Playing using my loupe on my phone camera

[90Gizmo]

Do you use a loupe to look at your trichomes? I held mine in front of the camera lens and got a much closer pic than using the camera alone (though not as big as using the loupe and eye) ... I think the picture came out okay. I've seen add-on lens accessories for phones but never thought they'd work well now I'm rethinking that.

First, was close as I can get with phone alone. Second using the loupe.

[KLAX]

Wow, that's quite a difference. Clearly the same bud with that distinctive hair across the top. Makes me think I should try this. Thank you, 90Gizmo.

[Blowdout2269]

Lol "distinctive hair"...come on, give him break!
It's probably carpet fiber.

[90Gizmo]

I think so. I had the same artifacts occasionally last grow. It's a wool carpet so... organic? Could be from a cat. Ditto.

[KLAX]

Whatever it is, it makes the bud/photo distinctive.

[3Berries]

I've got a USB microscope and sometimes I can see black plant hairs with the white ones.

[grouchyoldman]

Yep, Loupe and a phone: the poor man's path to macro-photography!

I just got a spiffy tripod with a long gooseneck to hold my iPhone focus steady and the improvement in focus is dramatic. It came with a bluetooth widget that snaps the pic without touching the phone.

[AGH]

What magnification was the lens you used? I have a 10x and a 60x lens on my loupe, so I'll give it a try when my lights come on and I check on the girls this morning!

Sure made for some cool pics!

[90Gizmo]

I'm using a 10x. I can barely keep that steady. I imagine 60x would need a tripod like GOM uses.

[grouchyoldman]

Here are the loupes I have on hand.

• Generic "30x" Chino garbage! Is likely a badly ground 10x, Amazone Special. Buyer beware
• Antique Wards 10x from oceanography days. Plenty good enough
• Best of Breed Delomo 15x Triplet, as good as it gets, More difficult to use than the 10x for positioning and focus, but what you see, you see *really* well!

Cheers,
Grouchy

Here's the 15x at full resolution: Orange Grove x GG4 RIL

[AGH]

Holy moly, that's awesome! I'll look into that because it puts my little loupe to shame!

[grouchyoldman]

@madman,

Simple, just the 15x loupe clipped against my old iPhone on a really good tripod to hold it steady. I cropped the high-rez image to show the most interesting area. I use this to check trichome ripening before harvest.

-Grouchy

[grouchyoldman]

Hi Guest, Here are a couple more pics of my photo gear. I had impressive results even with my old iPhone 4 so you'll likely be fine. The tripod in the pic is perfect for this assignment.

Cheers,
-Grouchy


I scrounged the white clip from a usb microscope and it works perfectly to hold the loupe to the phone; Put the glass in the loupe closest to the phone's camera lens.




Wireless shutter release: Priceless!

[90Gizmo]

My photos was with the Wards. The space between the case and the lens is perfect to fit lens over the camera bump.

[90Gizmo]

MM it is GOMs photos that are great! I'm looking to get a purpose-built attachment like one of these

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=camera+phone+lenses&crid=32S2XD8ZLUR0Q&sprefix=camera++phone+lens%2Caps%2C104&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_3_17

haven't picked on yet.

[Heisenbud]

[QUOTE=90Gizmo;n579744] I think the picture came out okay. I've seen add-on lens accessories for phones but never thought they'd work well now I'm rethinking that.


I bought a 100mm macro lens that clips on an Iphone or Android. I find focusing seems better on the Iphone than my old Samsung Galaxy.
I took a couple of free hand 'photos this morning after seeing this post. I think they could be better with a tripod - Unfortunately no trichomes to be seen at the moment (that is subject of another post) Current price of these are around $14.19. Very solidly built / heavy. comes with lens caps. Got mine from a Chinese Co free p&p (Same lens's double + price on Amazon

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33054596830.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.21ef18022mCwcc

[grouchyoldman]

Hey folks, if you really want to experience the "State of the Art" in cannabis macrophotography invest a little time on this thread:

https://overgrow.com/t/cannabis-microscopy/34906

(not my usual practice to post links on another site, but you'll only find this genius there...)

[90Gizmo]

@gom Thanks for the link. The pictures are great but the text is a tough read. Made me think of Mr Monk checking his weed before a smoke.

[ChubbNugg]

I followed the above link to the overgrow site. Looked at some of the microscopy photos. The one that stuck out the most to me was the "CHUNKY" photo. It took me a while but over time I learned that if you water your plants with a sprayer, I guarantee some dirt will fly up and stick. Also plants outside get a lot of that chunky stuff from water bouncing up off the ground.

[90Gizmo]

I bought was clip on macro lens for $2 USD. (Would you say this bud is mostly cloudy very little/no amber?) It seems clearer. I think I'm going to need a tripod before pics get much better.

[90Gizmo]

So... White hair means new calyx are growing and my bud will get fatter?

[3Berries]

White hairs is still making new flower.

[ChubbNugg]

It looks Clear to mostly Cloudy with Little to No Amber at all.

[Blowdout2269]

90Gizmo - Not necessarily. She just hasn't reached full maturity. Either that or foxtailing. And it doesn't appear to be the latter as of now.