I use an older stereo Leica GZ6T I fixed up. Definitely worth it - would recommend picking up a used microscope on eBay though. You can generally get them <$100 or so if you look enough. I don’t have a ton of space either but I really just shove it under my desk when I’m not using the thing.
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I got a secondhand Amscope a few weeks back. Haven't used it for soldering yet, because I need a proper temperature controlled iron with finer tips than my current one.
It's been great for pulling splinters out of my fingers though!
My bigger problem with most affordable home-use level digital scopes is that they're not stereoscopic.
True, the lack of depth perception sucks. Makes it harder to see the shape of things, solder fillets, and height of pins / pads.