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Question: Would a backwards wide angle lens have the effect of a fisheye!?
If i were to take a wide angle lens and flip it over and tape it to my camera, would it have the same effect a fisheye has!? would i be better off spending 40$ on an opteka !.43x high definition2 fisheye lens!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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It's the angle of view that makes the fisheye effect!. In theory, turning your lens around would not change that!. The fisheye effect is the result of projecting a scene viewed over a wide angle onto a sensor that will eventually produce an image that's viewed over a more narrow angle!. This distorts the perspective!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Uh, I don't think taping a lens to your camera is gonna work too well!. There used to be lens reverse mount adapters for SLR film cameras, but it would act as a macro, not a fish-eye!.Www@QuestionHome@Com