Carson Pro Series MagniVisor Deluxe Head-Worn LED Lighted Magnifier with 4 Different Lenses (1.5x, 2x, 2.5x, 3x) (CP-60)

These glasses/lenses are so useful! I make jewelry, do nails, bedazzle things, and repair random things here and there and these glasses have been so handy. I like that there are multiple lenses varying in strength. The little light also makes this product even better than it already is. The headpiece is comfortable to wear for long periods of time and the strap is very easily adjustable while still being secure. A must for any person with a workshop.

My wife likes to cross-stitch. It is a hobby that requires a lot of close up work, and the lighting in our living room where she likes to sew is not ideal for this. So, I ordered this magnifier head lamp visor for her. The visor is nicely boxed. Included with the visor are the removable head lamp, a plastic cover for when the lamp is not used, a plastic box containing four hinged lenses, and an instruction sheet. For the most part, the visor is intuitive to use.The head lamp easily pulls up out of the visor, which you have to do to install the needed three AAA batteries (not included). Alkaline batteries are recommended, and they are estimated to provide about 50 hours of light before needed replacement. When it is positioned on the visor, the light from the headlamp can be adjusted directionally so it illuminates exactly where you want the light. The lamp has three LEDs in it, and they provide plenty of light.The head band is easy to adjust for proper fit. It is designed so the entire visor can be lifted upward without removing the head band.Installing and removing the lenses is a bit challenging. I had to use a lot of force to get the lens to pop into its proper place, and it took a lot of force to get it back out, so much that I feared I would break it. After removing the first lens, popping in the second one was significantly easier, so it’s possible that this improves with usage. The lenses each have two small hinges that can easily break if the lenses are not removed correctly. There are warnings in the instruction sheet and also on the box of lenses to pull them out of the visor at an angle, one edge at a time, or the hinges can break. Once it is properly installed, the lens can be lifted upward when needed without removing the visor.After getting everything set up, my wife quickly started using the visor for her cross-stitch project. She absolutely loves it. She says the lighting is perfect, as is the magnification. She says the visor is comfortable to wear.Overall, this is an excellent lighted magnifying visor. It is versatile and easy to use. It is a little pricey when compared with other brands, but I think the build quality is excellent and worth its price. This would be ideal for anyone who does close up work either professionally or for a hobby. It would also be handy for those who need magnification for reading.

The good: extremely versatile, well-designed, and well-built. Clear, gorgeous lenses. It has a 1.5x lens with a pretty long focal distance so I can hand-sew without holding my sewing right in front of my face, which is the whole point of the thing for me. The light swivels up/down and side-to-side and the whole light unit is removable from the visor if you don't need it, which makes the front of the visor significantly lighter. The spread of the light is just right, not too small but not too large an area.The bad: the band is crazy uncomfortable and you WILL have to add some kind of padding, or wear a beanie hat underneath. It's fairly easy to add something to the front of the band - I wrapped it a few times with a piece of leftover knit fabric. It still leaves faint pressure marks on my forehead, but it's decently comfortable now and I can wear it for a few hours while I sew.This visor comes with acrylic lenses. I would have preferred glass, even though it's heavier, because I have a tendency to scratch lenses. I haven't scratched these yet, so they may not be especially prone to scratches - it's not something I'm going to test deliberately.I wish there was a better place to grip the lenses while handling them, especially removing them from the visor which takes a bit of force, and also when flipping them up and down in the visor. I don't like grabbing the lens surface even with the cloth. I tried to handle it by the edges but I couldn't pop the lenses out that way, and it's tricky to flip them up/down touching just the edges. I have tiny hands and I'm also a bit clumsy so this might not be an issue for other people.The light could be a smidgen brighter. It's not dark by any means, and it's very effective, but my preference would be for a bit more brightness.Overall: this does exactly what I wanted and I'm very happy with it, now that I've solved the padding issue. (Carson really needs to address this as it's the one thing that's really a problem with this visor.)