Quote Originally Posted by Rusty Trichome
Now I tear or cut a piece of the leaf off, and place it on a table, then check the trichs using the magnifier. Much easier and works great.
I finally resorted to doing that, I just hate having to remove any kind of living matter from my plants, especially if they're covered in frosty trichomes! Several times, though, I probably looked like a mad scientist with that thing held up to my glasses, tongue hanging out the side of my mouth, laughing hysterically when I finally got it in focus...then spouting random curses when my laughing blew it out of focus. I did this for days before I finally just started breaking bits and pieces off of the plant.

That aside, on its lowest level, it is pretty nice at inspecting the surface of your trim, giving you a good idea what's quality and what's not. But I still think I'm going to get a less powerful one for routine checks.