MangoHz

hi resinbud , hiya hempy,

hempy said:
looking real nice l33t the macro shots look great to i started to look at getting a macro lense for my camera and nearly fell off my chair when i saw the price ranges and diffrent lenses avaluble for diffrent aplications here i thort i had a good lens turns out the one i got with my slr is the cheepest in the range lol.
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Hey man hope all is well with you. Well about macro lenses , usually most macro lenses in the market are optimized for low magnifications usually only up to 1x . If you want to shoot trichome closeups then you need a different approach and you can get a very cheap macro setup for under 150-300 usd. All you need is a cheap 16mm cine lens and use it reversed mounted on a bellows (or on extension tubes).. If you want a lens for sharp bud close ups around 1:2 or 1:1 magnification , then you'd need a good macro lens (50mm or 100mm for your camera format ) that goes up to 1:1 magnification on its own (just the lens / without any extension).Its a fun hobby to shoot trichome macros really enjoy it myself .

Some updates , 94 day from seed now , the light regime is 10/14 and the plants are almost done , gonna take em down in a couple of days , there are some amber trichs on most phenos especially the faster plants are almost 40-60% amber , thought to leave em go dead ripe..Here is a nice MangoHaze bud closeup from a sample bud from one of the best yielding hazy phenos. Its from a very tall plant with beautiful hazy smell but the buds are rock hard on this particular hazy pheno..though sativa looking , long and pointy. I 'd say this specific one is my favorite plant in the garden from all the 17 MH ladies and is a nice yielder too.

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Beautiful flowers , a real pleasure to watch em patiently blossom , thanks for the great genetics Shanti.
 
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I am really impressed by these plants.

The photography ain't so bad either! :D Every time I get an update email I start drooling, even before I click the link. Thanks again L33t
 
Europa said:
The photography ain't so bad either! :D Every time I get an update email I start drooling, even before I click the link. Thanks again L33t
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Hi Europa glad you enjoy the budshots and macros . Thank you for dropping by again :)

Here is a very nice macro I took with a 25mm old cctv camera lens mounted reversed on 280mm bellows. Its funny , you can see the reflection of the table lamp I was using to lit the subject on the resin sphere's reflection highlight. You can see the table lamp's reflector around the incandescent bulb and you can aaalllmost read the wattage rating thats printed on the center of the bulb in the middle of its reflection , its not clear but you can see that there is something written there in the white dot!
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Stunning Pic

Now that is a quality pic, i take my hat off to you man, that's top drawer L33t

Peace

Herb
 
Updates, updates & more updates, Please

Hello mate,

I've been blown away watching you grow out these ladies,how do like her;)

You really,no hang on:p You canReally grow very well indeed Man:)

peace & update if you get time,
 
thanx redeye amd all !

i have harvested the mango haze girls and they are drying at the moment . I will take some pics from the harvested buds soon . They smell wonderful !

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have fun
 
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They look wonderful

Thanks for sharing Bro :)

Look forward to the rest of the show,and how you rate her as a PrimoPrimoorPrimo Primosmoke:p

It all looks the biz:eek:

peace
 
hola amigo lookin good bro.. nice to see that you give the mangohaze a shot bro you will get some fine fine weed on that grow bro welcome in to the mango gang LOL peace out ...
 
Perfect grow from start to finish L33t, you really show what the MangoHaze is capable of in the hands of an experienced sativa grower. Fabulous macro too, the best I have seen from you yet :D Can't wait to see the cured nugg shots......btw don't be afraid of using the autofocus, it is your friend in the right situation(less than 1:2) ;)
 
Where's the Bubble??????

Hello L33t,

Did I see you post on this site somewhere today & mention you have run some MHz through the bags,pics please if you get time,

I agree GreenMachine,perfect grow from start to finish:D

Hope to see many more from you L33t :)

peace,

Where's that bubble:p
 
GreenMachine said:
Perfect grow from start to finish L33t, you really show what the MangoHaze is capable of in the hands of an experienced sativa grower. Fabulous macro too, the best I have seen from you yet :D Can't wait to see the cured nugg shots......btw don't be afraid of using the autofocus, it is your friend in the right situation(less than 1:2)
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Hi all!

