iPhone Magnifying Camera Mod

Step 5 Put it together

     Before assembly, I took a wire wheel to the top of the lid to remove the paint.
  
To Assemble:
     First push the "mushroom" part of the suction cup through the center hole.  Stretch the O ring around the cap of the mushroom and onto the stem.  This should be tight enough to provide resistance when swiveling the lid.
     Glue the lenses in their respective holes with the more curved side facing up out of the bottom of the lid (away from the phone).  I tried a couple different glues and epoxy worked best for me.  Be careful not to get glue on the viewable part of the lens!!! 
     Super glue the JST connector to the top of the suction cup (this way the light stays stationary as the lid swivels), the battery holder and the switch to the lid.  Use hot glue or silicone to cover any open circuitry to prevent shorts.

Comments

[fozzytbear]

Pretty cool.

Have you tried aiming the LED forward?  They tend to be direcitional, and you might get better light if you aim it so the dome is pointing at whatever you're taking a photo of.

[t-skware]

I haven't.  I'll have to give it a shot.  The stronger lenses have a short focal length so they need to be really close to what they are magnifying.  I may, in the future redo it with surface mount diodes.  Those would face straight out.  I have used it with a light table and that works great.