So a few weeks ago I was on the hunt for a wide angle lens attachment for my little digital camera. Now, I know the manufacturer doesn’t supply one, and my camera doesn’t even have threads to accomodate an attachment, but I knew (from video posts and blogs) that using a wide angle video lens, with a little superglue or duct tape could achieve result I was looking for.

A couple stores later, I had what I was looking for. Well, sort of. The distortion isn’t quite as great as I’d hoped (wait till I upload the peephole pictures I’ve taken*), but still, it’s a good start. And a lot of fun to play with.

*About the peephole pictures. No, I’m not turning into a pervert. What I meant was, since I’m a little dissatisfied with the wide angle attachment, I went to Home Depot and bought a 180 degree peephole for a front door (you know, the little thing you look through to make sure the pizza guy is really the pizza guy?). While I can’t easily glue/tape this thing onto my camera, I have been able to hold it up to the lens for some interesting effects. Once I get to a home computer, I’ll load up some of those photos for you.

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