This is a ghetto tilt-shift lens that I created from a previous DIY design. Basically, it is a medium format lens taped onto a toilet plunger. It has no backing and no permanent mount so I just press it up against my camera and start twisting and pulling until I get the effect I want. So far no exciting pictures.
I've detailed what I did here:
keithloh.com/drupal/diy_tilt_shift_lens_no_exciting_pictu...
EDIT: A camera store employee saw this and named it the Plunger Baby in tribute to the Lens Babies they sell.
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diyarcade 37 months ago | reply
OMG :)
So cool
Woodyatt 31 months ago | reply
you can use an enlarger lens to make one of these too,
picked up a $15 nikkor F4 50mm lens a few days ago off ebay, seems to work well when 'free lensing', just gotta make up a plungery thingy now to stop light leaking
Party Pete 29 months ago | reply
Just as an alternative to the toilet plunger, you can find the same type of thing on the bottom of those chairs you can adjust the height on. I have the plunger part, now I just need to get the lens.
FotoFreekus 17 months ago | reply
Very cool. I will try this myself. I have plenty of old medium format lenses I could try with, I will post the results. Thank You very kindly :)