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Macro photography with the iPhone

Sep 21st, 2009 by

Got inspired by this article on how to use a water drop to create a macro lens for the iPhone. So tested that today and here is the result:

From left to right: a closeup on a Swedish 20 kr bill with the water drop lens. Almost the same photo but without the water lens. Finally a photo of the bill at the minimal distance where one has focus without the water drop.

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Posted in Foto, Hacking, Hardware projects, iPhone, Technology in general

  • http://www.brypix.com Peter Bryenton

    Thanks for pointing me to your fascinating technique via Instructables messaging, Karl-Petter. I had no idea that the iPhone lens was designed to be waterproof. The history of optics includes water droplets but I bet they never imagined we'd still be finding a use for them in 2010.

  • http://www.brypix.com Peter Bryenton

    For the benefit of other readers here who don't know what Karl-Petter and I have been talking about:

    http://peterbryenton.typepad.com/phi_one/2010/0…

  • http://www.yelloworb.com/orbblog/ Karl-Petter

    I'm not really sure it's waterproof in the sense you can submerge it, but as most mobile phone lenses today its enough sealed to withstand a water droplet. It has to be, or else all our pocket fluff would quickly clog it up:-)