[kyncaid]

So today i had a DVD drive fail on me. Don't worry it was just a PC.

My 3G isn't good up close and i'd heard of using the DVD optics for a macro lens so i thought i'd give it a try. here are the results.

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This is on a $20 note.

Before

After



Not too bad. i'm looking into upgrading the blue tack for something a little more perminent.

[implicity]

Very interesting!

Just wondering what happens when you take a normal photo of a distant objects. or do you take it off when you don't need a macro?

[Japester]

That looks much better than I thought it would. How far was the lens away?

[implicity]

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[Lutze]

That's actually really cool. I'm impressed to hell with that.

[banjo]

Awesome. I have a borked PC sitting in my garage so I might just give that a try.

[banjo]

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My effort. The macro pic (inset — which is scaled down without crop) was taken only 2-3mm away from the $10 note. Any further away was completely blurry, and placing the lens directly on the note was not only blurry but blocked most of the light.

I think my lens must be stronger because I couldn't get any shots further away. I have a shot with a signature on the note, but all you can see is the bottom loop of a small "L".