Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: What kind of magnifying glass does everyone use?, 1 by TexasPuddyPrint

TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
I still use my Pentax Papilio close focusing binocs - they are 6.5x21. Work extremely well on small eggs...and of course, they are the ones I use for butterflying.

As for magnifying glasses...a 10x works but if you can find a 20 or 30x they are even better....trouble is most places don't make big ones...and the jewelers loupes that are 30x are so tiny...quite worthless to me.

Got to thinking...am not sure what the big magnifying glass is that I use...I thought 6x but it seems to work extremely well. I can hold it about 12" away and see great with it. Here's a photo of the screen :o)

~ Cat

ps...and I only paid $3.00 for it at a local flea market. I got a couple for myself and one for my Dad...so he can read the newspaper with.

This message was edited Jul 23, 2007 9:55 PM