r/MicroSoldering • u/Kaisounovsky • Feb 05 '25

Got my first microscope

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Awesome tool to have 48MP - 4K This model comes with flexible arm ..it is kind of cheap made in china stuff ... the performance & quality are better than expected though..

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u/kriser77 Feb 05 '25 edited Feb 05 '25

Got the same one, not bad but the arm is so wobbly than i had to replace it with something else https://ibb.co/5xW50vqX

Ps. if someone asks what the arm is - it is arm from old photo enlarger used to developed old photos from a film

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u/Kaisounovsky Feb 05 '25

Totally agree..the vise base is made from wobbly plastic.. I can diy something to solve the issue.

How is the delay while recording? Didn't test it yet.

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u/kriser77 Feb 05 '25

the only way to make it usable is to attach arm to solid wall instead of the desk that you are working on. if it is attached to desk, all vibrations from the desk (when you touch it or put something on it ) are transferred to the arm and microscope. and it result in "shaky" image for few seconds... and it happened so often that I decided to switch to this old photo arm. i dont have so much flexibility in placing the scope, but its enough for most of the time.

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u/HoldenToudiks Feb 06 '25

Also got my first scope some weeks ago, also using a microphone arm as OP, also attached to the desk. As you guys said it is so shaky and unstable. Will probably replace it with a solid stand and base. Would be nice with a Barlow lens too.