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#19000847 - 10/19/13 06:15 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Has anyone seen this before?
Apparently you take the focus lens out of a lazer pointer and use other materials to construct a homemade microscope. You place your phones camera right over the focus lens, in macro mode im guessing, and it works like a micoscope.
I might actually try building this in within the next week because if it works, that would be a sweet thing to have around the house. \
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: x Ju x] 1
#19000867 - 10/19/13 06:21 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Wow! that's interesting, I'm sure many people will be using this for spores (; 175x magnification with a phone is unheard of
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: x Ju x] 1
#19000890 - 10/19/13 06:28 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I was skeptical before I watched the vid, but that's actually quite cool. Might be worth a try, the price is in my range.
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: Khii Khwaay]
#19000895 - 10/19/13 06:30 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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This is sweet.
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: Mush4Brains]
#19000920 - 10/19/13 06:40 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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if you dont have a smart phone, would it be cheaper to just buy the microscope?, you could use a digital camera too right? youd just like have to hold the camera really still?
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: Mush4Brains]
#19000934 - 10/19/13 06:42 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Awesome!
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: K1ngSp4de]
#19000973 - 10/19/13 06:51 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'm guessing it would work with any type of camera as long as it has a macro mode (The better the macro mode the better the microscope? ) , but a smartphone seems like it would work better because you can lay it flat and have the camera pointing straight down. Using a regular camera, you might have to build an additional holder or something to properly level it. The better the macro mode the better the microscope? 
Seriously considering building this within the next week or so when I get the time.
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: hidenseek1]
#19001802 - 10/19/13 10:08 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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digital camera wouldn't work so well because of the size of the lens. Just save up for a phone for all the other benefits  you could also get one of those USB attachment magnifiers which cost less
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: SkeletalSpore] 1
#19002489 - 10/20/13 02:13 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I give you kudos for finding this video... I'll try and build one by the end of the year. I'll post my results after. but seriously awesome.
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: x Ju x]
#19003531 - 10/20/13 11:46 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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That is cool .
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: Cepheus]
#19003671 - 10/20/13 12:18 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I went around looking for a cheap lazer pointer today but couldn't find one.
I have to run out later this evening so I'm going to check another store which I'm pretty sure has them.
I'm going to try to make a modified version first to see if it actually works, and if it does, I'll build what's in the video. I'm going to take the focus lens out of the lazer pointer and fasten it to a case for my smart phone. I'm going to see if I can fit the lens right in the spot where there's an opening for the camera on the case, so whenever I want to use it, I just pop the case on and I have a portable microscope. In theory it seems like it will work
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: x Ju x]
#19003974 - 10/20/13 01:24 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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If you want to see meristems you still need to get slides that are sliced thin enough, that's the only problem.
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: Mush4Brains]
#19011583 - 10/22/13 12:18 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thanks for the video. I was able to build one for $14.50 with the supplies coming from a dollar store (lazer pointer $1.50) and home depot. When the contraption was built, the specimen stage had to be ~1 inch below the the platform for the iPod to focus on the object. Furthermore, tried viewing blood smears, but that takes a magnification of around 300x to see. Kinda wondering if there is a way to increase magnification. For now the microscope is perfecto
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: Par] 2
#19011813 - 10/22/13 01:24 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thread delivers!
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: Par]
#19013611 - 10/22/13 12:47 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Par said: Thanks for the video. I was able to build one for $14.50 with the supplies coming from a dollar store (lazer pointer $1.50) and home depot. When the contraption was built, the specimen stage had to be ~1 inch below the the platform for the iPod to focus on the object. Furthermore, tried viewing blood smears, but that takes a magnification of around 300x to see. Kinda wondering if there is a way to increase magnification. For now the microscope is perfecto

So the thing actually works!?
That's amazing. Definitely going to build this now. I was looking for a lazer pointer yesterday but couldn't find one. Where did you acquire the plexiglass for the platforms? I'm not too sue on where to pick those up.
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: x Ju x]
#19013644 - 10/22/13 12:54 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yeah that is pretty fuckin dope.
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: psi]
#19013814 - 10/22/13 01:36 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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is plexyglass the same thing as acrylic
if not, which is more expensive?
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: hidenseek1]
#19013826 - 10/22/13 01:40 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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hidenseek1 said: is plexyglass the same thing as acrylic
if not, which is more expensive?
yes it is acrylic, but it's spelled plexiglass.
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: hidenseek1]
#19013835 - 10/22/13 01:41 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
hidenseek1 said: is plexyglass the same thing as acrylic
if not, which is more expensive?
Yes, same thing. Lexan(polycarbonate) is similar and is more expensive, less transparent, and puncture resistant (used in bulletproof glass).
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Re: Make a microscope using your smartphone, and $10 of materials [Re: Gumby]
#19013891 - 10/22/13 01:56 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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i know what I'm doing this week!!!
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