Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana

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DIY Photo-Microscope with a smart cell phone, iPod Touch, iPad (aka Smart-D-Scope)

LowBudget
Afton, NY

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LowBudget on Apr 1, 2014April 1st, 2014, 4:36 pm EDT

Cell Phone / iPod / iPad DIY Photo-Microscope (aka Smart-D-Scope)

A couple of weeks back I mentioned using cell phones, iPod Touch, and iPads with a $1.00 lens as a way to take dissecting microscope-like quality pictures.

I have been playing around with them and have built several different models that work. I have also used them with my high school students. (My school owns enough iPod Touch devices that I can supply one for each lab group.)

Students have taken to them like trout take to a hex hatch! Even students who are not normally engaged like the idea that something they have can take close up pictures of things that make ordinary stuff look scary.
New! I have put directions that I have written on how to build your own Smart-D-Scope for less than $8.00 at;

http://edengelman.com/smartDscope/smartDscope16P.pdf

I have posted some of my pictures on Flickr

https://www.flickr.com/photos/107447394@N07/sets/72157641718340454/

This is no April fool’s joke!

Ed

Ed
Low Budget Fly Tying and Fishing author of "Behind the Fly"
http://edengelman.com/BTF.html

Entoman

Northern CA & ID

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Entoman on Apr 1, 2014April 1st, 2014, 8:35 pm EDT

Thanks for sharing, Ed! I have both devices and will give it a go.

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