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What is a loupe used for?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Loupes are small hand-held magnifiers and are usually designed to be used with one eye. Jewelers will use them to closely examine gems. Analogue photographers also use them to get the sharpest focus possible when printing photographs from negatives. They are used by watchmakers to do intricate work with extremely small components. There are many other uses for loupes.

These are not to be confused with the loop that is used in bacteriology for inoculating or smearing cultures.

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