I came across this tutorial last week that showed how you can turn an ordinary phone camera into something capable of capturing extreme close-up macro photos. You know, the ones where you can see the hairs on a fly's head.
After the dust settled on the iOS 6 release, over the weekend I dug through the junk drawer in my kitchen and found an old laser pointer. I then located a bobby pin in the bathroom and some painter's tape in the basement. I now had the three necessary ingredients and the time to see if this thing actually works. Also, let me state I used an iPhone 4S, which features an 8-megapixel camera. Your mileage may vary, given the number of pixels your phone's camera packs.
(Credit: Matt Elliott/CNET)
OK, let's get started. First, unscrew or pop off the top of your laser pointer to get to the lens. In my case, after popping the top off, I unscrewed the top from the interior housing and out popped the lens. Next, wedge the lens into one of the grooves of the bobby pin. (Credit: Matt Elliott/CNET) Then all you need to do is line up the lens with the lens on your phone and tape it in place. Both sides of my laser pointer felt c... [Read more]
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