I have the same microscope- I also have found that if I clip a small sample of bud and take it intothe house for examination is best- I have no problem distinquishing clear from cloudy and the amber stand out well- outside in the field is difficult in some light and the tungsten bulb in the scope does warm things up a bit due to color temp of the light bulb- take some clippings , several from same plant and examine closely- take your time and you will see the different color stages of trichs- Good Luck and happy harvest
clovisman Reviewed by clovisman on . PROS!!! My trichome coloring hard to tell... Help Trichs are definatly the indication of harvest time. Now the problem. Sometimes it's a little hard to tell the color of a trich. Even under a Radio Shack microscope the lighing can create a false indication. It's hard to tell if they are cloudy or clear somtimes because of their size. On top of that these guy are big and full of trichs. It's GOT to be time to harvest. However I see no amber trichs. They are so small that they reflect and sometimes look cloudy when they are not. The Rating: 5