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DIY Binocular Hack for Digital Camera

video DIY Binocular Hack for Digital Camera

How to create a magnifying lens for your digital camera with this howto. Very easy and simple. note: it will help if your camera has a focus button. And get the lens as... MoreÃÂÃÂ» close to the camera lens as possible

18 comments

Mar 19, 2010. 6:37 PMmassens says:

I think this is a great way to do closeups.
I do have one problem with the rubber band method of securing the lens.
It puts undue strain on your focus and zoom gears. We need a better method that secures the lens to the front and not the body.
Any ideas?

May 13, 2010. 6:56 AMSilence says:

Try fixing the binocular lens to a spare lens hood.
Then it will simply screw on or off easy.

Jan 2, 2010. 9:14 PMpennsteve says:

If you have one of those crappy aiptek video cameras like I have, you can use a simmons monocular (they fit together perfectly!) and make a zoom lens.

This is a video of me zooming with just the camera, and then after putting the monocular on it. I was surprised twice. Surprised that the rubber eyepiece was an exact fit for my camera, and surprised that I could actually zoom with it!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Aiptek-video-camera-zoom-lens-modification/

Dec 29, 2009. 9:29 PMKye37 says:

great Idea I'll give it a go, thanks for the instructable.

Jun 2, 2009. 2:46 PMskinwalker says:

Try using both big lenses ..instead of ()= make ()=()= attachment. I use this for taking super close ups to I.D. bugs in my garden and to see the color of trichomes. its a ghetto way of taking high times centerfold quality close ups

Sep 2, 2008. 2:03 PMmikedoth says:

Would this work for distanced photography? I'm not sure if i'm using the right terms.

Sep 2, 2008. 3:55 PMspyder2021 (author) says:

well if you are looking for something like that, I might be able to make one up. And post a tutorial if you wish , let me know.

Jun 1, 2009. 1:48 AMatwoodx says:

i want that too!!! i have a telscope but i dont know how to modify it to act as a len of camera

May 27, 2009. 10:03 AM9ale7 says:

that would be great, hope you do, and really nice tut. : )

Nov 2, 2008. 6:25 AMalexlopes says:

Simplemente FANTÁSTICO!!!! Parabéns!!!

Aug 23, 2008. 6:00 AMrulerofthefreeworld says:

Very Simple to make...Nice Work!

Aug 4, 2008. 11:41 AM

theRIAA says:

thank for the idea. I made one out of my binocular, but i was looking through my camera's viewfinder and tripped down the stair and broke my pair of glass, and ripped my jean. no worry. congratulation on your result!