$3 fisheye

[blackdrakes]

Hej all, i've went to try the peekhole fisheye lens as seen at this thread.
I bought the door peekhole for about $3.
Then attached it to a PVC tube cap and then to the PVC tube.
Here's how it looks like.

Very shabby work done by me.:embrass:
Sample Pictures below.

 

[blackdrakes]

#1 Dashboard.

#2 Driver.

#3 Goldfinger.

 

[blackdrakes]

#4 Retriver

#5 Dusk.

#6 Dinner.

 

[latestmistake-]

WONDERFUL! i was getting one also cause i saw the thread too! but i went to the store & the uncle was sooo busy for sooooo long i just left!

 

[blackdrakes]

haha, just pop down to the door section where they have all the knobs and hinges.
The peekhole viewer should be there.

 

[loopyflamboyant]

zomg!
rocks totally!

i want to get a peep hole tooooo!!!

 

[blackdrakes]

i just dropped it at OCH.
now the glass broken.

 

[yellowlemonie]

alamak.. buy another one lor.. although i think the uncle at the shop will wonder why u need 2 peep holes (boy, what you peeping at? :bsmilie

anyway, does anyone have the pictures of the setup, as the original thread doesn't have them anymore.... :dunno:

 

[voldisinarta]

I'll definitely try this...

This kind of DIY shows the creativity of a photographer. Good job :thumbsup:

It is definitely much better than debating in the forum which fish eye lens to buy :think:

My two cents.

 

[blackdrakes]

Haha, thanks guys.
i will try to post the process soon.

 

[hawkeyes]

Nice work, very creative.. it there a big peep hole in the market?

 

[darrrrrrrrrr]

Very sorry, but I accidentally destroyed my fish-eye setup while fiddling with it some time back, so I'm unable to repost the photos of the process.

To summarise, find some tube that is roughly the diameter of your P&S lens. If it's slightly too large, use tape on the inside of the tube to reduce the diameter and increase grip. Somehow suspend the door peephole in the middle of this tube (be creative here!). Use macro mode on your P&S as the focusing is affected by the peephole. Hope that your setup miraculously works!

Do note that you may have to zoom in a bit to get the circle to fill up the image. Usually the aperture will be so small at the tele end that camera shake becomes a major issue. Also if your lens retracts fully remember to remove your fisheye from the lens before shutting down the camera!

 

[plastikxp]

http://stixpaint.blogspot.com/2008/03/diy-wide-angle.html


Here is what I found. Goodluck

 

[sazabi3000]

http://stixpaint.blogspot.com/2008/03/diy-wide-angle.html


Here is what I found. Goodluck

Can this setup be done on a SLR? or is it strictly for compact cameras?
Thanks!

 

[blackdrakes]

Instructions here guys.
cheers.