DIY SuperMacro lens for under $10 - Growroom Designs & Equipment - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

clowntown · 06-07-2008, 05:13 PM

FreezerBoy · 06-07-2008, 05:16 PM

Very Cool. How do you determine the length of tubing?

LiLWaynE · 06-07-2008, 05:18 PM

i wish i could see a picture of you taking a picture with this method... looks legit!

im all about saving $$$

clowntown · 06-07-2008, 05:20 PM

The length of the tubing allows you to have a little bit of control on the magnification and focus, depending on the type of camera you have.

Mine is just long enough to securely hold onto the camera's telescoping lens, and hold the loupe's lens in its entirety + about a 1/2" of room to move the lens back and forth, if necessary. There's a notch in the middle of the coupling that prevents the lens from sliding back any further than that point.

This is my Canon SD750:

Can you see where it fits onto?

Hawk · 06-07-2008, 05:23 PM

Nice!

For comparison, what kind of macro shots can you get without the DIY lens?

messn'n'gommin' · 06-07-2008, 06:11 PM

Well done sir! I have an el cheapo pos camera that JUST gets by and this will def be a project in my future! Thanks!

Namaste, mess

BesideHimself · 06-07-2008, 06:47 PM

I'm going to be trying this out tomorrow - I also have the SD750.

Your initial pictures came out much better than I had anticipated upon reading, and with a tripod I would expect the clarity to be even better.

Thanks for the tip!

clowntown · 06-08-2008, 05:11 AM

Macros of Abusive OG Kush, freshly chopped @ 69 days:

The trichomes will become much more densely packed when the buds dry and shrink a bit...

Oh, still no tripod!!

blynx · 06-08-2008, 08:59 AM

Very cool idea clowntown!

If you spend a bit more on a triplet (3 lenses) jeweler's loupe, your pictures will look sharp edge to edge, like this

Instead of this

You will see aplanatic aberrations like this with cheap jeweler's loupes. This distortion is corrected (along with color distortion) by using more than one lense.

devilgoob · 06-08-2008, 09:03 AM

Very nice! Screw buying a real macro lens.

Been wanting to macro on the cheap

Powershot rules. I take pictures of fans and it gets all the blades with no blur....as if the fan stood still for the shot.

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clowntown Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Downtown Posts: 3,596	The length of the tubing allows you to have a little bit of control on the magnification and focus, depending on the type of camera you have. Mine is just long enough to securely hold onto the camera's telescoping lens, and hold the loupe's lens in its entirety + about a 1/2" of room to move the lens back and forth, if necessary. There's a notch in the middle of the coupling that prevents the lens from sliding back any further than that point. This is my Canon SD750: Can you see where it fits onto? Last edited by clowntown; 06-07-2008 at 05:21 PM..
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Hawk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 279	Nice! For comparison, what kind of macro shots can you get without the DIY lens? __________________ This is all just for fun. It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. --Mark Twain Last edited by Hawk; 06-07-2008 at 05:24 PM..
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messn'n'gommin' ember Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Home, where they should be. Posts: 1,753	Well done sir! I have an el cheapo pos camera that JUST gets by and this will def be a project in my future! Thanks! Namaste, mess __________________
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BesideHimself with Laughter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 194	Oooh. I'm going to be trying this out tomorrow - I also have the SD750. Your initial pictures came out much better than I had anticipated upon reading, and with a tripod I would expect the clarity to be even better. Thanks for the tip! __________________ BesideHimself with laughter.
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clowntown Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Downtown Posts: 3,596	Abusive OG Kush macros @ 69 days Macros of Abusive OG Kush, freshly chopped @ 69 days: The trichomes will become much more densely packed when the buds dry and shrink a bit... Oh, still no tripod!! Last edited by clowntown; 06-08-2008 at 05:13 AM..
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06-08-2008, 08:59 AM	#9
blynx WALSTIB Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,358	Very cool idea clowntown! If you spend a bit more on a triplet (3 lenses) jeweler's loupe, your pictures will look sharp edge to edge, like this Instead of this You will see aplanatic aberrations like this with cheap jeweler's loupes. This distortion is corrected (along with color distortion) by using more than one lense.
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devilgoob Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,092	Very nice! Screw buying a real macro lens. Been wanting to macro on the cheap Powershot rules. I take pictures of fans and it gets all the blades with no blur....as if the fan stood still for the shot.
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