New microscope, or goodbye neck pain
Today I’ve received my new microscope. It’s a Chinese trinocular branded as Eakins. It has arrived very fast and was exceptionally well packaged. Overall, I’m very content with it. The picture quality is decent, it allows interpupillary distance adjustment, and has a long boom, so long that I had to drill two holes in a pedestal and screw it to the table for stability. The seller includes an x0.5 lens in the package, providing about 25cm of space between the board and the objective. I’ve seen a lot of negative feedback on cheap Chinese microscopes on Aliexpress, but I’ve been lucky. Mine is sturdy and works like a charm. I haven’t tested the camera yet, hoping it would work with no issues. I wish that LED ring had a polarized filter, but I’ll make one myself with a cheap polarizing film.
The main thing is that my neck isn't hurting anymore because I only use the head magnifier at very low diopters and don’t have to bend over the board. For soldering and inspecting tiny parts, I can now use a proper microscope without eye strain or poor posture. The AliExpress seller's name is “Huaxin Tool Store.” I had a very pleasant experience with them.
Oh, I forgot to mention that no lab looks real until you put a microscope on a table. The microscope embodies the quintessence of laboratory aesthetics (no less than an oscilloscope), and now my tiny lab looks like a real mad scientist's lair.
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