Opti-visor?

I find it invaluable to my work. Do yourself a favor and get the brand name version - the cheap knock-offs don't fit correctly. I use the -7 lens most of the time, but which one to choose depends on your eyesight and what kind of work you do.

It took about 3 weeks of nightly use before I got comfortable with the Optivisor. Now I could not work without them.

Kurt

I waiting for a response to this myself. While I'm maintaining my youthful vigor (yeah, right) my eyes are refusing to stay young. I build 1/48 now as 1/72 is just too darn small. I built one 1/32 which was certainly easier on my eyes, but not on the shelf space.

I just got one for my b-day yesterday.... went straight down to look at the gun sight I just did for a 1/48 Spit Mk V and it was HUGE... OK a lot bigger. Turned out I did an alright job on the tiny little thing... without even knowing it

If it weren't for my Optivisors I could no longer model due to poor eyesight. I have two that I use all the time for close or detail work. I have one with the #3 & one with the #5 magnifiers.

Regards, Rick

Couldn't do any fine work or fine painting without mine(old age and the eyes go)

At 34, I was merrily in that stage where age was not touching me, and my belief was that I still had a chance with a 20 something
Then came along Heller with her damm 1/100th victory, I sit there holding the canons at arms length, still a blur,lol
I've just ordered one, and resigned myself to looking at older women,lol

I have never been able to use them. I get a feeling of vertigo when I work with magnification.

My eyes are holding out well, but I take a 5 minute break after every 15 minutes of work. I also drink a ton of water before I work with tiny things. Muscles tend to be more steady when fully hydrated.

Thanks cowboy

Well, I'm a thirty-something and I have worn glasses for about ten years now. I was thinking that it couldn't hurt for tired eyes. Thank you all for the response. I think I'll order one tomorrow.

QUOTE: Originally posted by vapochilled At 34, I was merrily in that stage where age was not touching me, and my belief was that I still had a chance with a 20 something I've just ordered one, and resigned myself to looking at older women,lol

Wait a minute, chap. Opti visors will make you to see older women bigger, not younger

As long as everything looks bigger, we're ok,lol

Hello, New to this group. I'm a Podiatric Surgeon and I use Surgical magnifers that are made to my prescription for my surgery. On the weekends and some nights when things are progressing to the right point, they come home with me for modeling. There is just no comparison to being able to see the details of what you are trying to do. There is a learning curve to getting used to focusing on a smaller depth of field and getting your neck muscles used to the fine focusing. But once you get there, you just can't see any reason to go back. Get the best lenses that you can - try them on - Like any other tool, if you are lucky, you get what you pay for. Andy

Hello, New to this group. I'm a Podiatric Surgeon and I use Surgical magnifers that are made to my prescription for my surgery. On the weekends and some nights when things are progressing to the right point, they come home with me for modeling. There is just no comparison to being able to see the details of what you are trying to do. There is a learning curve to getting used to focusing on a smaller depth of field and getting your neck muscles used to the fine focusing. But once you get there, you just can't see any reason to go back. Get the best lenses that you can - try them on - Like any other tool, if you are lucky, you get what you pay for. Andy

I have an Ott full-spectrum light with a separate 3x magnifying lens attached to the same base. The combination is literally day and night when it comes to working on anything smaller than my thumb. (I also have prescription lenses and have easily qualified to be in the Old Guns build.) One nice thing about the movable magnifier is that I can have my head at a reasonable position with the parts and my hands down on the table and the lens just above them, which is important when I need to be steady.

Having said that, I'm still considering getting the opti-visor for cases where the 3x magnification just isn't enough.

I have a pair of strong reading glasses. I like them better than the Optivisor, because they don't block light with the hood.

Dan

Hi

I'm 14 and have basically 20/20 vision even though I frequently play on the computer the only magnification of any sort I use right now is the magnafiying glass on my third hand clamp.

Stew