# Checking trichomes **URL:** \ **Category:** Harvesting\ **Tags:** flowering\ **Created:** [August 4, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/checking-trichomes/50835 "2020-08-04T15:18:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mosaicmind9x](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/mosaicmind9x/32/284607_2.png) [@Mosaicmind9x](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Mosaicmind9x)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/checking-trichomes/50835/1 "2020-08-04T15:18:11Z")
Any recommendations on a good jewelry loupe? Are the ones that attach to your phone worth it? ---
**Author:** ![Davyg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/davyg/32/288930_2.png) [@Davyg](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Davyg)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/checking-trichomes/50835/2 "2020-08-04T15:40:45Z")
Have a look through this post, it gives you a fair bit of info > [@Jewelers Loupe?](https://ilgmforum.com/t/jewelers-loupe/49039): > > So, I bought 10x, 20x, 30x, 40x, and a 60-120x zoom scope. 40x gets me a fair view, but very hard to tell milky from clear or amber. The 60-120x (which a lot of forums recommended) shows very nice,BUT have to literally be touching the buds and can’t hold it steady enough to really focus on an area well. What are you guys using to see the trichomes well? I have a scope that attaches to phone via bluetooth, but it’s still a week out. 2 of my girls are definitely getting close. 70% orange pistols,… ---
**Author:** ![Lynyrdsky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/lynyrdsky/32/339934_2.png) [@Lynyrdsky](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Lynyrdsky)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/checking-trichomes/50835/3 "2020-08-04T15:48:03Z")
I just received a microscope yesterday to attach to my android phone and it works great for 15 bucks on eBay. ---
**Author:** ![BobbyDigital](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/bobbydigital/32/1220557_2.png) [@BobbyDigital](https://ilgmforum.com/u/BobbyDigital)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/checking-trichomes/50835/4 "2020-08-04T15:51:33Z")
I use this and it works pretty well [https://www.amazon.com/Xenvo-iPhone-Camera-Lens-Clip/dp/B01A6D2JVI](https://www.amazon.com/Xenvo-iPhone-Camera-Lens-Clip/dp/B01A6D2JVI?tag=ilovegrowingm-20) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/4/3/439812c8f601d0667356673df5e0088dec99d86f.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/8/d/e/8de5aebbf0a0017f138813d68c463b659d47ef37.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Davyg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/davyg/32/288930_2.png) [@Davyg](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Davyg)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/checking-trichomes/50835/5 "2020-08-04T15:51:45Z")
I have the same and I love it ---
**Author:** ![420craftsman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/420craftsman/32/363876_2.png) [@420craftsman](https://ilgmforum.com/u/420craftsman)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/checking-trichomes/50835/6 "2020-08-04T16:50:12Z")
Here’s the one I use. It was $15 and works great and the light helps me look at the buds, even with the grow lights on. ![IMG_20200804_114812](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/7/6/7/76793a5e39c9fcdf3efed419fffdf8841ff9e75a.jpeg) ![IMG_20200804_114835](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/4/b/9/4b9bac801a1728b775a144a3618cf28402dba9c1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Hellraiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/hellraiser/32/294013_2.png) [@Hellraiser](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hellraiser)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/checking-trichomes/50835/7 "2020-08-04T18:36:31Z")
I have that Xenvo lens as well but I don’t know what I’m doing with it, are you zooming in using the phone camera or just holding it real close to the bud? ---
**Author:** ![BobbyDigital](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/bobbydigital/32/1220557_2.png) [@BobbyDigital](https://ilgmforum.com/u/BobbyDigital)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/checking-trichomes/50835/8 "2020-08-04T19:00:02Z")
Zooming my phone in and getting close. Make sure to take off the wide angle lens. I thought the thing sucked at first because I didn’t realize it had a wide angle lens on it, lol ---
**Author:** ![Hellraiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/hellraiser/32/294013_2.png) [@Hellraiser](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hellraiser)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/checking-trichomes/50835/9 "2020-08-04T19:18:22Z")
LOL, yeah I’m sure I left the wide angle lens on it. ---
**Author:** ![BobbyDigital](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/bobbydigital/32/1220557_2.png) [@BobbyDigital](https://ilgmforum.com/u/BobbyDigital)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/checking-trichomes/50835/10 "2020-08-04T19:42:48Z")
Should go from this: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/d/e/d/dedfe07a7e8afd4b077862d6f136935c4881fcdd.jpeg) To this: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/8/7/3/8733449550bcf8b9db3032c3b6634aa387ec5ebe.jpeg) The big wide angle lens just screws off ---
**Author:** ![Hellraiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/hellraiser/32/294013_2.png) [@Hellraiser](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hellraiser)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/checking-trichomes/50835/11 "2020-08-04T19:46:35Z")
Thanks! Yes, mine looks like the top pic, first thing I’m gonna do when I get home is to pull that wide angle lens off and try some macro shots. ---
**Author:** ![JustLivin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@JustLivin](https://ilgmforum.com/u/JustLivin)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/checking-trichomes/50835/12 "2020-08-06T14:23:56Z")
This is what I got from Amazon after trying all the others. Works very well, but does take a steady hand. # STPCTOU Wireless Digital Microscope 50X-1000X 1080P Handheld Portable Mini WiFi USB Microscope Camera with 8 LED Lights for iPhone/iPad/Smartphone/Tablet/PC ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/6/d/d/6dd9fbee6ae0d26267a786a7205d4eb7f2a6b650.jpeg)