trichome magnifying glass?

[AmazingBlazing]

Quick question. how powerful of a magnifying glass do you need to check trichomes? also, where can you find a good one? thanks

[dusto2k3]

anywhere from 10-30x works good. 10x is great. look at radio shack of on ebay for a jewelers loupe.

[crazyhorse]

I bought a little cheesy plastic to microscope on ebay, ten bucks, works fine! I can see the trich's perfectly:thumbsup:

[madeline]

Those Radio Shack plastic microscopes are great for checking out detail in a closed environment and on a flat surface but for getting closeups of the flowers while still on the plant a 10x-30x magnifying glass is much better and easier to see what's going on. Higher power needs a steady surface or else it's nearly impossible to keep the subject in focus which is why a lower power is best for our needs.

[Tendril.traY]

hey blaze dnt mean to knock your thread but im about 5 1/2 weeks in flower and i was wondering what is it that u look for? is it the hairs or the thicromes and whatdo you look for. i read you look for half brown/amber in the hairs or thicromes but im not sure. if u can let me know... thx
srry about the knock dude.

DREAM BIG! TraY

[whisky]

you should look on the leaves next to the hairs.. usually top of bud is good to see.. you will see small white dots on them wth your naked eye. zoom there with the mag.

[FreeVenice]

I use a lens for viewing negatives.