RGBlue RMGF-1 Screen Magnifier

Phil Rudin · Issue 102, May/Jun 2018 · pp. 39–41

Products mentioned: RGBlue RMGF-1 Screen Magnifier, RGBlue RFLA-1 Ultracompact Micro Flex Arm, RGBlue RMGF-HD1 silicone rubber hood, Ikelite housing, Acquapazza housing

AOI Japan Co. Ltd. is a company that you may have associate with the line of Acrylic and glass dome ports for Olympus mirrorless housings systems. AOI distributes products in Asia, Europe, Oceania and The Americas. What you may not know is that AOI also produce the RGBlue line of video lights, Spot Beam lights, Twin beam lights and the very useful Screen Magnifier system which is the subject of this review. The RMGF-1 Screen Magnifier (Screen- shaped image magnifier) is designed for use in harsh underwater environments. Above water when light rays pass through a convex lens they spread, making the subject appear larger than actual life size. Underwater the same refractive indexes of light rays is much smaller which restricts magnification. RGBlue has developed an image magnifier using the light condensing lens technology developed for the System 01 and 02 underwater lighting systems. The…