Turn the GoPro into a Macro Camera | Hack

A big thanks to all current and future patrons who are helping fund this science and filmmaking outreach via Patreon: http://bit.ly/2Sfmkph Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram:   / untamedscience   With this simple trick/DIY hack you can turn your GoPro camera into a super-macro wide angle shooting machine! This really is one of the coolest things I've learned to do with the Hero 4 cameras. The basic gist is that you're going to take off the hood around the lens on the front of the camera. Then you'll loosen the lens and spin it counter-clockwise however far you need. For super macro shots, I suggest going at least one full rotation counter clockwise. You can go even further if you want to literally touch your subject to the lens of the camera. At the end you'll use some epoxy or super glue to glue only the hood to the lens. Be careful not to touch the glue on the actual glass of the lens (obviously). I didn't show this last part of camera because I do like having it free. It's optional. I hope you enjoyed it. Big thanks to Trenton Pasic and Philippe Matteini for their help on this one. I'm really excited to use it on future natural history shoots with bugs, etc. If you want 52 Things to start on right now to improve your filmmaking and photography - we have videos on them all here: http://www.untamedscience.com/blog/52... Our GEAR ------------ Main DSLR : https://amzn.to/2Sho2qc Second Camera : http://amzn.to/2B9HInR Main Lens - http://amzn.to/2BaEXTk The Adventure Camera Bag : http://amzn.to/2B8WYRH The Macro Lens - http://amzn.to/2hHUhxW Telephoto Lens - http://amzn.to/2za1FJV Our Mega Wide Lens - http://amzn.to/2z9KtnS Our BEST On-camera Mic - http://amzn.to/2hGuSVt The Drone - http://amzn.to/2z84Bqc My Moving Timelapse setup - https://amzn.to/2SeCZcJ GoPro HERO 7 - https://amzn.to/2ShoPHG Our Filmmaking Book!!! - http://amzn.to/2zV88LS Our Music: https://goo.gl/roSjb7 The full video setup: https://kit.com/UntamedScience (By buying through these links you help us support the channel) On Social -------------- Instagram:   / untamedscience   (Jonas @behindthescience) Twitter:   / untamedscience   Facebook:   / untamedscience   Website: http://www.untamedscience.com YouTube: http://bit.ly/2EDk6vO (for most of my work) Jonas and I are creating a whole series of how-to-filmmaking videos to get you started. Here is the first video: http://bit.ly/2AcYvHJ and our book: http://amzn.to/2zV88LS My main science YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/2EDk6vO Help us create amazing, world reaching content by translating and transcribing videos on our channel: http://bit.ly/2Crnjgu