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    AndyMac: 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 st... more »
    Greg Krynen: 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 lengt... more »
    RainyDayInterns: OH...it works as lot better with a point-n-shoot: http://www.rainydaymagazine.com/RDM2006/RainyDayPhotography/WideAngle/RDMPhoto_SuperWideAngle.htm more »
    wingbatwu: 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-peep... more »
    CrispyAardvark: 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 toy... more »
    bosskev: 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 ... more »
    jetRink: I wonder if the field of view is any larger than the unmodified lens. If not, it would be easier to do this electronically. more »
    32ndnote: 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. more »
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    How to: Make a Fisheye DSLR Lens for $16

    Over at Instructables, user Banjomaster shows how to make a fisheye lens for his Nikon D90 for just $16, with the help of one of those wide-angle doorway peephole lenses.
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