Macro photography with the iPhone

by | Sep 21, 2009 | Foto, Hacking, Hardware projects, iPhone, Technology in general | 3 comments

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:

  • With lens

  • Without lens

  • Sharp without lens

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.

3 Comments

  1. Peter Bryenton
    Peter Bryenton on 5 March 2010 at 21:03

    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.

  3. Karl-Petter
    Karl-Petter on 5 March 2010 at 23:58

    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:-)

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