Building a USB Microscope

I used an old camera lens and a USB camera to make a USB microscope. That I plan to use to build Printed Circuit Boards. The parts are getting so small they are hard to see.

[@Z-Ack]

Now you can digitally magnify on top of the lens magnification.. youre usually able to distort the image and readjust screen resolution to compensate to a certain point where the screen resolution is reached but by then it would be issue of light rather than magnification..

[@newvaper3794]

hi Ted...can i use any camera lens like those coming from portable cameras? thanks for the video.

[@johnmichaels4330]

Yes, any lens will work. Just have to find the focal point. Can even use the big lenses from old slr cameras.

[@pianoman88x88]

Ted, thank you for good patient teaching and for good illustration of lathe work. Using a sink drain for focusing is brilliant! Also impressed with your clear understanding of magnification - that is not very common. Curious about the tube section between lens and camera chip: did you paint the tube insides with flat-black paint to reduce internal reflections?

[@spicky2966]

you are a geniusi need one -going to build one the space b/w the lens and paper is ideal to what i need

[@johnmichaels4330]

Great job man. Very straightforward. That would work just fine and better than buying if you do this sort of thing all the time. I'm actually making one from an old cctv camera I found.

[@IEPPenzotti]

Greetings, How You hack the old camera lens? Thanks in advance

[@MarcoAntonio-bg7jj]

good job master !!!!!

[@Myrwok_Worzylux]

materials and diagrams of proyect (step to step)? thank you

[@sadoutayoub8110]

Bon travail avec bonne chance

[@tjanicsek]

Hi Ted! Nice job !