Red and True thank you for dropping by guys :) I cant wait to cure the flowers for another 2-3wks/20days and then post a detailed smoke report with photos from dried buds from each pheno. From the samples I 've tried so far I think I 've found few very special plants. Even though still cured the smoke from some samples is very potent and very very tasty.It seems the plain water I gave the last 4 waterings helped a lot and improved the taste dramatically. Less chlorophyll in the bud , so less time needed till its smokable.

Hi GM,

Nice to see you again . Hope all is well man and you're having a good time. Thanx for the kind words man , it was a pleasure watching these genetics grow. I am glad you liked the last trichome macro it was taken with a new cheap lens I bought mounted reversed on a 300mm bellows . It cost me only 5 usd !Cheap good quality optics LOL ! I also ordered a new good macro lens that is optimized for x 20 magnification so I should be able to get some very close-up macros when I get it.
I am really happy with the MH , the plants finished nicely especially considering that they were flowered from seed , MH is a very nice sativa hybrid , one of the best out there . A really nice blend of sativa and indica , a quite fast practical haze , its a bit more sativa in terms of structure compared to SSH and the high is more cerebral , ..I would say it lacks the bodystone that SSH gives me so at least for me its closer to the effect I am looking for. Very interesting sativa tastes and aromas. I also find the high more interesting than that of SSH and more trippy and energetic too. I d definitelly recommend you try the MangoHaze if you liked the SSH ..you ll definitely love MangoHz .Generally as a grower I d go with SSH , I think I found it to be more productive at least when comparing seedplants with mh .. but as a smoker , I d most probably go with MH. Liked the tastes and high better to be honest . Cant wait to try em all and post pics and a smoke report as soon as they are ready to sample.


Hi Red !
redeye24/7 said:
Hello L33t,Did I see you post on this site somewhere today & mention you have run some MHz through the bags,pics please if you get time,

I agree GreenMachine,perfect grow from start to finish

Hope to see many more from you L33t

peace,

Where's that bubble
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How is it going buddy? Yep youre right I made some nice MH bubble with the sugary trim and small buds few days ago :D. I got some very very nice 73m and 25m hash. It is drying atm and will cure it few weeks before I sample it. BTW I didn't press it at all , just left it on a cardboard to dry completely , took ~ 2-3 days. Then I put it in a piece of paper and the folded the paper like a small homemade envelope and left it there to dry few more days. I am away from home at the moment for couple of weeks , so as soon as I get back I ll post the Bubble pics and the pics from all the phenos as well . Stay tuned !
 
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L33t said:
Hi GM,
I am glad you liked the last trichome macro it was taken with a new cheap lens I bought mounted reversed on a 300mm bellows . It cost me only 5 usd !Cheap good quality optics LOL ! I also ordered a new good macro lens that is optimized for x 20 magnification so I should be able to get some very close-up macros when I get it.

.Generally as a grower I d go with SSH , I think I found it to be more productive at least when comparing seedplants with mh .. but as a smoker , I d most probably go with MH. Liked the tastes and high better to be honest . Cant wait to try em all and post pics and a smoke report as soon as they are ready to sample.
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You can't beat that type of quality for only $5 usd, you must have an killer local camera store, or did you get it online? I can never seem to find what I'm looking for when I shop for used equipment, your like a bloodhound tho hehe:D . I can't wait to see your images after you get that macro lens, should be stunning......what type is it? I have a wide angle lens that goes up to 22x(reversed/bellows) but the pics are pretty soft as its not a specialized lens like the one you are getting. Lately I've been playing around with refractions, getting specific images to appear inside the trichome head, kinda artsy but its fun.

