Pelican Parts Forums - Folks with kids or geeks, turn your smart phone into a microscope

There are several ways to do it for various costs, but I think they range from $10-$50.

Pretty cool. I'd like to try it.

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UC-Davis researchers developed a lens that'll turn your iPhone or any camera-enabled smartphone into a 350X microscope. The mod is a simple 1-mm ball lens mounted in rubber that's taped to your phone's camera. It costs about $30.

Turn Your Smartphone Into a Microscope and Macro Photography Stand for Only $10

PLOS ONE: Cell-Phone-Based Platform for Biomedical Device Development and Education Applications

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If you’ve followed PetaPixel for a little while, you’ll already know that a laser pointer’s focus lens can be put to good DIY use helping you take macro photos with your smartphone.

And even though you can simply find a way to secure the lens against your phone, a new Instructable shows you how to build a microscope stand/macro photography rig that will eliminate that particular problem altogether… and for only $10!

Use a Laser Pointer to Turn Your iPhone Into a Microscope

https://microcosmos.foldscope.com/