DIY SLR lenses for iPhone

[letusdiy]

I've been trying to learn a bit more about the optics involved in mid- to pro-level cameras, and I've been finding that getting out the tools and doing some hacking serves as a great mechanism for instruction. Just recently the idea of optical couplers - that is, a system to transmit light from one optical device to another to make an image - has gotten my attention.

Mainly just to see if it was possible (and to teach myself about optical couplers), I thought I'd try my hand at building an adapter so I could attach SLR lenses to my iPhone. The result is pretty cheesy, but nevertheless - I present to you, the Phone-O-Scope:

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[gardy90]

any pics from it?

 

[PhotoXopher]

That has to be one of the dumbest things I've ever seen... even more-so than the magnetic stick-on lenses for camera phones.

 

[Santa Gertrudis]

Why did I buy a DSLR? I could have just bought a lens for my iPhone! Who knew?

Will this be considered an "App"?

 

[JimmyO]

Throwing the image through more glass will only decrease image quality

 

[DennyCrane]

This was a bad idea and whoever thought of it should feel bad.

 

[CoRNDoG R6]

^^^I think DennyCrane's avatar says it all!!!

 

[Santa Gertrudis]

I'm just wondering how slow you can hand hold it. I'm sure the duct tape works as well or better than VR. :lmao:

 

[gardy90]

I'm just wondering how slow you can hand hold it. I'm sure the duct tape works as well or better than VR. :lmao:

 

[tdiprincess]

Well they said, "we can DIY EVERYTHING!!" :meh:

 

[mrmacedonian]

I'm just wondering how slow you can hand hold it. I'm sure the duct tape works as well or better than VR. :lmao:

:lmao:

 

[MrRamonG]

Chalk that up there with the bottomless barf bag.

 

[rppaint]

Why is it so dumb? Don't people get creative with pin hole cams? Don't new inventions and innovations come from ideas like this?

I wonder if the person that put an actual cam in a phone was made fun of like this.

I don't know if anyone on this forum has worked with prototypes but I have seen a few made from duct tape and cardboard that later went into production.

 

[mrmacedonian]

I think people are commenting moreso about how absurd it is to tape a SLR zoom lens onto an iPhone.

I'm sure Apple will jump right on this though.

 

[Santa Gertrudis]

I think people are commenting moreso about how absurd it is to tape a SLR zoom lens onto an iPhone.

Precisely