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Pringles Can Macro Adapter
Oct 13, 2011 16:13:22 #
Okay in the links section I submitted a link to building macro lenses. I decided to give it a shot and hit a snag.
I wanted to completely eliminate any light bouncing around inside the Pringles chip can so I decided to coat it with black felt (from Fabric Land).
So now how do I smooth the felt uniformly down the inside of the can.
As this pic shows, once trimmed to size and placed in the tube, a soda can (this one is zero Coke) is just a nice press fit. I am going to use a slow setting glue to hold the felt in place and the pull tab on the cap is used to extract the can.
Next the can will be painted flat black and the camera body cover and lens cap will be affixed. And voila! a 10 1/2" macro tube. Cost? $1.49 - stay tuned!!!
Sparky
I wanted to completely eliminate any light bouncing around inside the Pringles chip can so I decided to coat it with black felt (from Fabric Land).
So now how do I smooth the felt uniformly down the inside of the can.
As this pic shows, once trimmed to size and placed in the tube, a soda can (this one is zero Coke) is just a nice press fit. I am going to use a slow setting glue to hold the felt in place and the pull tab on the cap is used to extract the can.
Next the can will be painted flat black and the camera body cover and lens cap will be affixed. And voila! a 10 1/2" macro tube. Cost? $1.49 - stay tuned!!!
Sparky
coke can smoother outer -inner
Oct 13, 2011 20:08:54 #
What are you going to use to hold it to the lens and camera? Very interesting. I may have to go buy some Pringles and Coke.
Oct 13, 2011 21:29:10 #
According to the post I listed earlier with the link, a camera body cover with a hole cut in it will be attached the can and a rear lens cover with a hole at the other end.
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Oct 14, 2011 10:28:20 #
Just a thought - black flocking might do the job instead of the felt. Check with Michael's or some hobby shop.
Oct 14, 2011 10:34:46 #
is that a fabric or spray on? If spray how do you evenly coat a can 10 1/2" long and 2 3/4 wide....Hmmm that is 77MM
Oct 14, 2011 10:50:00 #
You brush the adhesive on. Then you dust the flocking powder onto the surface. But this may cost more than you want to spend. Google "Flocking texture" for more info.
Oct 14, 2011 10:59:56 #
sparky192 wrote:
According to the post I listed earlier with the link, a camera body cover with a hole cut in it will be attached the can and a rear lens cover with a hole at the other end.
rubber band holds to camera around the eye piece right??? saw a vid where guy used a pringles can to ad color shadowed into a macro shot
Oct 14, 2011 11:11:49 #
No rubber bands and no eyepiece. Remove the lens, attachh it to the tube and attach the tube to the body
Oct 14, 2011 11:30:17 #
ohhh i was thinking of when the guy mounted on his built in flash on the camera
Oct 14, 2011 22:14:30 #
suntek
Loc: Sandy, OR
Be careful using felt for this. It seems like there would be a lot of small fibers from the felt that could easily float into the camera body, on the mirror and sensor, etc. Since it's just the inside of a can I would think that spraying paint from both ends would cover it enough to eliminate any reflections. Or you could try putting spray adhesive on flat black construction paper, curl it and insert it into the tube. You'd probably need to do two sections and just let it overlap. Just some thoughts.
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