iPhone 6 Macro Lens Clip

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I was experimenting with some lenses and my iPhone 6, and discovered that certain ones were well-suited for macro photography. However, I needed a means to securely hold the lens in place. John Umekubo had posted a friction fit design on 123d's models site that I adapted to fit my iPhone 6 Plus. The holder fits over the existing case, but is flexible enough that it would likely work without one too. As you can see from the photos, you can get very close to an object, but as with most macro photography, the depth of field is shallow. The lens I used will show a vignette on the iPhone preview; I zoom in on the screen a bit to make the view expand to the entire screen. I adapted the lens holder to fit a lens that I salvaged from some discarded CCTV cameras. It might be worth contacting local security companies in your area to see if they have any old analog cameras and lenses they could part with, as they are now practically useless due to everything going digital. You'll need to modify the adapter to fit whatever lens you come up with; I'm sure of it. So I've included the 123dDesign file, remixed from John Umekubo's original design. The original design can be found here: http://www.123dapp.com/123D_Design/Macro-Lens-Holder-iPhone-6/4114876. I had to widen his adapter and add a 10mm hole further down the back of it, allowing the lens I had to friction fit into the hole and center itself on the existing iPhone camera lens.