How to make a microscope from your old webcam.

[Paul]

[h=2]Things you'll need:[/h]

• An old webcam
• Something to look at - ie. petals, strands of hair, grains of sand etc
• A small screwdriver
• Plastic cutters or small nail scissors
• Thick cardboard
• Three long machine screws
• Six nuts which fit on the machine screws
• Glass or acrylic slide
• Electrical tape
• A torch (with a filament bulb)

[h=3]How to do it:[/h]Link for everything else http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/0/22600308:mrgreen:

 

[iDad]

Or spend a few bucks for a macro attachment for your phone..... Lol
That is an ingenious idea though.

 

[Tom Mann]

Thanks for posting that, Paul!

This is the sort of thing experimenters like Lisa (aka "FallenAngel") should love.

I would add one comment to his suggested approach: By adjusting the spacing between the sensor and what used to be the front of the reversed lens, one can control the magnification. If you want more magnification, add a spacer -- if you want less magnification, do whatever it takes to get them closer.

T

 

[chrisdesign]

Paul, thanks for the link. Cool idea though.