For those looking for a good magnifier and light setup, I found one. I looked for a long time for one of these and first bought a cheap one from the same place. The place is Dick Blick Art Materials web site.
The first set I bought was a clamp-on, extendable swing arm lamp with a 4" dia. #3 diopter magnifying lens in the head and a single light bulb on the side of the lens. The cost was about $25 and though it was cheap it was better than nothing.
Then Dick Blick began to offer this new lamp and magnifier set. It’s the same extendable, swing arm style but a lot longer and sturdier so it doesn’t wobble and shake excessively when I bump it. But the best features are the light and magnifying options. It comes with a 7" dia. #3 diopter lens already in the head and a 28 w 'true daylight" tube light bulb that circles the lens. Optional lens are #5 and #8 diopter lens to replace the #3 lens and a #12 diopter smal swing arm lens that mounts on the head and uses the larger lens for added magnification. The lamp and #3 lens is about $100 and the extra lens are $16 each, but they are all well worth the money. I really like the whole set-up so much I had to pass on this info.
The Dick Blick web site is a great resource for art supplies. I bought a lot of my paint brushes, oil paint, powdered graphite, and even graphite transfer paper for them. The customer servvice is very good and shipping was fast. Just do a search for Dick Blick Art Materials and you’ll find it.
Hope this helps someone
This is not an advertisement, I’m just passing on some good info.