Home made macro lens.

[AndyKH]

Not the best quality but not too shabby considering i made it out of an old uv fiter and an old lens from my knackered film camera.
This flower was maybe 2cm accross,


This flower was no more than 1.5cm in length, the opening was about 1cm accross.

[_dobbo_]

Pretty good Andy!

I did this once a couple of years back:



It was bloody hard work focusing but gave pretty full on magnification - this was some of my hair:

[Simpo Two]

Bah, luxury. I made a macro lens for a farthing out of some potato peelings and some grit from t'road.

[AndyKH]

Christ, what the hell was yours made out of? I'll post a pic of mine up late on. It is a pig to keep in focus, i had to tempt the ant with sugar to make him stand still long enough for me to snap him.

[AndyKH]

Thas reet tha nos. Tha can make 't proper macro lens art o coal from 't pit anall. I am a yorkshire man and proud.

[_dobbo_]

Sugar you say? I did some of that too:





Made with a 50mm 1.8 reversed onto a kitchen roll tube which I then attached to the body using the precision tool of electricians tape.

[AndyKH]

Ha ha i've been having great fun with it, showing the o/h a close up of her cuticles was not a good idea though. She now feels the need for a full manicure.