MrFishy
Well-Known Member
As many of you know, seeing anything can be quite difficult with this "toy".
Shaky hands, super tough focus, sqashing trich-heads . . . it's maddening at first!
But it's a week later and I've stumbled on a few ways of making things easier. Please add more if you can. Thanks.
Obviously anything re: hands would be reversed for lefties.
Stick to 60X.
Don't start trying to use this scope on your buds first. If you've a stash, focus on a piece of that, or anything microscopic, like maybe your penis?
(Comedy relief . . . this scope can be s t r e s s f u l ! )
What you're trying to do here is get this thing focused from as far away as possible . . . this seems to be about 1/2 an inch. The way this scope is designed is for you to "press it into" the object. I don't know about you, but I'm not doing that to my juicy buds. Anyhow, this done . . .
Now you're ready to have a glimpse. I am MUCH steadier sitting above my plant than standing above it. A LOT! I suggest you might be too.
That done . . .
With your left hand, reach out and take the target bud gently in your grip, thumb towards you, fingers around, or under growth. It's kinda like holding a brandy snifter, if you know what I mean. Anyway, unless one is brand new at growing, we all know how to touch a bud w/o smashing anything. Let common sense be your guide here.
Growth in hand, you can put the scope to your eye and lean on in, now using that thumb-on-top to not only support your scope hand, but also as a gage as to how far away you are . . . ideally in that 1/2" honey spot you set in the beginning.
This is how I've been able to finally effectively use this mini-microscope.
It ain't perfect, but it works, helps protect your trichs, and I really wish I'd known what you now do before I smashed a few beautiful droplets of your highness.
More tips?
Almost forgot, occasionally most of us are gonna shake too much to use this thing anyway . . . just try again later, after your adrenaline has settled, or whatever.
Shaky hands, super tough focus, sqashing trich-heads . . . it's maddening at first!
But it's a week later and I've stumbled on a few ways of making things easier. Please add more if you can. Thanks.
Obviously anything re: hands would be reversed for lefties.
Stick to 60X.
Don't start trying to use this scope on your buds first. If you've a stash, focus on a piece of that, or anything microscopic, like maybe your penis?
(Comedy relief . . . this scope can be s t r e s s f u l ! )
What you're trying to do here is get this thing focused from as far away as possible . . . this seems to be about 1/2 an inch. The way this scope is designed is for you to "press it into" the object. I don't know about you, but I'm not doing that to my juicy buds. Anyhow, this done . . .
Now you're ready to have a glimpse. I am MUCH steadier sitting above my plant than standing above it. A LOT! I suggest you might be too.
That done . . .
With your left hand, reach out and take the target bud gently in your grip, thumb towards you, fingers around, or under growth. It's kinda like holding a brandy snifter, if you know what I mean. Anyway, unless one is brand new at growing, we all know how to touch a bud w/o smashing anything. Let common sense be your guide here.
Growth in hand, you can put the scope to your eye and lean on in, now using that thumb-on-top to not only support your scope hand, but also as a gage as to how far away you are . . . ideally in that 1/2" honey spot you set in the beginning.
This is how I've been able to finally effectively use this mini-microscope.
It ain't perfect, but it works, helps protect your trichs, and I really wish I'd known what you now do before I smashed a few beautiful droplets of your highness.
More tips?
Almost forgot, occasionally most of us are gonna shake too much to use this thing anyway . . . just try again later, after your adrenaline has settled, or whatever.