• From: Altamonte Springs, FL. USA
  • Registered: 2019-10-15
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I tried using a flatbed scanner, but the resolution wasn't high enough (Only does 300 DPI).

My phone was a little better, but getting the right angle was difficult and there were too many reflections.

I ended up going with a 15x handheld magnifying glass with a built in light.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C7KN2YC?ps … ct_details

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  • Registered: 2019-08-11
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Jeweler's Loupe is what people tend to recommend. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078MX3RZB?th=1

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Digitoxin wrote:

I tried using a flatbed scanner, but the resolution wasn't high enough (Only does 300 DPI).

My phone was a little better, but getting the right angle was difficult and there were too many reflections.

I ended up going with a 15x handheld magnifying glass with a built in light.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C7KN2YC?ps … ct_details

I use a combination of the smartphone method from this forum post, which works well for 99% of discs I've tried it on so far, plus a cheap loupe with 30x/60x magnification that I picked up from Amazon. That helps to get some of the really tiny mould SID details that a camera won't capture.

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  • From: Llylgamyn
  • Registered: 2007-12-05
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I use a cheap, $1 magnifying glass.
https://i.postimg.cc/nsDsS502/1-magnifying-glass.jpg

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  • Registered: 2021-06-03
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And if you need very good optics, then this is either a microscope or a DSLR with a lens for macro photography.

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I have been using the Carson MM-300 MicroBrite Plus (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LAX52IQ) for about two weeks now and can recommend it wholeheartedly.
It lets me easily read what my magnifying glass did not let me read before.

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  • From: Ohio
  • Registered: 2021-09-30
  • Posts: 172

Digitoxin wrote:

I ended up going with a 15x handheld magnifying glass with a built in light.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C7KN2YC?ps … ct_details

Thank you so much for that info, I think I will try the same.

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