digital camera macro lens

Not wanting to spend big bucks on a macro lens?
This project is based on upgrading my Polaroid i-zone 550.
It's a nice inexpensive cam ,sadly it will not take a closeup photo.
Also this will make several attachments such as filters.
As the basic parts work i am ordering an assortment of magnifying loupes loupes
so will have various powers of lenses.
All photos (except the cell phone one) are taken with the i-550.

Step 1 Finding stuff

My camera has a plastic body, so can superglue stuff to it .
I took it to the hardware store and found some PVC water pipe than fit over the lens betzel,also got one coupler 3/4" .
under a buck for the pipe (would not sell me less than a foot for some reason ) and one coupler
My killer 3x MAGNIFYING GLASS WITH 8 LED LAMP I need to see little stuff so it was for the testing of this.
Superglue after duck tape this is always in the top drawer of tool box.
Trim saw,sandpaper,deburring tool and ready to get busy.

Comments

[Hell-Guard]

i did something similar.
check out my website: http://www.hellgart.eu
the results are at the site "Makro" and you find fotos of the projekt at the site "Projekte"

[bikerbob2005]

is it my system or is your page not online?

[Hell-Guard]

sorry i misspelled the url. The correct one must be:
http://www.hellgardt.eu

[littlesamurai]

i kno thoes cameras suck!!!, i used taht one and everyone said that the pictures where horrible. tanks for the tip

[Scammah]

pretty cool I did this with a peep hole for the door for a different look.

[bikerbob2005]

Cool can you post or link us to them? door peep hole would be a fisheye lens,i need more couplers lol. The plan is to make some filters as well for this camera

[bikerbob2005]

late last night I tore apart some 8x30 binoculars to get the big lenses out. a quick comparison showed that my mag glass was stronger. taped together not much more powerful. stacked all 3 lenses took a photo of my pet bug ( now my profile pix ) the more powerful lenses the more light I need ( Duh ) working on that today. Please vote on this and leave comments , I found very little on macro mods for the cheaper cameras (that had before and after photos ,not web shots ) . I think this would work on many of the low buck cameras,