On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 9:51 AM, wrote: > > I have found that when my phone's macro isn't enough, a 10x loupe in > front of the > > camera lens with plenty of light can produce pretty good results for a > rough hack. > > Here are a couple of examples using a Galaxy S II and a 10x loupe > (lighting could be > > better): > > http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx46/oliglaser/20130307_072426c.jpg > > http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx46/oliglaser/PCBs0163.jpg > > http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx46/oliglaser/20130307_072621.jpg > > Oh, that's a cunning idea, I hadn't considered doing that. Your pictures > have certainly come out well considering the depth of field problem the > loupe would introduce. > > > Yes, you have to get it just right or you do get a "fish eye" type of effect. Luckily my loupe works best when held directly to the camera, so it's not too hard to keep it focused. At some point I'll get myself a decent camera and macro lens as I'm doing more of this type of photography nowadays, but it's good enough for now. I'm not a photography expert, but lighting seems to be near the top of the list for getting half decent results - I'm currently building myself a couple of LED lights I can easily adjust for this purpose, plus I have one of those daylight SAD therapy tube lights just sitting in a cupboard that I'm sure can be used too. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .