On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 1:25 AM, John Gardner wrote: > With a little practice, a relatively cheap "Magic Wand" hand scanner > > produces quite clear (color) images of circuit boards. > > Jack > -- > I have found that when my phone's macro isn't enough, a 10x loupe in front of the camera lens with plenty of light can produce pretty good results for a rough hack. Here are a couple of examples using a Galaxy S II and a 10x loupe (lighting could be better): http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx46/oliglaser/20130307_072426c.jpg http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx46/oliglaser/PCBs0163.jpg http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx46/oliglaser/20130307_072621.jpg --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .