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Episcope™ Vestpocket Optical System
For Postcard Collectors
Even at its highest magnification of 30x, the Episcope™ resolves as distinctly as any laboratory microscope, yet it is only 2" long. An optical miracle! |
Remove the Episcope™ from its fitted leather case and it's a 30-power microscope. A twist of the wrist converts it to a 3x telescope, or a unique 3x telescope-loupe. Another twist, and you have a choice of magnifiers and loupes: 5x, 10x, and 15x powers. The Episcope™, only 2" long, was developed in Wetzlar (Germany), the home of world-famous Leica cameras; it's now being made by one of Asia's finest lens makers. The optics are superb: brilliant luminosity, needle-sharp focus, absolute planarity, total chromatic correction, and fully anastigmatic. The Episcope™ is the first choice of geologists, biologists, numismatists, philatelists, engineers, and just anybody who likes to see the infinite detail in his/her surroundings. It comes with a plastic "tripod" for extended observations at 15x or 30x magnifications.
Note from Ron Playle: Over the years, I have looked for a useful magnifying glass to use in studying old Real Photo postcards. I have a large magnifying glass, but it doesn't give me much magnification, and it is too large to carry in my pocket to shows and auctions. I have a small pocket magnifier with 3 foldout loupes. You are supposed to be able to use one loupe by itself, or 2 or 3 combined together to increase magnification. I have never been able to clearly see any details when I combine the loupes. I finally found something I really like - the Episcope™. I have obtained a quantity of them to offer to Real Photo postcard collectors, or anyone else who can use a pocket magnifier.