Newhobby, all the pics I upload are taken with a Samsung Galaxy SIII. The key to getting pictures out of such antiquated devices is a steady surface, good lighting, and macro mode. (I'm pretty sure your Note 3 is more modern than the old phone I use because I was deciding between the Note 2 and Galaxy 3 at the time of purchase.)
You could do buy the macro lens attachment, or if you're cheap and crafty, you can jury-rig a contraption for pretty much free. (A little photography knowledge helps, but isn't necessary.) Find anything with a small lens. There is an instructable for a microscope made with a laser pointer lens:
http://www.instructables.com/id/10-...on/?ALLSTEPSI had an old disposable camera around, so I cannibalized it for its lenses. [I'm going to bold this and shout, mods, please leave it because it's a safety warning.]
DO NOT ATTEMPT. THE CAPACITOR INSIDE A DISPOSABLE CAMERA MAY STILL HOLD A CHARGE. A SHOCK COULD BE PAINFUL OR DEADLY. That being said, if you want to ignore that and relieve me of liability (woo hoo!), there are resources online to show you how to do that safely. I'll admit right now, I was using a disposable camera with an expiration date of ten or eleven years ago, and I still produced a heck of a spark when I tried to discharge the capacitor. Fortunately, I was holding a letter opener with a rubber/plastic grip. I didn't get shocked, but the flash of light startled me halfway off my chair.
Dangerous stuff aside, a disposable camera has two lenses. The main one through which photographs are captured, and a less powerful lens in the viewfinder that you look through. You can stack the two lenses on the camera lens of your phone and get some really close up shots. I use the CozyMag app for android, which gives a little more zoom than the default camera app. Resolution isn't as sharp as the
AmScope guys here, but it's acceptable for a price of free.
Posted 04/10/2017 7:54 pm
with JDB0673, devices look thinner than normal, MD.
