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(as of Aug 09, 2025 20:37:26 UTC – Details)
B004HW6CBS, The Carson Clip and Flip is a flip-up, 2x power Magnifying Lens that turns any pair of regular glasses into a “flip-down” hands-free magnifier. This magnifying glass is a 2x power equivalent to a +4.00 diopters. It comes included with a pouch. Use your Clip and Flip Magnifying Lens for Fly-Tying or any other hobby or craft where you need two hands. At Carson, we strive to make sure our customers are 100% satisfied with the quality of our magnifiers. Carson will repair or replace your magnifier if it is found to have manufacturing defects in materials or workmanship..
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Reviewer: Book Lover
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: So Much Easier For Cross Stitch!
Review: I do a lot of smaller cross stitch (18 count cloth typically) and the strain on my peepers can get intense. I’ve previously tried one of those magnifying glasses with a light and a cord that goes around your neck. I had a few issues with that: if I slightly moved, it would get off balance and flop around; the light was the perfect angle to blind my husband if he looked at me while he was sitting; if I looked up from the glass, my eyes took quite a while to adjust; my neck was in a weird place with it on and I would end up with headaches/neck pain. It wasn’t the perfect fit.I’m working on cross stitch for Christmas gifts and wanted to try again. I purchased this and so far, they work!. The glasses I have on in the pics are the largest ones I have and these cover the entire lens. They flip up easily and, the best part: my eyes adjust instantly from short to long distance! I don’t know much about the science/anatomy of this whole thing, I just know that I don’t have to wait 5-10 minutes for my eyes to stop being googly from the other magnifying lens thing. They are also easy on and off and overall, so so so much better than the other thing I tried.One caveat: I am nearsighted (meaning my close-up sight is good, but medium and long distances are blurry) and these work great for close up work. However, they completely cancel out my glasses prescription for anything further away than about 8 inches from my face. This makes my cross stitch perfect, but my pattern that’s about a foot away from me hard to see. I expected them to be better for a bit longer distance, but it’s not a deal breaker. I’m not sure if a different strength in these would be better or not.Some people said these are heavy. I haven’t experienced that. I have two pairs of very lightweight glasses and two (the ones in the pics being one) heavier ones. I used these with one of the lightweight pairs for about 3 hours last night with no issues at all. I’m guessing that the people with this problem could need their glasses adjusted to fit better even without this product.Yes, you are Dork Patrol with these on. It’s fine. Your project will be so impressive when you’re done that it doesn’t matter.Overall, I’m really happy with these. I love that they’re hands-free once they’re on and easy to flip up to do other stuff. I’m glad I tried this type of magnification and my cross stitch projects are too!
Reviewer: GodlyGirl
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Absolutely Necessary for Crafting
Review: These work SO WELL and are absolutely necessary for doing crafts like diamond painting. They aren’t that heavy to wear, and I like they come in a 4.0 lens strength. I would buy these again!
Reviewer: AncientStorm
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not what I wanted but useful for tiny type
Review: I wanted something to help me magnify type from about 8pt to 10 pt and these do not do that for me. In fact, I can see next to nothing through my trifocals with them but can see through the top part which is really for distance. And that doesn’t really magnify at all. I think it may clarify the type some but I have an eye doctor appointment in three days so will likely get new glasses that will do that.Where these actually do help, however, is with tiny type that almost no one can read. Like the tiny font used at the very bottom of documents and labels. I can’t read that with my glasses at all but with these I actually can and that is actually a pretty good thing because I like to read that small stuff. I have need to do so. But if my new glasses do it, I won’t need them. Having said that, I’m not sure I have ever had glasses that let me read the tiny print.So while these are no good to me for most of my reading, I’ll likely keep them just for the smallest of print. I’m talking about type of 6pt and less. And, the field of vision is perfect for reading a book or document or label. I do have to hold the document at about 8″ however. That’s closer than I typically hold a document.I’m thinking when you wear trifocals, you may require two or even three magnifications of these. One for super tiny print and one for the 8pt to about 11pt or thereabouts. But I think from not on I’ll simply buy large or even giant print books.They seem pretty sturdy although this is my first day using them and they could break any minute. They are not especially comfortable, either wearing them or flipped up. But one can tolerate them. I can’t say they’re easy to use but I think that depends on the strength and type of glasses you wear. I’m sure each person has different needs and will find different results.I bought the +2.25.
Reviewer: Uzi
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Cheap Plastic Clip
Review: For the price these rate a 1 for the following:THe all important clip that attaches to the glasses ismade of some cheap plastic.Mine arrived broken on one side. As soon as I operatedthe lever to open these so as to attach to my glasses oneof the prongs on one side snapped.I did detect some ‘stickage’as I operated these but did not apply undue force whilst opening. I suspectone of the prongs-pads had some residue on it that caused it to sticksomewhat.After studying these for a few minutes I determined they areunworthy of keeping as the plastic is not of the sturdy kindbut of some cheap material that is easily cracked/broken. Especiallyif it is cold (say below 60F).Amazon rates a 10 as I have the return labels in hand already fora refund.I’d not buy these if I was you. Look elsewhere. For the 12 bucks or soyou deserve a better quality item.P.S. The magnification on these is very hard to detect. WIth my eyes and myeyeglasses the focal range was about at 2 feet with perhaps an inch of usabledepth. The magnification was really useless IMO and even if they had not beenbroken I’d have returned these.Buyer would probably be better off going to local ChinaMadeMart and lookthru the selection of clip-ons there and find a magnification range they want.
Reviewer: Marek Stepniewski
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Produkten uppfyller inte förväntningar – sitter inte så bra på mina glasögon och det samma gäller fokusering.
Reviewer: Modelmaking Guru
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I use these for modelmaking, and find them utterly indispensable.I hate using head-mounted magnifiers as I find them bulky, uncomfortable and annoying. Also, if I am filming my work and working close up to the model, all the camera sees is a big derpy magnifier getting in the way. Also they can be a pain when already wearing glasses.These flip magnifiers are a great solution for glasses-wearers as they simply clip on to the frame and are good to go. They way virtually nothing and can be flipped up out of the way in an instant. Because they are not a bog honking visor thing you will not get headaches or bang into the bench lights every five minutes and can quickly flip them to look at things away from the bench. The 4 dioptre lenses are perfect for me to be able to see tiny details either close up, or – when I am filming/streaming – well enough from a foot away that I can work without getting my head in shot all the time.Designed for fishing but perfect for any tiny hobby.
Reviewer: Yannick
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: J’ai acheté ce produit car comme beaucoup avec l’âge, la vue baisse et les petites lignes dans les textes deviennent parfois dures à lire. Pour le prix je suis bluffé du résultat. Mon opticien voulait me vendre une paire de lunette avec correction de près mais ces sur-lunettes font très bien le job. Peut être qu’avec l’age et la baisse de la vue, elles finiront pas ne plus être assez efficace mais pour le moment, très content de l’achat et de l’économie d’une paire de lunette de près.Seul défaut, mais c’est expliqué dans le video qui présente le produit. Il faut être à la bonne distance avec que l’on regarde car si trop loin, c’est flou et si trop près idem. Mais une fois la bonne distance trouvée, cela ne me pose pas de souci.Pour la lecture, j’ai pris la correction X1.5 et je pense qu’il ne faut pas prendre plus car à X2, il faudra approcher le livre trop près pour lire, enfin je suppose.
Reviewer: Anne Beaulieu
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Pour voir plus proche ses idéal
Reviewer: delenn13
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: It’s amazing. They are perfect. Plus they got here 3 days early.
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