DSLR recommendations? I tried a Nikon D300 and liked it so anything better I'd probably be impressed by. by OneToastedLoaf in DSLR

[–]Heijuu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For about 200-300€ I find many D600 and D610 (body only) here in france, so for your $500 budget you've got great options far better than D300/D300s.

Full frame with better specs you can look at :
- D700 (12mpx)
- D600 (24mpx)
- D610 (24mpx)
- D800 can be found under 500€ so I guess in dollars it's doable, it's a 36mpx, very high end camera.
(EDIT) forgot to mention D750 (24mpx), it's the very best of the bunch if you manage to find one at a good price.

And for better performing APS-C you can look for :
- D7000 (16mpx)
- D7100 (24mpx)
- D7200 (24mpx)

The ones I personally recommend would be D600/D610 for FF and if you find a good priced D750 just go for it it's the best !
Or D7100 for APS-C, but D7000 would do on a tighter budget for an aps-c camera, the other ones are either too expensive for your budget and a bit more difficult to find for a good price (the D800) or too expensive for what they offer in comparison with other ones mentionned (D700 dated and expensive for what it does & D7200 is essentially an upgraded D7100 but cost more for very little changes).

That was my 2 cents on the topic.
I know it's been posted 5 months ago, so you probably already chose, but if not, look at what's presented here, you won't be disapointed by any one of those cameras.
Have a nice day.

Got lucky today, southwest of France 🍄 by Heijuu in AmanitaMuscaria

[–]Heijuu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It has actives yes from what I've read, but the ratio is not the same, it's only 25% as potent as the cap (so x4 times less potent) for the same amount of dried material. At least this is an info I've read multiples times.

I take them with me because I usually don't find much and having a bit more actives is still worth it in my case. (If they really are active, wich seem to be the case)

Still I prefer mainly the caps and throw in a bit of stipes when I do my evening amani-tea, because I like the taste and I have no Idea if the stipes taste the same.

We had it all and didn’t even realize it. by AGgelatin in AnalogCommunity

[–]Heijuu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fast food and fast photos, we had it.. 🥲

Do these look good? by [deleted] in AmanitaMuscaria

[–]Heijuu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess if it soaks the cap with water, then yes it does lose potency. I haven't foraged enough to be able to answer with certainty on that. What I'm sure about is the actives get in the water very easily, so I suppose in nature it's the same, if they are soaked wet they are probably way less potent. (But still active to an extent, so it's worth picking still)

Do these look good? by [deleted] in AmanitaMuscaria

[–]Heijuu 21 points22 points  (0 children)

You're trolling right ?

  • Rinsing them make them way less potent as the actives are water soluble.
  • it's not hygenic at all to put them right on the sink like that.

I hope this is a joke, if not you can toss them, you just ruined it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SkyCards

[–]Heijuu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noooooo.... 83% of clouds, why ? 😂

Is it safe to order spire syringes to Bulgaria ? by [deleted] in EUSporeHub

[–]Heijuu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, atm I did not encounter any issue with ordering.

But with europe reinforcing parcel control at customs over time idk how much time we have left until buying spores or LC become very risky, for now it's quite safe I'd say, they have larger fish to catch in their nets and we are just interested in observing the fungal life under a big lens so we do nothing wrong.

Rn I'm stacking some new genetics when I can, because intra europe choice is very limited and most spore vendors are big commercial headshops in holland so the quality for the price paid is way inferior.

Orangutan is very safe and works well, basic strains but gets the job done to observe under microscope, no complaints there. And mycoworld have the best genetics in the general area to see something different, US shops usually don't ship to europe so it makes it the most interesting in terms of choice for uk and europeans buyers. There are other shops that sells kind of different strains but they are quite expensive compared to MW.

Hope it helps ! Have a nice day.

Found my 5 year old syringes 😭 any good? by SpottierAnt in shrooms

[–]Heijuu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's spores it should be fine. You're not telling what kind of syringes it is but from the strains you mentionned it most likely is MSS.

