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Jan 10, 2019 11:13:17   #
hpucker99 Loc: Anchorage, Alaska
 
There was an article last month in PetaPixel on how to convert a camera lens mug into a lamp. As luck would have it, I got two mugs for Christmas and converted one into a lamp. Went to Walmart and got a LED desk lamp for the base.



https://petapixel.com/2018/12/27/how-to-make-a-camera-lens-lamp/


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Jan 10, 2019 11:25:05   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Cool. Thanks for the link.

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Jan 10, 2019 11:32:01   #
rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA
 
Yeah, one can fashion just about anything into a lamp.

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Jan 10, 2019 11:35:52   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 

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Jan 10, 2019 11:38:25   #
Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.
 
I was always wondering what to do with the one I have, as it most definitely does not hold nearly enough coffee for me...lol

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Jan 11, 2019 07:44:24   #
chippy65 Loc: Cambridge
 
nice idea, stylish.........be careful to use LED bulb or similar to avoid overheating and fire risk

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Jan 11, 2019 08:24:47   #
GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City
 
hpucker99 wrote:
There was an article last month in PetaPixel on how to convert a camera lens mug into a lamp. As luck would have it, I got two mugs for Christmas and converted one into a lamp. Went to Walmart and got a LED desk lamp for the base.



https://petapixel.com/2018/12/27/how-to-make-a-camera-lens-lamp/

Looks like I have a project.
I have 2 of these mugs also that I never use.
Thanks

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Jan 11, 2019 08:58:06   #
fuminous Loc: Luling, LA... for now...
 
Excellent idea! But... does a Canon lens/lamp have distinctive color renditions as opposed to a Nikon lens/lamp? And... is the VR/IS on or off?


... yes, that's a joke...

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Jan 11, 2019 08:59:04   #
LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY
 
You can do that with a lens MUG? Dang! I wish you had posted sooner. I miss my EF 24-105 L. I would post a picture of my lamp but I have to wait till I can afford a new lens. Seemed like a good idea at the time though! (Now where have I heard that before?)

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Jan 11, 2019 11:00:16   #
hpucker99 Loc: Anchorage, Alaska
 
chippy65 wrote:
nice idea, stylish.........be careful to use LED bulb or similar to avoid overheating and fire risk


The video makes it quite clear to use a LED bulb/light. The confined space in the lens with an incandescent bulb will have serious heating problems.

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Jan 11, 2019 11:02:16   #
hpucker99 Loc: Anchorage, Alaska
 
LFingar wrote:
You can do that with a lens MUG? Dang! I wish you had posted sooner. I miss my EF 24-105 L. I would post a picture of my lamp but I have to wait till I can afford a new lens. Seemed like a good idea at the time though! (Now where have I heard that before?)


I didn't see photos but read somewhere that a person made a lamp using an actual lens. Don't have any details on the construction. I had an old Minolta lens that got damaged, wish I had it around to try.

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