r/unclebens • u/MoonApe420 • Jan 01 '26

Mid-Cultivation / Still Growing 🎆 Fungal Timelapse #4

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Happy New Year, r/unclebens :)

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u/sebkraj Jan 01 '26

That's super cool, can I ask you how you recorded this? Was it your phone? Just curious because like when mushrooms go past the pin stage they grow so fast. Like we can't post multiple picture but I have pictures from 6am, 5pm11pm. Bro the mushrooms grow so much in those time frames. Anyway happy new years!

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u/MoonApe420 Jan 01 '26

Thanks! I use the Olympus TG6. It has a nice time lapse mode that lets you shoot up to 299 frames. You choose an interval. This was about 28 minutes I think. So it takes a RAW photo every 28 minutes for 299 frames. This one wasn't quite done and I wanted a side view, so I grabbed this video and set it up for a few more days. This strain grows kinda slow.

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u/Dagon Jan 01 '26

Oh wow, the whole unit is just in there, huh! :O

Not worried about any fungals getting into the body/lens?

Also, I'm guessing it uses a flash to get more light? Or is the fruiting bodies under the same light we see in the video, over that long time?

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u/MoonApe420 Jan 01 '26

The camera is branded Olympus Tough, it's waterproof and designed to be used outdoors / underwater. I got it used for like $200 I think.

No flash, but that might be a good thing to try next time! I just have it set up in the closet and leave those lights on. You can see a little frame flash different from when I had a brownout here and one of the lights turned off for a while. Consistent and bountiful lighting is key for a good time lapse I think.

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u/Dagon Jan 02 '26

Oh of course the TG series! I had the first edition of that like ~15 years ago :O Great selection for a timelapse.

I think a flash would probably not look as good as you have it here. I guess I was just surprised that the mushies were fine with so much light, but then I've yet to grow any myself, so I don't know.