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This is a link post How to create SuperMacro lens
Something for the photographers out there
(I helped save b3ta! Darklord, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 18:33, Reply)
This is a normal post awesome video
I would just never do this to any lens of mine, though.
 (I helped save b3ta! intesvensk can't recall when I last checked the newsletter, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 18:43, Reply)
This is a normal post I'm not even into photography
but that's a beautifully made little film
 (I helped save b3ta! Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 18:45, Reply)
This is a normal post Very interesting

If I hadn't given that exact same lens away to my sister (and if I had any skills with a stanley knife), I'd have given this a try.
I suspect she doesn't need the lens anymore though....hmmm.

Also: Philip Glass.
 (I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 18:47, Reply)
This is a normal post ...glue finger to nose...
very nice video
 (I helped save b3ta! weaver., Tue 22 Jun 2010, 18:49, Reply)
This is a normal post Hahaha! Not done that, but am very good at gluing fingers together, sometimes
And yeah, the vid is well made : )
 (I helped save b3ta! Darklord, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 19:10, Reply)
This is a normal post
I would have got as far as 2 minutes in before becoming frustrated and taking a hammer to my lens.

That's definitely one for the hardcore photo buffs.
 (I helped save b3ta! redazril I LIKE DRUGS!, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 18:51, Reply)
This is a normal post I was frustrated with a battery/memory issue with my camera
Made a search online and discovered it was a common problem with most cameras,
and this one guy posted a step by step tutorial on his blog on how to fix it.
With some precision screwdrivers I was able to fix it, something that the shop wanted
to charge me almost £100 quid for!

I've not attempted to do this in the video above (as yet) but I will recommend some advice.
A lot of the screws are different sizes, so draw a quick diagram on an A4 bit of paper of the lens/camera,
and place them in the right areas, it just helps when reassemble it.
 (I helped save b3ta! Darklord, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 19:04, Reply)
This is a normal post Clever
But a few quid got me some very nice cheap extension rings off Amazon. I can't control the aperture with it, but then for what I'm using it for I'm not 100% sure I need to.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 19:03, Reply)
This is a normal post this^
A few quid got me a reversing ring off Ebay. It just mounts the lens in reverse like this guy is doing to get the macro (search reversed lens macro) but similarly i cant control the aperture. However since just using the ring doesnt involve fucking about with the internals, i can take it off and use it as a regular lens as-well.
 (I helped save b3ta! wjh31, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 20:24, Reply)
This is a normal post Very very
interesting, thank you.+
 (macroscian (1 like), Tue 22 Jun 2010, 20:37, Reply)
This is a normal post Ta for this
have reversed an old lens to use as a make shift macro lens before now and also the front end off some old binoculars, you can get extremely close but the range isn't that great
 (I helped save b3ta! Rebel biscuit stercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Tue 22 Jun 2010, 22:15, Reply)
This is a normal post Lovely video
This guy has some pretty big balls IMHO, I would never get anywhere close to my camera/lens with epoxy glue, blades, soldering iron etc. Sadly I was not very impressed with the results (although it did seem better right at the end when he zoomed in on the black chunk).

I got much better results with a Pentax k1000 with 3 extension rings at school, grains of salt the size of 50p piece
 (Baron Greenback Still in Sunny Singapore, Wed 23 Jun 2010, 1:43, Reply)