Looking for a decent scope.

Any suggestions?

I have considered the 420 scope but can not for certain find out which is the real deal (about 5 different looking packaging and other issues on ebay alone).

Also, a friend bought a little scope that was supposed to be a 420 scope but the thing was tiny, the lens was extremely small, the depth of field was terribly shallow and focusing/zooming was a pain.

Please point me in the right direction

I seen some nice digital one's that took pics.a bit pricey.. do goog search.

Everything you need to know about trichomes can be seen with the RadioShack $12 scope.

I hear that a 30x-40x jewelers loupe is the easiest to use for checking trichs around the plant.

I usually use my camera to take close up pics and then zoom in on the trichs

you get what you pay for. I own 3 or 4 420 scopes and they work great. A little hard to focus but it does the job and at 10.00 a great deal.

I got one of the 420 scopes and I think it's a piece of shit. Impossible to focus even on the lowest setting. Tried to use it a few times and tossed it on the workbench where it still sits, should have sent it back.

Replaced it with this, which though cheap, works fine:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0052G7EX8/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

AimAim said:

I got one of the 420 scopes and I think it's a piece of shit. Impossible to focus even on the lowest setting. Tried to use it a few times and tossed it on the workbench where it still sits, should have sent it back.

Replaced it with this, which though cheap, works fine:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0052G7EX8/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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I got one of them too, works great.

I meant to mention that if you look through binoculars backwards they are great at magnification.

I have a pair of 8 X 32 Bushnells that work great, just need to provide adequate light. They actually work better and easier than the little loupe.

I used to have a mic that attached to my I-phone, think it was 80-100x. Didn't need to use it with phone but you could also get some good pics of the trichs with it. Picked it up on e-bay/amazon for next to nothing.

BarnBuster said:

https://www.rollitup.org/toke-n-talk/755022-200x-usb-microscope.html

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Want for looking at it around the plants.

My Microscope (60x to 1000x) works fine if I want to look at stuff not attached to the plant ).