DIY Binocular Hack for Digital Camera

by spyder2021

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Intro: 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... More» close to the camera lens as possible

18 Comments

massens 14 years ago

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 14 years ago

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

pennsteve 14 years ago

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!

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

Kye37 14 years ago

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

skinwalker 14 years ago

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 15 years ago

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

spyder2021 15 years ago

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 14 years ago

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

9ale7 14 years ago

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

alexlopes 15 years ago

Simplemente FANTÁSTICO!!!! Parabéns!!!

theRIAA 15 years ago

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!

GorillazMiko 15 years ago

Me likes! Nice job, I hope I can do this soon when I get some more PVC. +5/5 stars.

valveman 15 years ago

I like it Thank you :O)

spyder2021 15 years ago

When I made the video I did not realize it was done before with binoculars.

awoodcarver 15 years ago

This has been done before on this site but it is always good to see it done a different way ......Nice job

Mikie-z 15 years ago

This isnt a "Hack" its more of an upgrade or a ghetto lense