Thanks. Do you use the .5 Barlow to get the large working distance? Or do you leave it off? Also how wide is the clamp? I have a small piece of oak securely attached to my workbench for my current magnifier’s articulating arm. The table is too thick otherwise. I was hoping to use that mounting point for the scope. It’s about 2.5” wide. Is the clamp wider than that? Thanks, Corey corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ Sent from my iPhone
On May 26, 2019, at 5:50 PM, alan--- via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Make sure you also get the 30mm eye-pieces. With that combo you have a 6-12" variable working distance with a wide range of magnification. Forget the camera. It's useless. Too low rez and it's hard to tune the camera lens and the eye lenses into the same focal distance. I've only used it once.
I've wanted a Targano for a while but can't justify the 4K price tag! :)
-Alan
On 2019-05-26 13:13, corey cohen wrote:
Alan, I just ordered the same one as you, started doing a lot of research this weekend and I like the idea of extra workspace from the articulating arm since I work on a lot of boards that are about 10x15" in size.
Cheers, Corey
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On May 26, 2019, at 3:27 AM, alan--- via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Can't speak for the other models listed here. But I do a lot of SMT soldering - usually 8+ hours per week on average (week after week). I have an AmScope SM-6TPZ-64S-3M with the boom arm and the EP20X30 30mm eye-pieces and highly recommend it. Not cheap however (about 1K).
-Alan