specifically the one from radioshack where it has the light, and the focus and zoom in scroll. whenever i look through i cant tell shit. even when it take out a nuggy i cant get it to focus at all
I think I have the same one you do. Put it straight onto a flat surface with the plastic side pointing down. Set the zoom to its lowest setting and look through the lens. Play with the focus until you can see something. I used a dollar bill to focus it. I haven't found a way to use it if its not stable and against something though..
They can be tricky since the zoom and focus play against each other -- get it in focus then change the zoom and it's now out of focus. Agree you need to put it on a flat surface and hold it steady, don't try to hold it up to the plant (take a tiny snippet off the plant to look at). You'll get the hang of it.