Need help buying a Magnifying glass for looking at Trichomes!

Letstrip

Well-Known Member

• Mar 4, 2014

• #1

Hey everyone

Im looking at buying a Magnifying glass/ trichome viewer, what ever youd like to call it!
Ill be buying it online so does anyone know any decent ones I could buy online? It can be any price range.
Id like to look at other things using it to so thatl be algood right?

- Cheers

 

midnitetoak

Active Member

• Mar 4, 2014

• #2

Got myself a 420 scope found it on amazon for like $14 I think -it does the job fairly well

 

dimebong

Well-Known Member

• Mar 4, 2014

• #3

I bought mine on ebay a couple of years ago, batteries are still going. It's 60x. You can't look at big areas at once but it's perfect for trichs and identifying pests.

This is the type i have, it's only $6 now with free shipping:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-60X-Mi...101?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2587c1bd9d

 

smokecat

Well-Known Member

• Mar 4, 2014

• #4

HTG supply has 2... I like the 30x 60x better personally. the more powerful ones are way to hard to hold steady... or get a jewelers loupe.

 

supertiger

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• Mar 4, 2014

• #5

60x minimum if you actually want to see anything useful.

 

crazykiwi420

Well-Known Member

• Mar 4, 2014

• #6

Yeah those 30X loupes are hard to see, if you can find a 60x loupe that's the go. Some of those mini microscopes are real unsteady and hard to see.

Dimmebong's one looks all good though.

 

dimebong

Well-Known Member

• Mar 4, 2014

• #7

The shield needs to rest against the bud to be steady, then the lens can be raised or lowered with the wheel.

 

SunJ

Member

• Mar 4, 2014

• #8

I found one for $15 at my local indoor garden shop that looks like this. Does the trick, gets a little gummed up, so I try to keep my inspections to a minimum and wait until week 8 of flower to start looking.

 

supertiger

Well-Known Member

• Mar 4, 2014

• #9

If your loupe doesn't stick to the plant when you let go like
"look mah no hands" it's not ready yet.

 

SunJ

Member

• Mar 4, 2014

• #10

supertiger said:

If your loupe doesn't stick to the plant when you let go like
"look mah no hands" it's not ready yet.

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Haha! Exactly!

 

Letstrip

Well-Known Member

• Mar 4, 2014

• #11

Hey guys thanks for all the help! I ended up settling on the 420 scope 60x - 100x. http://www.puffitup.com/420-Scope-60-100x-Magnifier-420Scope-NEW-Free-Ship-p/420scope60x100.htm
21 bucks and 6 bucks shipping. On the actual 420 scope website it was 26 bucks and it was like 30 dollars for shipping fuck that!! haha Amazon had the scopes to but it wasn't free shipping to NZ.

Dimebong that would have been my second choice but I had a little extra cash to spare this week

 

crazykiwi420

Well-Known Member

• Mar 4, 2014

• #12

let us know how that one works out Letstrip, I need one too.

 

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~Dankster~420

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• Mar 4, 2014

• #13

I have found mine 2 work great..

midnitetoak said:

Got myself a 420 scope found it on amazon for like $14 I think -it does the job fairly well

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charface

Well-Known Member

• Mar 4, 2014

• #14

I have a kind scope and some other squar thing. I gotta say the easiest
for me is just a good magnifying glass.

 

Letstrip

Well-Known Member

• Mar 4, 2014

• #15

Sweet as Ill let you all know how it is

 

Lo Budget

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• Mar 5, 2014

• #16

SunJ said:

I found one for $15 at my local indoor garden shop that View attachment 3013506 looks like this. Does the trick, gets a little gummed up, so I try to keep my inspections to a minimum and wait until week 8 of flower to start looking.

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I got one exactly like that at radio shack.

 

Letstrip

Well-Known Member

• Mar 14, 2014

• #17

Got my 420 scope! Its haven't looked at any bud yet but there were a few crumbs in a container I had and wow its amazing seeing trichome up close, its pretty clear to.

Takes some patience but once its focused in and you suss the scope out its great. x100 zoom is out of it haha Also its wack looking at shit up close like flowers and coins and just anything small.

The potato leaf was mad to look at up close. Can see all the little spines and hairs and shit