It would be better to use the Andonstar microscope 180° horizontally turned around , so that the PCB is resting on the table, or an ESD mat, instead that the downside of the PCB, and its components scratch around on the stand plate.
Is it possible to turn that around?
And is the plate heavy enough that the stand does not tilt over? (One could put an additional weight on it..)
This microscope is quite interesting especially for people over 45..
I acquired the usual farsightedness since that time, so the SMD components virtually got smaller and smaller over the years
![Confused :-//](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/confused0024.gif)
And the number of glasses, used as loupes, instead grew and grew.
I currently have to use this (real-time) 4x magnifier binocular loupe.
Quite expensive, but nothing gets in the way, and no delay, anyhow..
That USB microscope might be much more comfortable, though.
Frank