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Modifying a Polaroid camera for close-up documentation.

I F Wessels·C Oeinck
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A standard plus-three-diopter trial lens held in front of the objective lens of an inexpensive Polaroid camera produces close-up photographs of acceptable quality. This simple technique can be used to inexpensively document indications for plastic surgery and provide medicolegal documentation. The 23-millimeter-diameter trial lens provided acceptable resolution, but reduced depth of field; it must be well-centered to avoid vignetting.

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Forensic MedicineHumansOptics and PhotonicsPhotographySurgery, PlasticJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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I F Wessels, C Oeinck. 1993. Modifying a Polaroid camera for close-up documentation.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8321512/

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