There are 2 ways to mount fisheye lens to your S90, first you need a lens adapter, 2 options here.

a) Quick-Change Filter Holder by Lensmate or b) RN-9 Lens Adapter which you can get over at ebay.

After days of research, i decided to go with option B. The filter holder by lensmate felt a little flimsy as its just glued onto the camera. Anything that i mount on it COULD drop anytime right? Well, thats what i thought, but the RN-9 adapter allows me to screw the adapter onto the camera itself. I felt somewhat “safer”.

However the not-so-great part about the RN-9 adapter is that its bulky and big. Anyways, after ordering it over ebay, a week later the RN-9 arrived. Its solid and well worth the price (under USD20)

Next, get yourself a fisheye lens, there are heaps to choose from, depending on your preference and budget really. Theres Vivitar, Opteka, cheap China / Hong Kong brands etc…all easily obtained over ebay. I didnt have to go out to any shops Heres some tips before you buy the fisheye:

- remember that the mount ring is 37mm, try to avoid getting step up or step down rings, it will affect sharpness around the image

- fisheye / wideangle lens comes with numbers like 0.35x, 0.21x, 0.25x, 0.42x etc….the smaller the number, the higher the “curve” / more extreme fisheye its going to be

- cheap fisheye lens from Hong Kong on ebay comes with free shipping worldwide

the S90 isnt as slim and sleek anymore!

Conclusion: I’m pretty satisfied with the overall outcome, having spend less than USD60 overall, the built for the adapter is excellent and im surprised too with the quality of the fisheye lens, it felt heavier than expected. Only thing now, with this setup, the S90 is kinda bulky and wont fit into pocket.

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update : Hi S90 fans, thanks for visiting my site, glad you guys like the modification. Let me know what else you’d like to see more for future post please do leave comments too! cheers and have a good day