Microsoft Lifecam Studio Electronics Microscope

So, I'm a cheapskate, and my vision isn't the best. Add the fact that SMT soldering is really hard without magnification, and I decided to buy one of those crappy 14$ USB microscopes on ebay, and it was kinda disappointing.
The lens mechanism and focal distance was pretty nice, but the sensor is only 640 by 480 and has really poor light characteristics. I also however have an old lifecam studio that picked up on sale a while back, and I never use it.

I looked around online to see if the li