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Friday, October 9, 2009
Cameras

Microscope dSLR Lens Captures Both The Beautiful And The Ugly

1:10AM Mark Wilson | I thought this photo was of pollen. It’s not. Really, those are the protrusions on a starfish at 66x magnification, captured on a dSLR. More »
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Cameras

Make A Mobile Phone Macro Lens From An Old DVD Player

9:41AM Jason Chen | Here’s a potentially cheap, but ugly, way to make a macro lens for your mobile phone camera. Step 1: take your DVD player apart. More »
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Cameras

DIY Macro Lens From Old Binoculars

6:20AM Jason Chen | Tired of peeping at your neighbours? Combine the lenses from your old pair of binoculars with a bit of electrical tape and you’ve got yourself a cheap DIY macro lens. More »
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Saturday, November 8, 2008
Peripherals

Lightning Review: Griffin Clarifi iPhone Case

3:40AM Mark Wilson | The Gadget: The Griffin Clarifi. It’s a polycarbonate iPhone case that features a macro lens. The idea is that you can take close-up shots with your iPhone (from about 4-inches away) but flick the macro lens to the side when it’s not in use. More »
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Cameras

Amazing Macro Photography Makes the Tiny Big, Beautiful

11:00AM Jack Loftus | Here’s a cool collection from a Wired contest that details some of the best macro photography we’ve seen in at least the past couple days. The bad boy above is a jumping spider sitting on a DVD. Photographer “Coder” captured the image with a Canon 20D using a Canon MP-E macro lens. Below you’ll find water from a fountain that took the shape of a head, and a wet leaf. Yes, a leaf. Normally that’d be pretty boring, but captured with that little flower icon set to ‘on,’ it becomes a scene from another world. More »
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