The best kind of magnifier for you will depend on your existing quality of vision, and what kind of spectacles you may already use. Magnification is also very personal in other ways. Until you have experienced this for yourself, you don't really know if you can do SMD or not (with the obvious clinical exceptions, of course). When you can see better, it also sets up a feedback loop through the brain that steadies the hands remarkably. Magnification comes first - but it isn't only about seeing better. If you don't have ALL the right tools, you're giving yourself an unnecessary fight. But I really do mean ".AND." in every case. Thin flux-cored solder (tin/lead alloy is far easier to use). Fine-tip thermostatic soldering iron (doesn't have to be expensive). Good tweezers (that don't cross-over when you squeeze). Strong light (preferably that follows where you're looking). Magnification (see below - my personal favourite cost about £2!). With these tools, SMD down to 0805 size can be very comfortable, and with a bit of practice it is still possible for a G3 to work with 0604 (or even 0402, but that's no longer fun). None of them needs to be exotic or expensive, but you do need to have almost ALL of them. Here's my list, based on experience and in approximate order of importance. SMD is different from traditional wire-ended components, and it requires some different tools.
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