DIY: Super Macro Your iPhone Camera With DVD Lens

Do you have a cheap DVD player sitting idle after you bought your Blu ray DVD player?

You could now rig up the DVD lens to use it as a Super macro lens for your iPhone!

DIYPhotography.net has a great post on how to take out your DVD player lens and use it as a Super Macro lens for iPhone.

iphonemacro thumb DIY: Super Macro Your iPhone Camera With DVD Lens image credit: Robert S. Donovan

Heed to the usual warnings that go with such DIY (do it yourself) projects. Like, powering off your DVD player before you put your hands in there.

The project itself is simple enough that the toughest part (if that) is getting the DVD lens out.

The article actually can be applied to any cell phone but here it’s all about the iPhone! icon smile DIY: Super Macro Your iPhone Camera With DVD Lens

Check out the other DIY iPhone projects here.


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Karthik is your geek next door and loves technology especially his iPhone 4 and iPad 2. Besides posting pics on Instagram as topiphone, he writes on iPhone here and on his tech blog ShanKrila. Twitter: @KIntheHouse Want to find out what else he is upto? About me
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  • Damian

    ..and here is my try: http://www.makroshots.com. These photos were taken with sony ericsson C902 + a dvd lens.

  • Karey Mccanless

    Interesting site man Thank you