Latest toy - Microscope for SMD work

[invzim]

Kicking myself for not getting one earlier - it's REALLY nice to clearly see how the joints actually look, especially for fine pitch stuff.
Got this off aliexpress, but it's the same stuff that's sold under the brand name amscope.

Technically it's 10x 20mm eyepieces (ocular), 0.7-4.5x zoom trinocular simulfocus head, and a 0.5x barlow/aux lens - if I had known what all that meant before I got it, I may have done a few minor modifications

The arm is also nice, as I can just tuck the thing away when I'm not using it so it won't eat up all my desk area.

 

[werejag]

nice how much did it cost

 

[invzim]

I paid 495 USD including shipping - a bit of cash for sure, but for what you get I think it's a fantastic deal.

 

[skate323k137]

Nice. For anyone else if you live near a university, check with them. Michigan State has an entire store where they sell equpiment that they've retired. Everything from road signs, to computers/monitors, to chemistry stuff. Pretty sure I've seen some microscopes there before.