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From: "derekhawkins" <eldata@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 3:53 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Stereo zoom/boom microscope


> Need one of these for fine pitch SMD work. The microscopy groups have
> deemed just about all made in China to be crap unless they are Zeiss,
> Olympus, Nikon or Lieca brands. Are there any favorable opinions on
> cheap Chinese no-name brands used for SMD work?

This Chinese-made one I got works very well for SMD:

http://www.lakeland-microscopes.co.uk/stereo.html

I got the SM-20. I was surprised how good it was.

Leon