Microsoft Lifecam Studio Electronics Microscope

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<p>So, I'm a cheapskate, and my vision isn't the best. Add the fact that SMT soldering is really hard without magnification, and I decided to buy one of those crappy 14$ USB microscopes on ebay, and it was kinda disappointing.</p> <p>The lens mechanism and focal distance was pretty nice, but the sensor is only 640 by 480 and has really poor light characteristics. I also however have an old lifecam studio that picked up on sale a while back, and I never use it.</p> <p>I looked around online to see if the lifecam had been converted to a microscope, and it has. There is a kit out there you can buy, but the lens cost $50!!! And its only fixed focal distance! Jeez, what a rip off. After taking apart the crappy microscope, I noticed that it would be possible to Frankenstein the two together and create the exact thing that is being sold, a fixed focal distance microscope that gives you plenty of room to get soldering tools under, and has a full HD picture with decent response time!</p> Category: Electronics