Microscope for viewing buds and stage of maturity?

[MinnBobber]

Would a Bresser ETD-101 lighted microscope (7-45X power) work for viewing cannabis buds, both to examine for general quality and to assess maturity (clear or cloudy or amber)??

That model has 7-45X power. Is that going to work?

thanks for any info / sharing your experience with microscopes & cannabis!

 

[jojo monkey]

Here's a 20x cheapy macro lens:

I imagine 45x will really get you in there.

 

[Esoteric]

45x should be ok. If it isnt get a 100x pocket microscope with LED off ebay, they are very cheap and work really well.

 

[Tranquility]

Would a Bresser ETD-101 lighted microscope (7-45X power) work for viewing cannabis buds, both to examine for general quality and to assess maturity (clear or cloudy or amber)??

That model has 7-45X power. Is that going to work?

thanks for any info / sharing your experience with microscopes & cannabis!

Do you really need something that expensive for your purposes? There are cheap USB microscopes out there that may meet your needs. Heck, if you get a special cable you can hook a lot of them up to your phone and check on things non-destructively.

 

[howie105]

A jewellers loop and steady hands works well for on the plant sampling. Its easier to scan a bud as the focal length changes across the bud surface changes if on the other hand if I am willing to spend the time working on one view of a bud its nice to get a quality picture with a USB micro cam. I guess it comes down to what a device is being used for and how well I do my part.

 

[MinnBobber]

Too late, close-out on it was really really cheap but it's gone now

 

[GreenHopper]

I took this pic of GDP:

With one of these:

UEB 1000X 8 LED 2MP USB Digital Microscope Endoscope Magnifier Camera With Lift Stand (£23)