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... MoreÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ» close to the camera lens as possible

Jehnavi24 says: Jun 18, 2012. 11:50 PM

I am curious to know if new firmware 1.01 makes a significant change in Auto Focus speed.
Digital Camera Lenses

massens says: Mar 19, 2010. 6:37 PM

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?

Silence in reply to massensMay 13, 2010. 6:56 AM

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

pennsteve says: Jan 2, 2010. 9:14 PM

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/

Kye37 says: Dec 29, 2009. 9:29 PM

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

skinwalker says: Jun 2, 2009. 2:46 PM

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

mikedoth says: Sep 2, 2008. 2:03 PM

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

spyder2021 (author) in reply to mikedothSep 2, 2008. 3:55 PM

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.

atwoodx in reply to spyder2021Jun 1, 2009. 1:48 AM

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

9ale7 in reply to spyder2021May 27, 2009. 10:03 AM

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

alexlopes says: Nov 2, 2008. 6:25 AM

Simplemente FANTÁSTICO!!!! Parabéns!!!

rulerofthefreeworld says: Aug 23, 2008. 6:00 AM

Very Simple to make...Nice Work!

theRIAA says: Aug 4, 2008. 11:41 AM

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!