I am nearing harvest. I want to get something to see my trichs better. I have one of the Radio Shack scopes but my hands are too shakey to use it. So does anyone have a suggestion for a better scope? What power should I be looking for? Thanks.
If you've got a decent digital camera you can take shots and zoom in on them with your computer. Those radio shack scopes though ... you pretty much have to push it onto the bud to get a good view. Have you tried holding it with both hands?
go to amazon.com and order a jewelers loupe. its like a 5 set, a 5x,10x,20x,50x so u can try various strengths of magnifying. it should be ten dollars or les
You want 25x-75x magnification. You can get a jeweler's loupe, but...are you trying to use that Radio Shack pocket scope on the plant? You'll never get it to focus that way, plus you don't want to be looking for amber color under an amber-colored light. Take a tiny snippet off the bud (like 1/4 the size of a grain of rice), put that on a white sheet of paper, take that under normal lighting on a table or countertop, then you should be able to see it with the RS scope.
Thanks toastybiz, I used to use it just like you advised but I find that I'm just gettin' too old to see. I'm hopin' to find something that's easier to see through.
I had to cut leafs off to see...laying them on a flat surface helps a lot But i also hate cutting a leaf just so see Use a camera phone and stick the scope up to the plant and snap away...easiest way
thats the way ive been doing it... very hard to get my camera to focus though... i say if you really cant hold it steady cut a piece off and sit it down and try and get a view.