HEY GC! So I just picked up something from a buddy, and it is freaking AWESOME. You know those little radioshack scopes? 5-15$, annoying to work with(once you have the right zoom and focus, its a B**** to find the angle to get enough light), and kinda shoddy? Well, spend a few bucks more and scoping is now the easiest thing in the world (with a computer) [ame="http://www.amazon.com/GSI-High-Definition-Scientific-Microscope-Microscopic/dp/B003BLTX62/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321562706&sr=8-1"]USB Scope[/ame] 25$ (shipping not included) from amazon; mine was free but had I known how it works, I would have picked one up) pros: easiest thing I have used to check trichomes for readyness, kinda freaking cool, LEDs light it up NICELY Cons: there is no auto focus. One you've dialed in the magnification you want, you have to move the scope closer or farther to focus. The stand sucks Its a PoS microscope; don't get this for scientific or legit scope work The resolution blows; if you want beautiful trichome close ups, stick with a scope+camera. Cant take pictures, the program I have with it is buggy. To get a picture, I need to take a 1 second video and select a frame from that. 10x-200x, but on a mechanical cycle BIGGEST con - you need a computer/laptop. Attached are "10x", and "200x" I like it in the middle, to see a nice winter wonderland