Make your own Claude Glass or Black Mirror

Step 5: Quick & Easy Bonus method

If you want to have a go at using a Claude Mirror, but do not really want to make one, or are struggling to find a suitable lens then this bonus method is for you.

It is very likely you can have something that will do the job right next to you.

Your touchscreen phone! 

While not quite as reflective as the hand made option, it makes for a good alternative as you are likely to have it with you.
The downside to the smart phone is because its flat, it has a much smaller field of view.

Either way, here are some examples taken using the smartphone, as well as a one of the Claude glass so you can compare easily.

I hope you enjoy the instructable. Please post pictures of your own in the comments.

Comments

[cda_ro]

Hello, nice idea, but what about using a car mirror for that ?

[Thrasym]

You'd have to remove the silver on the back of any mirror, which, I don't think is easy. Unless there's a trick or a chemical that peels it off without scratching the glass. But after you did that, it should work fine, having that "larger than they appear" effect might be neat.

[bikerbob2005]

modern mirrors can be scraped clean of the silver with a window razor scraper
from a project im working on now