An excellent magnifier with 10x or 15x magnification and 27mm field of vision. It is lightweight and the crystal clear lens is shielded by a hard plastic holder.

Both the 10x E972 and 15x E972A have plastic bodies.

It also features a built-in light source which requires 2 x size C 1.5 volts batteries. The batteries are not supplied. However, as the unit absorbs a sufficient amount of light, it is not dependent on the light source in a bright place.

The crystal-clear lens is shielded by a hard plastic holder (27mm diameter) that also allows for close examination of small live specimens.