i played with these at a photo show, but have not seen them otherwise. i see that they are being shipped with a retaining chain (a la those little watches nurses used to wear pinned to their frocks). is it possible to NEATLY detach this chain from the magnifier, or is there some kind of permanent metal loop on the magnifier. the ones i saw at the show were unchained.

-- roger michel (michel@tcn.org), May 22, 2002

Answers

The chain is detachable. For a while I kept the little case on the strap and the chain in place, but the case was always getting in the way when I'd bring the camera to my eye(left). Also, the little rubber ring that protects eyeglasses fell off almost immediately.

-- Jim Shields (jim.shields@tasis.ch), May 22, 2002.