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How to: Make a Fisheye DSLR Lens for $16

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AndyMac
07/09/09

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That's not the "the spare lens shield that came with his camera". It's the lens hood that should always be on the lens when it's in use to prevent stray light from entering the lens.
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Greg Krynen
07/09/09

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This idea may actually work better on a point and click camera. Cell phone cams would also work well for this lens setup. Both have shorter lens length and much smaller outer lenses.
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RainyDayInterns
07/09/09

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OH...it works as lot better with a point-n-shoot:

http://www.rainydaymagazine.com/RDM2006/RainyDayPhotography/WideAngle/RDMPhoto_SuperWideAngle.htm
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wingbatwu
07/09/09

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how about making a reverse peephole attachment so you can take photos of the inside of people's homes?
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/reverse-peephole-viewer-182411.php
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CrispyAardvark
07/09/09

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Using this technique, you can pretty much fix any sort of lens, filter etc to your camera. Why not bust open a few of those dollar store prismatic toys. You know the ones that give a fly's view or kaleidoscope view.
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bosskev
07/09/09

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Given the extremely low-res and cheesy image quality you get, I'd say your describing it, Dan, as a "hotel door" lens is a much more accurate name. I mean, look at how very little of the camera's image sensor is used to capture the pic:

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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
07/09/09

@bosskev: So, you're saying this is the next great version of voyeur/gonzo porn cinema technique?
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bosskev
07/09/09

@Lite: is on a boat.: Exactly my point. I'm planning on making several.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
07/09/09

@bosskev: So will this make your junk look bigger, smaller, or just fatter?
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
07/09/09

@Lite: is on a boat.: Hrm... This is like Walleye vision. I think the only cure for that is a multi-opti-pupiloptomy.

Too bad that surgery requires them to go in through the rectum to fix.
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bosskev
07/09/09

@Lite: is on a boat.: Wait. What just happened? I'm sitting here in a Castro cafe and suddenly every guy around me is on his cell phone making ophthalmology appointments.
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jetRink
07/09/09

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I wonder if the field of view is any larger than the unmodified lens. If not, it would be easier to do this electronically.
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32ndnote
07/09/09

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This is certainly clever. The lens size issue isn't too difficult to fix since you can buy larger peepholes and still keep the price very low.
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