Quote Originally Posted by pjrage View Post
I think everyone just adjusts to the particular magnification level they use based on what they have, and over time they begin to understand how to interpret what they are seeing.

There must be some affect of how the optics and particular microscope play in here too because, to be honest, there's not a big difference between 60x and 100x on my cheap little scope. Stuff looks 'bigger' at 100x, but there's no extra detail there that I'm not seeing at 60x

I would bet that if I had a high quality super clear 30x scope, I would be perfectly fine with that, but with these little kids scopes, it seems like you need to use the higher mag levels to get the job done.
You've hit the nail on the head.

When it comes to optics resolution is king not magnification. It reminds me years ago I was looking to buy a telescope and they had these cheapo rigs that had all kinds of ridiculous magnification however, yea, Jupiter sure is big unfortunately its just a big blurr.

Another thing to remember is a magnifier will tell you that a razor it not ready for shaving but it will never tell you when it is. If you see defects in the blade you know you can't shave with it but even if it looks textbook perfect it still may not shave worth a damn.