A good 'scope will be equipped with one adjustable ocular. Even if both eyes are different (but not too much; I think +/-2), you should be able to focus with one eye, then adjust the other eyepiece until both are good. As long as you are the only one using the microscope, the adjustment never (for a few years, anyway) need be changed.
Donald.
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On 2019-11-01 11:08 a.m., stefan_trethan wrote:
With both eyes the same you don't really need to wear the reading glasses, since you can probably just adjust the focus of the microscope.
You may still want to though, if you need the glasses for other stuff and don't want to take them off all the time. They make special glasses compatible eyepieces for that (higher focal plane, usually have a glasses symbol or H etched into them).
Even if one eye needs a different prescription most microscopes allow you to dial in a spherical correction.
I have never seen an eyepiece with cylinder correction, but would very much expect they exist as a specialty item.
A good quality stereo microscope can offer the same or better vision as the mantis.
It's just more comfortable and efficient to use.
ST
On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 2:32 PM Dave <theschemer@... <mailto:theschemer@...>> wrote:
Hi Stefan,
? That Mantis looks great but way out of my price range. My eyes
are fairly functional but I am far-sighted and use reading glasses.
Both eyes are the same so figure 20-20 but far-sighted. By the way,
can you wear reading glasses when using a microscope or does the
scope take away that problem and you just dial it in? I did enough
research not to want a digital microscope for various reasons.
Thanks,
Dave
On 10/31/2019 11:13 PM, stefan_trethan wrote:
I use a Mantis Elite at work every day for soldering.
It resolves exactly what you mentioned, that the view disappears,
because it has very wide field eyepiece area (you look into a
single "screen").
Of course it costs real money, but I wouldn't want to miss it.
You definitely want an optical stereo microscope, at least if both
of your eyes are still somewhat functional.
A 2D digital image does not compare for soldering.
ST
On Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 1:24 AM Dave <theschemer@...
<mailto:theschemer@...>> wrote:
Anybody using a microscope made for soldering? I finally
realized I need
to be able to see better, and I will pay for the needed fix. I
don't
think I want a USB style that has the little monitor/display
but rather
something like these:
Anyone use one? The only con I see often complained about is
if you
don't hold your head just right, the view disappears, kind of
like with
a rifle scope on high power.
Thanks
