Necessity ... The Mother Of Invention

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Changeless Valued Member 273 Posts	Posted 03/05/2011 11:55 am Don't have the bucks to shell out for a photo-microscope? Stuck at you mother-in-law's house without your gear? Here is a quick and dirty rig, shooting through a cheap magnifying glass (Wallmart $16.00) and an example of the result. Report this Post to the Staff

Jaymon74 Pillar of the Community United States 844 Posts	Posted 03/05/2011 12:19 pm Excellent! I may have to try that! How far from the camera did you set up the magnifier? Report this Post to the Staff
Changeless Valued Member 273 Posts	Posted 03/05/2011 2:07 pm Trial and error, the camera is about 15 inches from the magnifier. The magnifier about 5" from the coin. Then I Zoom the Telephoto almost all the way in. Focus is handled by the automatic focus. This is a digital Nikon 5700 cool pix. Not using the macro setting... (the so called 'macro' setting does not give me anywhere near this magnification... I'm thinking I gained at least 4X). Report this Post to the Staff
Jaymon74 Pillar of the Community United States 844 Posts	Posted 03/05/2011 10:49 pm Sweet! I'll have to experiment with this tomorrow! Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9518 Posts	Posted 03/06/2011 8:52 pm I use something similar, my magnifying glass is from an old telescope. I rest the camera on top of this and it acts a rest too. Steve Edited by triggersmob 03/06/2011 8:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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