I finally broke down and bought a little mini microscope from Radio Shack, like everyone seems to suggest nowadays. The one that I bought has 60x-100x magnification, and actually works a little too good. Instead of focusing on a layer of trichomes, this one will actually show you a close-up of a single trichome stalk! You may want to think about getting one with a little less power, because if I so much as breathe on the plant while trying to look through the microscope, everything gets blown out of focus.