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Macro Lens from a Pringles Can

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the things-that-bear-closer-scrutiny dept.

isharq writes "In a cool little feat of extremely low-tech hardware hacking, Photocritic has created a macro lens out of a Pringles can. According to the article: "with less than £1 worth of equipment, a little bit of sweat and tears, you can build yourself a surprisingly good macro lens". The results are astonishing."

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  1. Macro lens? by Hatta · · Score: 3, Interesting

    And what is a "macro lens"? How does it differ from a normal lens?

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