After reading a few posts about using the lens from a laser-pointer to make a macro lens for your iPhone, I decided to try it out. I took the lens out of the pointer, used a medium-sized paperclip to hold the lens, and placed the paperclip between my Roots case and my phone the lens can then be adjusted over the phone’s lens. Hey! Presto! A macro lens.
I would like to build the larger microscope but I am carpentry-challenged, so may have to have someone do that for me.
I have done a little experimenting and here are a few of the resulting images.
Macro of one of my polymer brooches
I’ve really latched onto the bright colours, courtesy of the Mextures iPhone app.
Mudpuddle 
azahar said,
January 4, 2014 at 6:23 pm
Very cool. I just heard about an “olloclip” for iPhones. Might get one.
mudhooks said,
January 5, 2014 at 6:55 am
Thanks, Shawn! I hadn’t heard of it but I just ordered one. I use my iPhone and iPad almost exclusively for taking photos. The mix of apps makes it possible to really create images that I am very pleased with.
Now I have to get a photo printer that does the images justice.
mudhooks said,
January 15, 2014 at 10:21 am
So I ordered the Olloclip and the next night my friend gave me a case for my phone that includes a macro lens. I didn’t have the heart to tell her I’d ordered the lenses….I have no idea how to tell her.
Oh…and the Olloslip is great!