You probably already own a smartphone macro lens (and didn't know it)

Jones in LA
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Loupe + Stickytape = Macro !

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The results are surprisingly good.

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Of course, with such high pixel counts in the latest smartphones you can get plenty of Zoom just by cropping your images and save the trouble of dealing with a macro lens. But this setup gives you a depth-of-field that is artistically pleasing, and you get a waaay cool Through-the-Loupe vignette effect at no extra cost!

Give it a try -- I think you'll be pleased, too 馃榾
 
Jones in LA
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This image shows the resulting vignette a little better (your results may vary)

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donkii
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Everybody should have a loupe.. and a macrolens 馃榿

http://www.olloclip.com/order/
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http://momentlens.co/shop/moment-macro-lens/
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http://www.instalens.co/products/instalenswidemacro-magnetic-mobile-lens
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Canuck
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I used to have a 10x aplanatic gemmologists eye loupe. Less distortion than a typical loupe. I wonder how that would work? Wish I still had it!
 
U
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"Vignette" - a fancy way to say "fish eye effect". 馃槈馃槣
 
Trev
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"Vignette" - a fancy way to say "fish eye effect". 馃槈馃槣
No, that's barrel distortion from the lens 馃槈 Vignette is loss of clarity/light towards the corners of an image.
 
U
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Amazing photographs ! Thought provoking especially the eye ones, as someone who has loads of surgery on my eyes they are well I'm speechless. I never think of using my smartphone, I always connect photos with a camera, great work give me more,
 
Jones in LA
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Mad Dog Mad Dog
I gotta try this...with the Omega loupe.

Thanks for the heads up, @Jones in LA.

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Aha! That's right! Senor Gonzales came with all that cool stuff!
 
Mad Dog
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Jones in LA Jones in LA
Aha! That's right! Senor Gonzales came with all that cool stuff!
That is correct, sir.

Commencing testing of Omega loupe outside of watch geek activities.

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Mad Dog
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Oh, this is just great...so that's why my Rush 2112 album is skipping near the end of "A Passage To Bangkok"...just flipping great. 馃槨

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Fer Seamaster
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This is clever. And if you want to get a little more high tech there is a cool macro lens for iPhone that i came across for just $70. Nice way to get cool photos of our watches. http://www.olloclip.com/product/iph...nJunction&utm_campaign=AffiliateMarketing2013

Did not know that "olloclip" devices. I have been messing with my Loupesystem (which is in fact great as a loupe) but is quite expensive and has not solved properly how to attach to my iphone (you must use an integral case, which I do not like).
 
al128
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thx for the pointers ... I am off to do some basic DIY

gottalovetheinternets ;-)
 
noelekal
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Well ... who'd a thunk it!?!!!

Thanks for posting.
 
workandturn
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I started another post curious about photography tips and I think using a loupe has to be the best and cheapest way to get amazing results for a low costs

I鈥檝e found my x12 loupe to be too much, so just order a x7 and thinking of trying a 3.5 or 5

What鈥檚 people鈥檚 go to magnification ?
 
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