A Microscope made from an SLR + Lenses

[Tiberius]

This is pretty cool...

http://imgur.com/a/X7mDj

Edit: This isn't mine; I found it on reddit.

[reverendjeremiah]

hmmm...nice rig you got set up. I gained just a tad bit of respect for you...I never knew you were the artsy type.

[Tiberius]

I didn't make it. Found it on reddit.

[reverendjeremiah]

I didn't make it. Found it on reddit.

Ah...well, regardless, its still pretty cool.

Wanna see something else cool? check out the "trench radio"

http://bizarrelabs.com/foxhole.htm

I made one of these in my electrical apprenticeship.



No power source required.

[Anomalocaris]

Actually, reversing a telephoto lens to obtain high magnification for close-in shot use to be a well known practice in photography during the 60-70s. Nikon use to sell a dedicated accessory for this exact purpose. It has a F lens mount on one end for mounting on their cameras, and 58mm filter thread on the other for screwing into the front of their lenses.

But it appears that, with the advent of electronically assisted cameras, such clever tricks to make the most of solid equipment fell by the way side as people instead focus on getting the latest equipment.