How to fake a fish eye lens?

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David_M_Payne

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Hi Guys, I need to find a very cheap way to fake a fish eye lens. I'm trying to get the look one would get looking out of a door peep hole, so it dosn't have to be real clear but it does need to look like the camera, a HVX200 is looking out the door peep hole. It is a one shot shoot plus extra takes for back up and I know that peep holes really distort what you see anyway, so even a piece of glass that gives that fish eye look held in front of the lens would work here. Any ideas anyone?

David
 
You can find a cheap consumer one for probably less than $50. Experiment with one of those, and see if zooming into it (because it won't be very big) will work.
 
HBlack said:
You can find a cheap consumer one for probably less than $50. Experiment with one of those, and see if zooming into it (because it won't be very big) will work.
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Perhaps I'll take one of my cameras down to the local photo store and try a few of those out. Anyone else got any ideas on this?

David
 
Seems like I remember a thread about someone shooting through an oversized peephole for a similiar effect. Was like $10 at the hardware store or something. I'll see if I can't find it.
 
put like a tissue tube up to the lens and shoot through it and then use a pucker plug in to distort the image. Cut the tube so its not too long.
 
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