[sdiy] 3x or 5x Diopter Magnifying Lamp?

[dragons]

Hi,
I think that everyone may need something different for SMT work !
I know that I found that a small hand held eye glass sometimes worked 
for me, but I needed x7 magnification to see what I was doing.
for really small stuff I found a x20 eyeglass worked but had a limited 
field of view.
I guess this is something you need to try out for yourself as everyone's 
eye sight is different.
I'm not sure if a X5 diopter lens means you would have to get the work 
closer to the lens to get it in focus than with the x3 lens

regards Peter


On 07/03/11 13:28, Justin Owen wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I need to get some type of magnification set up for doing SMT work.
>
> I'm not that into the idea of a scope as I worry I won't be able to get it into a position that will be comfortable to work in, I tried a cheap optovisor but the short focus/depth of field was a freakout - i.e. I needed to have the work held right up near my face for it to focus/magnify...
>
> ...so I thought I'd try my luck with a magnifying lamp.
>
> Question is - should I be going with 3x or 5x diopter? There's a couple of reasonably priced 3x Diopter models but I can possibly pick up a well-specced 5x Diopter in a couple of weeks.
>
> I'm assuming that a 5x might give me a little more room under the lens for getting tools/irons/hands/etc in to the viewing area...
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> J
>
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