Soldering SMDs are not that difficult, just takes a little practice. Youtube has everything you need to know about soldering any kind of SMD device you want... There are some very good soldering tutorials on Youtube, where you can learn all the tricks... I was like everyone else, I thought soldering SMDs were out of the questions... Now I have no problem even with 402s, not that difficult with a pair of binoculars... learned it all on Youtube...
I made several adapter boards for 805s, SOTs, and other SMDs... Chip Quik also makes a line of SMD adapter boards...
