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The cheap one I have was from amazon the lense is made out of plastic, not glass. would you happen to have a link to a decent loupe? I have to make sure I'm prepared when I get that splinter.
This one looks pretty good for $7.50 if you're not too picky. I've seen them as low as $2.50. David Atlas sells a pretty nice one for $12 plus a little bit of shipping. The problems with loupes come in the color rendition and the edge-to-edge resolution. The one I use on a daily basis was made by Nikon and cost $100 or so, 10 years ago. I've got friends who poo-poo it in preference to ones by Schneider at 4x that price.
https://www.amazon.com/SE-MJ381118S...=10x+triplet&qid=1570048483&s=gateway&sr=8-16