.Generally as a grower I d go with SSH , I think I found it to be more productive at least when comparing seedplants with mh .. but as a smoker , I d most probably go with MH. Liked the tastes and high better to be honest . Cant wait to try em all and post pics and a smoke report as soon as they are ready to sample.
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Sounds like I need to give MH a try. Your experience seems spot on with what Shanti has told me....ssh for the grower, mh for the smoker.....I look forward to your smoke report L33t:cool:
 
Hi GM :) ,

GreenMachine said:
You can't beat that type of quality for only $5 usd, you must have an killer local camera store, or did you get it online? I can never seem to find what I'm looking for when I shop for used equipment, your like a bloodhound tho hehe . I can't wait to see your images after you get that macro lens, should be stunning......what type is it?
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5 usd and 5 usd shipping..cant get any cheaper than that!Rolling papers for a week..cost me more..LOL Oh and Ebay all the way for lenses ;)

I have a wide angle lens that goes up to 22x(reversed/bellows) but the pics are pretty soft as its not a specialized lens like the one you are getting. Lately I've been playing around with refractions, getting specific images to appear inside the trichome head, kinda artsy but its fun.
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The one I am getting ...actually the one I got today in the mail!.., is a 17mm macro specialized lens for macrophotography at magnifications ~20x , costed me like 50-60usd with postage . Cant wait to try it , I ll try to get some nice bubble pics at 20x too. Should be quite interesting ! I left the bubble unpressed on a paper to dry so the trichs will be unbroken/intact , so hope I 'll get some nice macros from them.

Refractions are fun indeed! I like to use f-16 or higher to get clear refractions as D.O.F. can get real nasty at 10-20x , you need some big nice clear trichs for that to get some really good shots .

Sounds like I need to give MH a try. Your experience seems spot on with what Shanti has told me....ssh for the grower, mh for the smoker.....I look forward to your smoke report L33t
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Give it a try you wont be disappointed. If you run a large number selection like you did with your SSH I am sure you 'll find a very special plant to keep company to your SSH winners :) I smoked couple bubble joints today got my head ripped off.. some strong stuff for sure , lovely tasting too :cool:
 
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l33t

God, those plants look just gorgeous. And I'm sure the smoke is top notch. MAybe one of these days I'll be able to grow MH.

Nice worjk and the photography is just stunning. I love those macro pics.

My Olympus Stylus 820 is a 8Mpix camera with a macro and supermacro modes. However the pics so far suck. When brought up to 1:1 or even 1:2 size, the image is "muddy". I'm pretty sure is a lighting issue. The flash overexposes it at close range. Backing up and zooming doesn't really help. Not enough light then usually.

I think the answer is use NO flash and get some good flood lighting of some kind. You think? I'm pretty sure this camera is capable of better pics than I'm getting. It has 3264x2448 resolution at the highest setting, and is 8MegPixels. I think I should get better pics.

SF
 
Hiya SativaFan :)

Hope youre doing good my friend. All is well here playing at the moment with the bubblebags , making some nice hash .


''I think the answer is use NO flash and get some good flood lighting of some kind. You think? I'm pretty sure this camera is capable of better pics than I'm getting. It has 3264x2448 resolution at the highest setting, and is 8MegPixels. I think I should get better pics.''

I agree no-flash can give better images , I usually use flash only for budshots for most macro work I prefer table lamps as can be placed closer to the subject.
Try to use some natural lighting and let the shutter speed go down to few seconds of duration. I ve got some nice pics shot that way. Just make sure you take the pic with the timer so the camera locks the mirror up. If it doesnt have a mirror then again its better to shoot with the timer as it really helps get sharp images. At high magnification every tiny movement shows up as blurring in the photograph. Try to use different light sources see which is the best for each case , sometimes flash can be good but most of the times it gives flat lighting with harsh shadows . Try using a diffuser for the flash maybe, or get a ring light or an external fill-light flash .

Red, Here are the bubble pics you asked buddy, bellow is some dried 73micron-110m Mango Haze bubblehash , quite oily and very tasty .

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And here is some 25m-73m bubble less oily than the 73-110m but still very tasty
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Inredibubble

Hello mate,

Man that is some damn fine l:eek:king bubble,Many thanks for sharing

Love It :D

Amazing quality product,picture captures the amber trichs beautifully,A1 bro,

Hope you Enjoy,hehe,

peace

Yes the first 2 pics show a very oily hash,THE BEST,
 
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hi Red :)

glad you liked the bubble pics, its not the purest but still quite oily and melty.

here is some mango bud next to some 25-73m bubble

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