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    Image of AndyMac AndyMac
    07/09/09

    In reply to How to: Make a Fisheye DSLR Lens for $16
    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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    Image of Greg Krynen Greg Krynen
    07/09/09

    In reply to How to: Make a Fisheye DSLR Lens for $16
    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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    Image of RainyDayInterns RainyDayInterns
    07/09/09

    In reply to How to: Make a Fisheye DSLR Lens for $16
    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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    Image of wingbatwu wingbatwu
    07/09/09

    In reply to How to: Make a Fisheye DSLR Lens for $16
    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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    Image of CrispyAardvark CrispyAardvark
    07/09/09

    In reply to How to: Make a Fisheye DSLR Lens for $16
    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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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    07/09/09

    In reply to How to: Make a Fisheye DSLR Lens for $16
    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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    Edited by bosskev at 07/09/09 8:11 PM bosskev was starred bosskev was unstarred
    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis 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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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    07/09/09

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

    @bosskev: So will this make your junk look bigger, smaller, or just fatter?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis 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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    Image of bosskev 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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    Edited by bosskev at 07/09/09 8:26 PM bosskev was starred bosskev was unstarred
    Image of jetRink jetRink
    07/09/09

    In reply to How to: Make a Fisheye DSLR Lens for $16
    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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    Image of 32ndnote 32ndnote
    07/09/09

    In reply to How to: Make a Fisheye DSLR Lens for $16
    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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