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<blockquote data-quote="oreoson" data-source="post: 14654551" data-attributes="member: 199638"><p>As SGV already said, DFV x3.5 YEO EF and lumadent/featherlight is a good choice, especially if they are your first pair. </p><p>I would also recommend researching the company reps, customer satisfaction and warranty, not just loupe specs. </p><p>Initially I was tempted to go with European brands like Zeiss or Heine for better optical quality, but I am glad I went with a US company because you are going to need to make adjustment to your loupes depending on your needs. In first year, I didn't use my loupes that much, and most of the work was done on benchtop, so I didn't mind the small things that bugged me like the height of nose pads. But in second year preclinics, they kept on sliding off my face looking down on manikins and couldn't maintain the visual focus. So I got "Asian nose drilling" on my loupes and telescopes adjusted for my Asian eyes. Again, when I started clinics, I had to have the working distance reduced because the height of clinic chairs were different than the preclinic manikin posts. Although my warranty period for adjustments has expired long long time ago, they were nice to do it for free and it took me only only a week to get it back in time for practicals. But for some of my colleagues, getting a hold of their reps was a challenge, and they weren't very helpful. The only downside of DFV X3.5 would be the weight (100g). But if you pull up your mask underneath the nose pads, I don't think weight will be a big issue for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oreoson, post: 14654551, member: 199638"] As SGV already said, DFV x3.5 YEO EF and lumadent/featherlight is a good choice, especially if they are your first pair. I would also recommend researching the company reps, customer satisfaction and warranty, not just loupe specs. Initially I was tempted to go with European brands like Zeiss or Heine for better optical quality, but I am glad I went with a US company because you are going to need to make adjustment to your loupes depending on your needs. In first year, I didn't use my loupes that much, and most of the work was done on benchtop, so I didn't mind the small things that bugged me like the height of nose pads. But in second year preclinics, they kept on sliding off my face looking down on manikins and couldn't maintain the visual focus. So I got "Asian nose drilling" on my loupes and telescopes adjusted for my Asian eyes. Again, when I started clinics, I had to have the working distance reduced because the height of clinic chairs were different than the preclinic manikin posts. Although my warranty period for adjustments has expired long long time ago, they were nice to do it for free and it took me only only a week to get it back in time for practicals. But for some of my colleagues, getting a hold of their reps was a challenge, and they weren't very helpful. The only downside of DFV X3.5 would be the weight (100g). But if you pull up your mask underneath the nose pads, I don't think weight will be a big issue for you. [/QUOTE]
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