringes around image) aberrations (Figure 3). Triplet hand lenses are generally capable of magnification up to 20× before significant aberration is encountered.

What is a triplet jewelers loupe?

Triplet loupes contain three lenses placed together in a way that corrects distortion and color problems. They will correct spherical aberrations of images making them sharper and clearer than doublet loupes. Features three bonded, color-corrected, distortion-free lens.

What is a Hastings triplet?

Hastings triplet magnifiers incorporate three separate glass lenses bonded together to provide sharp distinct magnified images. A swing-away nickel plated case protects the lens and serves as a handle. Protective storage pouch included. Focal Distance:0.8″ (2.0 cm),Diameter:12.5 mm.

Why are some loupes described as triplet?

You may encounter the following terms when shopping for a 10X loupe. Triplet: a loupe with three lenses, which reduces distortion around the edges. Color correction: a special lens coating to ensure you see natural colors, not colors distorted by passing through the loupe.

What is the meaning of hand lens?

: a magnifying glass to be held in the hand.

How do I choose a jeweler’s loupe?

The 10X Loupe Standard For Evaluating Gems Watchmakers prefer the kind held by the eye socket. Other professionals prefer loupes worn like eyeglasses or clipped onto glasses. Some types sport fancy features like illumination and built-in tweezers. Gemologists prefer the hand loupe.

What is the best Jewellers loupe to buy?

The best loupes in 2021

Opticron 15x 23mm Folding Metal Loupe. Best loupe for jewelers.
Fancii LED Slide Out Pocket Jewelers’ Loupe. Best illuminated jewelers’ loupe.
Fancii Headband LED Illuminated Head Magnifier Visor.
Carson Optical Pro Series Magnivisor.
Hoodman Hoodloupe.
Carson 10x LumiLoupe.

What is a Hastings magnifier?

The Hastings Triplet Magnifiers are highly corrective magnifiers that are Bausch & Lomb’s finest. Three separate optical glass lenses, bonded together to form a compound lens, provide sharp, very distinct magnified images – even under 10 power magnification. Lens sides are coated black to block out all glare.

What is a Hastings Loupe?

Hastings Triplet Loupe Magnifier by Bausch & Lomb features a compound lens engineered to magnify images with accurate color, in sharp focus over the entire field of view. The Bausch & Lomb 10X Hastings Triplet Loupe is the magnifier of choice for grading diamonds and other gems.

How big is the BelOMO 10x triplet hand lens?

To add further value, we are now including a free Dribook WP-A1 Notebook (RRP $7.95) with each order of Belomo 10x Triplet Loupe*. The lens on this triplet is 21 mm diameter, 19 viewable, which is almost twice the viewable area of a comparable Bausch & Lomb Hastings 10x Triplet.

What kind of loupe is the BelOMO 10x?

The BelOMO 10x triplet loupe is a viewing loupe of very high quality manufactured by BelOMO (also known as BelOMA) – the Belarusian Optical Mechanical Association. Triplet 10x is meant for viewing objects that are invisible or poorly distinguished to the naked eye.

How big is the BelOMO triplet jewelers magnifier?

The BelOMO Triplet Jewelers Loupe has a large size .85″ (21mm) and large viewing area .67″ (17mm), much larger than the Bausch & Lomb Hastings Triplet Magnifier. The BelOMO 10x Triplet Loupe Magnifier is an extremely high-quality achromatic magnifying lens manufactured by the Belarusian Optical Mechanical Association (BelOMO).

Which is a better magnifier BelOMO or Bausch and Lomb?

The BelOMO 10x loupe magnifier is often compared to one of the Bausch & Lomb magnifiers – Hastings Triplet Loupe in terms of quality and reputation for accuracy, however it is necessary to mention that the BelOMO magnifier has a larger viewing area – 0,82 inches versus 0,62 inches. Besides, BelOMA triplet is larger, a bit heavier, and cheaper.