I gave this as a gift & they were very happy.

I used a magnifier similar to this for 30 years. When it was broken, I searched and searched for another. Thank goodness Wayfair introduced this one. It's great for my sewing, but that's not all. I make and sell jewelry and stained-glass nightlights online. The color modes and the brightness levels are indispensable in photographing my wares. I would love another magnifier, but the glass in mine was faulty. It looks as though the plastic protector on the glass was able to actually etch the glass, since nothing cleans off the small, random, though only a few, semi-shear patches. Perhaps it got too hot sometime in its transit. I polished it with my industrial glass cleaner and that solved the problem. But if you don't have access to those, be sure to look carefully at the glass to see if you might need to exchange it for another. It is usable without treatment but could show up in photographs.

This magnifying glass arm has great flexibility for attaching to any number of different areas, can be adjusted to fit on a desk ,stand , bed frame or anywhere you need to magnify your reading or work space. The lighting is also adjustable with the click of a button, to cool bright or ambient warm and the brightness can also be adjusted to your liking. Unfortunately, I rated a 2 because there is a film on the interior glass portion which blurs the image when looking through it. I have requested a replacement. Im sure Wayfair will resolve the issue soon.

Love the light and magnifier.