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"...it's a lens that makes everything look wierd..."
I saw something online about someone making a fisheye lens out of a camera film canister and a peep hole. I haven't had a film canister in forever so I used a bottle lid. It fit better on my camera anyway.

Posted by Candice C. from Wylie, Texas, United States • Published 15th September 2008 • See Candice C.'s 49 projects »

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Step 1
Get a cap that's big enough to fit around the lense of your camera.
Step 2
Drill a hole in the middle using a bit that's the same size as the peephole you're going to use. Don't go too big!
Step 3
Clean up the edges with a chisel if you need to.
Step 4
Measure around the inside of your cap and cut out some foam strips to place inside so the cap fits snug on your camera.
Step 5
I didn't glue mine in place or anything, but you definitely could. It might be a good idea at this point to paint the inside of your cap black so it's nice and dark when you look through your camera. I didn't and there's a bit of a blue ring around the edge where the light kinda goes through the plastic.
Step 6
There's a casing that the peephole screws into that you'll need to take off.<BR>Screw your peephole into the cap, but make sure not to go too far in that you touch the lens on your camera.
Step 7
Stick it on your camera, adjust, and that's it.<BR><BR>Here's my hallway...
Step 8
This is the same camera position, but with the fisheye.

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Andri-u- · Barcelona, Catalonia, ES · 16 projects 7th December 2012

Awesome!

Julia Oreo · Bayamón, Bayamón, PR · 6 projects 18th August 2012

your cat is cute

LolliCat · 1 project 13th December 2011

I want to try it but I don't know where to buy that peephole..Huhuhu

Abida A. · 1 project 31st July 2011

This is so awesome and it saves me SO much $

Anthophyllitic · Nederland, Colorado, US · 1 project 9th June 2011

SWEET!

brandYlee · Kansas City, Missouri, US · 9 projects 14th June 2010

amazing idea!

Sokje · Almere, Flevoland, NL · 8 projects 20th May 2010

This is so freaking cool.. =O

klio · 1 project 20th October 2009

that's so cool, I'm definitely going to do this!

klio · 1 project 20th October 2009

that's so cool, I'm definitely going to do this!

basketofapples · Mt Airy, North Carolina, US · 8 projects 9th August 2009

ooooh! i love this! ive been wanting to save up for a fisheye lens but this seems much easier. i just have to do what sookie does. otherwise, awesome! hardware store here i come!

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