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DIY Project Pushes An iPhone Lens To Its Limits
Original: Upgrading An iPhone Lens To The Max https://hackaday.com/2026/10/06/upgrading-an-iphone-lens-to-the-max/ # Hardware # DI
A hardware hacker has documented a project to upgrade an iPhone's camera lens as far as possible, published on Hackaday on October 6, 2026. The write-up covers the DIY modification work in detail, aimed at photography and hardware enthusiasts interested in squeezing better optics out of consumer smartphones. Early reactions are modest so far, with a small number of likes, but DIY photography modifications tend to circulate widely among maker communities.
Why now: Maker and photography communities enjoy hands-on projects that modify consumer hardware beyond its intended limits.
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- Upgrading An iPhone Lens To The Max https://hackaday.com/2026/10/06/upgrading-an-iphone-lens-to-the-max/ # Hardware # DIY # Photography · hackaday@robot.villas · 4
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