And bring with you your bunny suit and a bottle of desinfectant. Judging on the photos someone posted this place is incredibly filthy.
I found Hong Kong no worse than some US cities (certain parts of San Francisco spring to mind).
Make it a family holiday - dump the wife & kids in Hong Kong and head to Shenzen on the train.
I suspect you don't have a wife and kids
Yeah....
Go on a "holiday" and abandon the wife with the kids and see how long you spend in the doghouse - and that's after the lecture series and ... "the look".
Such an exercise could be investigated as attempted suicide.
MY LINK #2, 429$ US + 59$ shipping for 488$ total, choice of 180x lens or 300x lens, INCLUDES Table Stand, INCLUDES lens mounted microscope lamp.
Bought that. The seller suggested to send it via UK for free customs clearance, then redirect it to germany. Sounds a bit wonky, but hey, it's a bargain, isn't it?
By the way: Don't tell SWMBO where the 500€ from my savings went....
Just buy the camera and famous blue multimeter at the same time, then you only get one session of the doghouse, lecture and look.
Just buy the camera and famous blue multimeter at the same time, then you only get one session of the doghouse, lecture and look.
And the HVP...
I just bought one, it arrived yesterday, it’s been an expensive month.
How is the Andonstar ADSM302 anyone using it?
So what is the soldering experience like under one of these compared to a typical stereo microscope like an amscope? My eyes being what they are, I need bright lights and magnification even to do through-hole soldering these days. As such when I work on a project, I sit hunched over the amscope for a bit and it becomes tedious. The Camera+monitor approach I assume would lessen the need to hunch over. Is a small screen closer to the eyes better, or is a large screen further away better? Does the autofocus try to refocus as one moves the soldering iron about?
Is adding an 0.5x or 0.35x barlow the way to go for better field / working distance / less magnification? or should one buy the 120X lens instead?
Also, for what it's worth I found AliExpress very difficult to navigate and make sense of. Even while starting out on
www.aliexpress.com in English I would occasionally get kicked over to es.aliexpress.com and switch to alternate languages. Different prices at different times for what seemed like the same or very similar items. Sometimes it took careful reading or starting at the picture to note what is different.
Thanks,
Scott
Ah, thanks Mike.
I think I get it now, XFCAM pn's are autofocus and that one you linked is their only autofocus hdmi camera.
It's confusing because there are so many resellers with misleading info e.g. autofocus IMX290 cameras but if that is true they can't be made by this manufacturer (touptek).
A tip from an eBay seller: "F" in the part number means autofocus.
Ah, thanks Mike.
I think I get it now, XFCAM pn's are autofocus and that one you linked is their only autofocus hdmi camera.
It's confusing because there are so many resellers with misleading info e.g. autofocus IMX290 cameras but if that is true they can't be made by this manufacturer (touptek).
Well, texts are misleading for sure from many , even on purpose perhaps, to distinguish them self's from ToupTek since i cant find anyone other manufacturer for this type of case and design, so far!
For anyone that really wants some fun.
Go to the Ali website put the items on your watch list then switch to the mobile app put them in the cart and process as far as payment, if you switch back to the website to complete the order you still get them at the mobile price which is less than on the website.
Saved an extra £10 on the package doing it that way, so with the other discounts saved about 2/3 of the shipping.
Mine has just turned up, it was on a 7-10 day delivery and took 14 days to arrive. I ordered this version
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Autofocus-1080P-60FPS-SONY-SENSOR-IXM290-HDMI-Video-Industry-Auto-Focus-Microscope-Camera-180X-Lens-Work/32867141063.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.3c5b4c4dTK5Gn2 which gives you
1 x Microscope Camera
1 x Power supply(AU/EU)
1 x HDMI Cable
1 x USB Mouse
1 x 180X Zoom C-mount Lens
1 x Camera Big Stand
1 x 144 LED Ring Light
I also ordered the other two lenses which were on a 30-60 day delivery, but I was surprised to find that they had also been packed in with the camera - so that was good.
The power supply for the camera and the USB mouse were DOA, but they looked so cheap and crappy that I was going to replace them anyway, so no major problem.
There were no documents at all for any of the kit, so it took a few minutes to work out how to assemble the stand, but it's not that difficult.
But once powered up I was impressed by the image quality and the autofocus. The LED ring does help to reduce noise on the video. I had always wanted a decent inspection camera and for £550 UK I pounds I think this is a bargain.
The lens I ordered 4 days after buying the microscope has arrived, no sign of the microscope yet though, I haven’t even heard from nz customs yet about paying duty on it.
Mine turned up yesterday.
The seller had packaged all the extras (lenses, light ring) in the same DHL box.
I didn't have to pay any tax on the way in as the seller had incorrectly declared the contents and value.
I will assemble and test tomorrow (weekend) and then post a pic in the 'what did you buy today' thread.
Still waiting for some internal pics...
Still waiting for some internal pics...
I will see what I can do over the weekend.
Thanks!
Wonder what that unpopulated FFC connector is for - LCD?
Thanks!
Sure, no big deal.
Wonder what that unpopulated FFC connector is for - LCD?
It could well be an LCD connector.
It might also be an alternative connector for the sensor when using a different enclosure.
I am trying to figure out a way to get more out of the firmware. It must be linux based. The mainboard is based on the Hi3516A SoC made by
Just find a serial port, J50 maybe. I have the original Hisilicon SDK somewhere.
Edited to clarify some things:
Even though is easy to find new SDK versions on the Internet, additional drivers will be needed to get something functional.
For example, to my knowledge, even the latest versions come without a driver for the IMX290/291.
I wonder if it can load firmware from a USB stick