$6 Macro Tilt Lens without glue or duct tape

Step 8 Sample Photos

Here are a few sample photos I've taken with the lens.  Because it is wide open, it is difficult to focus near and distant objects at the same time, but that "Bokeh" is what some photographers are looking for.  The first Altoids tin photo is to establish the scale, then I took the second photo as close as I could focus.  This would be as "macro" as the original tube could be.  As a test of "how close could I go" I replaced the original hose with a 300 mm (12 inch)  section of hose and took the last photo.  It was pretty unwieldy and I can't see many people walking around with a foot-long droopy lens on their camera but it was fun to try.

Comments

[fordmw]

you have great results  I have been doing this with film camera and now digital on the  one lens may fit all

[davidwp13]

 Hi I checked outthis project and I am just getting in tophoto. i am not sure what this is doing. PLEASE do not take me wrong I just donot understand and for cheap if it does anything i could use i am VERY interested

[tewharau]

I bought my digital SLR just as a body (no lenses) and I have been having a great time buying old 35mm lenses and projection lenses to convert and use on it.

With this in mind, I could distill this instructable into a few phrases:

1) Its fun to see what types of lenses can be turned into usable ones for photography, and how you could do it.

2) You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars on lenses to get reasonable photographic results.

3) Don't throw anything away until you make sure you can't upcycle it.

[twoherbs]

And I just got rid of two projectors......ugh!

[fazgard]

Very nice!

Lookin for an old projector lens now. 

[afxzanac]

That is really really amazing.  The image quality is astounding, and the final picture of the altoids tin just proves how effective this is.  Great 'ible!