I've read reviews that 15x side is distorted or only magnified in the center. Is this correct.
604636
The mirror is not distorted. The magnification is great up to a distance of about eight or nine inches. Love my purchase.
604637
Difficult to say. Certainly I've only looked in the centre section. to be honest, I find the magnifying side too magnifying for anything but eyebrow plucking, but for that, it is very useful.
604638
This is not my experience. My mirror is fabulous. I see no distortion on the "sides". Granted, with 15x magnification, you cannot look at the mirror from a distance. You have to be up close. I bought two of these mirrors. One for my Mother and one for myself. No regrets...would most definitely buy it again.
1261727
Yes, the box says that on one side it is 8x magnification. The other side is a standard mirror
158627
Funny, I'm watching a 3d movie right now and don't notice distortion from pretty steep side angles....it looks fine once you settle in....it looks great as a matter of fact.
1234697
15x magnification min and 40x magnification max. My low-budget binoculars are 10x magnification and the image is much crisper and seemed to be as magnified as the scope. I would not suggest this scope...
2136284
It seems to actually only distort from the side. When standing a few feet behind it is not distorted at all.
492599
I haven't noticed it. The only image related issues I notice are the blurring of the corners of the screens (due to the nature of the adjuster glass that you must look through). The image is actually VERY clear and sharp in the center.
1123534
yeah, the unmagnified side is. The magnified side obviously has some distortion since the lens is curved but it's not irregular or bumpy if that's what you mean.
1491611
See my explanation on 4/18/13. Really a nice mirror, my only complaint was I need added lighting but if I had to do it over again---I'd still buy this one. It is a 2 sided mirror---l magnification on l side, 2 on the other---with the 15 being that smaller area on the 2nd side!!! Hope that helps......
33386
On a Full Frame Camera it is a true 180 degree fisheye, at the 15mm end it is an ultra-wide angle lens but with some fisheye distortion, which you would need to correct in Photoshop with a plugin like Fisheye Hemi. Sample pics are at my blog, http://carfisheye.blogspot.com/
32575
Yes. One side is regular (not magnified) and the other is magnified 12 times for a very up close view. It's a great mirror!
2043599
I do not notice any visual distortion, although if objects have different focal lengths, there will be a natural distortion. The concavity of the mirror does an excellent job of compensating. Re: Large-since that is a subjective, I really cannot comment. I can only state that I can see my entire well lighted face and more flaws than I care to comment on :)
2266646
Yes, it automatically rotates them. I haven't noticed any distortion, however my pictures are all very large (1200x1000) jpeg files from my camera so I wonder if that helps with not seeing distortion.
1492845
Mine was real, don't know about the one ur getting. There are ways to determine though, u can look online to see the difference, one thing u'll notice is that if u focus on the reticle, it is blurry, it is meant for quick reaction and works with both eyes open. Reticle will come clear when U actually look at the target and not focus on the reticle. I did end up buying the 3x magnifier and when u put that on, it makes it clear, but the 3x is for long range, both eyes open won't work with the 3x magnifier. This is ideal for close range only.
808498
I am blind in my right eye - this shows the magnifyer on the left - is this wrong - according to the other answers here it seems to be on the right!!! Please advise
700696
Yes it gives a normal magnification.....providing you look at it straight on.... it is distorted otherwise.
322249
You are not doing anything wrong. To see the shape, you need more magnification. I got a Barlow 2x shorty to go with mine which doubles the magnification. That will enlarge Mars so it's a bigger dot.
2121984
I haven't noticed any distortion. Just shot several photos to recreate what you are seeing and they all look clear, with and without flash. If it started after you got the case, you may have a defective one?