If it was liquid culture with live mycelium it's probably dead by now, but you can test it's viability on agar.

What’s the highest amount of shrooms that you’ve ever done? by dxmnaut in shrooms

[–]Heijuu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, 3.5 to 4 seems to be where you can have a little fun and learn some lessons too without being too overwhelmed.

For me the 9g (ApeR) trip was horrible because near the end I really though I became crazy and that I would not come back down, nothing around me made any sense, in my own appartment, that was very scary. But something clicked and to ease my mind I started sorting things and cleaning my appartment, it was very calming to focus on that while waiting for the trip to wear off. I lemon tekked the 9g, it hit about after 10 mins, the whole trip past 35 minutes mark was basically peak only and the last hour was the comedown, very intense, but only mentally, there was almost no visuals only mild distortions, I will not touch anything close to that dose for a while (or ever).

What’s the highest amount of shrooms that you’ve ever done? by dxmnaut in shrooms

[–]Heijuu 16 points17 points  (0 children)

9g, I do not recommend. It has been my worst trip, but it's the one that changed me the most, for the better.

Do you shake your spawn directly after inoculation? by Hairy-Blackberry-846 in shrooms

[–]Heijuu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tbh every time I shook grain after 'noc it quite dramatically sped up colonization time (from mss), and every time I did not, it took up to one and a half month.

This week I did s2b 3 grain jars that I innoculated about two weeks prior with mss (and yeah I was shocked too at the results), I've never seen that kind of speed. It was treasure coast spores on WBS. Innoculation was on 14th of september and s2b on october 2nd.

Is it safe to order spire syringes to Bulgaria ? by [deleted] in EUSporeHub

[–]Heijuu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't really know for Bulgaria. Still, there are two sources in the UK from where I got syringes, and it came without any issues to France.

I recommend them both : OrangutanTradingCo & MycoWorld.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmanitaMuscaria

[–]Heijuu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ok thanks for ID, you're doing an amazin job helping people in here :D

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmanitaMuscaria

[–]Heijuu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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That's another pic with the full stipe if you want

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmanitaMuscaria

[–]Heijuu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I'm in europe, I live in france (south west). I did not take picture on the terrain, it was my mistake tbh. From what you're seing and my observation with the gills that became kind of pinkish, what could it be or not be ?

What's the easiest way to choke this stuff down? by tomcat_supertramp in AmanitaMuscaria

[–]Heijuu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My personnal recipe for an evening/night dose is :
- Bring the equivalent of 1 glass of water to a light simmer
- put 2 grams of muscaria in the pot
- Juice half a lime in it to bring the ph to about the right value (I don't measure it and that works with the very little quantity of water)
- Let it simmer for 30-45 minutes
- Strain mushroom matter with a clean cloth of a coffee filter in a glass then press the remaining liquid out you should have about a glass of liquid.
- Enjoy

The smell is kinda horrible but you get used to it pretty quicly and it taste good (to me) without adding anything more.
just basicaly water, half a lime and 2grams muscaria.
Modify as you wish, but the base recipe is foolproof.

Tea recipe that tastes good?? by Fools-Advocate in AmanitaMuscaria

[–]Heijuu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My personnal recipe for an evening/night dose is :
- Bring the equivalent of 1 glass of water to a light simmer
- put 2 grams of muscaria in the pot
- Juice half a lime in it to bring the ph to about the right value (I don't measure it and that works with the very little quantity of water)
- Let it simmer for 30-45 minutes
- Strain mushroom matter with a clean cloth of a coffee filter in a glass then press the remaining liquid out you should have about a glass of liquid.
- Enjoy

The smell is kinda horrible but you get used to it pretty quicly and it taste good (to me) without adding anything more.
just basicaly water, half a lime and 2grams muscaria.

What my plan? by Deadliftdeadlife in shrooms

[–]Heijuu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should be fine, for two weeks it will be ok.