Jun 16

Cheap Fisheye

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So first thing this morning, my RSS reader picks up an aricle from Boing Boing which leads to here, which leads to here. Might as well skip the first two links, and go to the end, which tells you all about how to turn a $10 security peephole from Home Depot into an inexpensive fisheye lens. Real ones go for hundreds of dollars.

So I just had to go to Home Depot after work and try it out. Best picture I have so far:

Hopefully, more to come soon.


5 comments so far...

  • belforn Said on June 23rd, 2006 at 4:41 am:

    I’ve been usign this kind of tricky fisheye for a while… :D
    here you can see some results…

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/belforn/91391279/in/set-1030270/

  • drewbert Said on June 28th, 2006 at 4:29 pm:

    Cool pics, thanks for sharing! I’ve still got to practice with it a bit, and construct a better contraption for keeping the fisheye centered over my lens barrel.

  • marina Said on May 11th, 2010 at 9:18 pm:

    Hey, Drewbert, you actually have a great excuse for a blog ;-), I love the idea and the photo! Your cat looks like our Jaffa, and looks very regal in the photo.

  • marina Said on May 11th, 2010 at 9:18 pm:

    PS: I was googling fisheye photos and stumbled upon your image. Nice surprise.

  • drewbert Said on May 11th, 2010 at 10:57 pm:

    Hee, thanks :) I haven’t quite lived up to the promise of posting more fisheye pics here, have I? Ah well. I tend slightly towards procrastination…

    Enjoyed looking around your site. Impressive work!