I put a hole and standard screw mount into my magnifier so I could do a similar thing with my phone but still use the magnifier, and the magnifier has a light in it too which is great for filming!
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That is a really nice looking glass. I want one, but the nice ones are kinda pricey. What kinda magnification power does it have, and do you like it?
I’m hoping that I can use the camera / monitor as an electronic zoom magnifier. I was winding teensy little coils the other day, and could barely see what I was doing.
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this is the best type of magnification I have found for the majority of work, the depth of focus as well as the flexibility is truly brilliant.
They also appear to be Adam Savages favourite (he did a video on it here)
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I got a cheap LED one on AliExpress, one of the best things I added to my workbench. I use it mainly as a moveable light, but when I’ve wanted the magnifier it’s always done the job for me.
Most of the time with what I do, I’m working with my eyes and just inspecting with magnification afterwards, I’ve got pretty good eyesight so as long as there’s enough light I can get away with it
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I’ve got good vision, really good close range if I ditch the glasses, but that wire I was winding was FINE.
It was only .0034 dia. and I wanted it as perfectly spaced as I could get it, on a 2mm core. Wire was dark green, on a black core too. Basically I did it by feel.
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no idea… i got this from a lab closing sale… but i do know my favorite thing to do with it is actually press my face right up to it like i’m wearing it as a mask and work that way… it gives me stereoscopic magnification with a single lens! for things that need closer inspection, i switch up to my microscope.
Oh and one other benefit from working that way with it… I avoid breathing in soldering iron smoke!
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I thought that was just me 
that was what led be to try the ones like linked above.
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You see, stuff like this is why I shouldn’t check DT on my way home. I laughed so damned hard that I almost wrecked.
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Me Too
A LOT
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I wish there was something like redit gold just so I could commend this glorious post!
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I’m stealing this for a new thread.
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Great Idea 
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just fyi… this is an award that discourse keeps track of based on likes (i think that’s how it works anyway)… but yes I do like the idea of leveling admirations… and then some… I will think up a prize of some kind too 
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Back on topic.
Been messing with the homebrew setup for about 5 hours now and finally got it working. Sort of. I’d say the lag between action and video is in the 3-4 second range. This is WITH the paid version of DroidCamX, using USB.
Using wireless was just about as bad. Neither is usuable.
Things they don’t tell you up front. You must enable USB Debugging, and must download phone specific USB drivers to the PC being used.
I’m tempted to Amazon a proper webcam. Supply is coronavirus borked though.
Might just ditch the PC and record to phone. A bit awkwardish, but given the workarounds necessary to use a PC, maybe not that bad.
Anyways, I’m done fooling with it for tonight.
P.S. The perspective from the arm is really nice, will make for good videos, just laggy.
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i used to be into all this stuff a long time ago… i had something for my windows box that would turn an IP cam stream into a video for windows A/V source (like a webcam)… how does (or does) DroidCamX have something for this or does it just turn your phone into an IP cam and you have to figure the rest out? I mean… the first couple lines on play store talk about using DroidCamX to do twitch / skype / etc. with your phone - which I assume they meant on your laptop or desktop… not just using the apps already on the mobile…