examining trichs witn binoculars?

Discussion in 'Growing Marijuana Indoors' started by wdissident, Oct 6, 2010.

  1. #1 wdissident, Oct 6, 2010
    examining trichs with binoculars? i dont have a jewelers loupe and radio shack doesn't have that magnifying glass thing. can i use binoculars backwards?
     
  2. #2 Imalittleteapot, Oct 6, 2010

    lol, probably. ill have to try it and see if it works.
     
  3. #3 VB_Toker, Oct 6, 2010
    it doesnt.

    i just tried it
     
  4. #4 wdissident, Oct 6, 2010
    what % magnification do you need minimum i can get ahold of a 10x but i heard you need more like 25x-40
     
  5. #5 delpfranco, Oct 6, 2010
    30x minimum I use a 60x cause I likes to get in there deep [​IMG] ebay man for under 20 greenbacks
     
  6. #6 toastybiz, Oct 6, 2010
    Binoculars backwards make everything look small.

    Binoculars facing the right way magnify, but are focused out to infinity so can't be used for macro close-up.

    About 25x is the minimum for getting a good look at the trichs.

    You can jeweler's loupes on ebay cheap.
     
  7. #7 wdissident, Oct 6, 2010
  8. #8 StinkBomb, Oct 6, 2010
    I have a bunch of tools for viewing trichomes. My favorite method is to screw macro filters onto the end of my camera lens. I can get a much better view from a static macro shot than I can with those cheap hand held scopes. I also like my desktop stereo microscope. The only problem with the scope is that a sample bud must be cut and placed on the viewing plate.

    I haven't used one yet, but my buddy really likes those USB scopes.

    But if you have an SLR camera, the magnification filters are only around $30.
     
  9. #9 draggon9, Oct 7, 2010
    Try the eyepiece from the binoc's.:D
     
  10. #10 smguffer, Feb 27, 2017
    old ass thread.. but how are there so many people wrong in this thread?

    i just tried this and it does indeed magnify things (extremely well) when the object you're looking at is an inch or less away from the lens with a good light source.

    it's perfect for this application
     
  11. #11 sgtchickens, Feb 27, 2017
    You can see the color clearly? The little microscopes are garbage
     
  12. #12 smguffer, Feb 27, 2017
    yeah man i got a pretty basic set of binoculars .. Tasco 10x25 .. I turned them backwards, leaned the LED light from my camera phone up against the binoculars and looked at my mouse pad.. i can see all of the individual fibers and then see smaller fibers inside the fibers.. i looked at a crumb that was no bigger than an ant's head and i could see all kinds of detail .. it's literally awesome. i was about to buy a microscope, came across a couple threads, tried it, came across this one and was like "wtf... it works..?"
     
  13. #13 smguffer, Feb 27, 2017
    the key is a good light source, and keeping the lens less than an inch away from the object you're trying to view.
     
  14. #14 smguffer, Feb 27, 2017
    something like this...
     

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