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    FisheyeFX — A fisheye lens LoRA - XLv1.0-experimental
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    FisheyeFX is a stylized fisheye lens LoRA for SDXL, trained on real-world warped-angle photography to simulate dramatic wide-angle distortion. It's ideal for cinematic shots, fashion exaggeration, and surreal portrait setups.

    What it does:

    This LoRA exaggerates facial proportions and scene curvature, mimicking the look of a 15mm fisheye lens. It bends the horizon, pulls back the scene, and warps perspective in a way that enhances expressive, moody, or offbeat compositions.

    Recommended Usage (Important):

    - Strength Range: 1.0 to 2.0 is optimal.

    (Lower values are more subtle and may suit realism-focused outputs)

    - Trigger Word: fishylens

    - Settings: dpmpp 2m karras, 5-7.5 cfg, 28-30 steps

    - Prompt Tips: I strongly recommend using phrases like:

    "fisheye lens photo, wide-angle, distorted ground, curved horizon, exaggerated face proportions, ultra-wide view, 15mm lens, barrel distortion, warped perspective..."

    Works well on:

    Should be compatible with other LoRAs (but some may weaken distortion or override camera simulation).

    Lastly, higher CFG values can give you cleaner results.


    Notes:

    This is v1.0 (experimental). It performs consistently in most cases but extreme angles may still produce facial warping. Future versions may expand support for dynamic poses and side angles.

    Trained on ~200 portrait-style images with caption tuning.

    Description

    Initial experimental release for SDXL 1.0.

    This version introduces strong fisheye-style perspective distortion trained on ~200 portrait images. It performs best and as intended at strengths between 1.0–1.6 with prompt enhancements, or 1.4–2.0 with no prompt enhancements. You can achieve stronger distortions by going beyond these values, but results may enter uncanny territory. Supports most SDXL-compatible checkpoints.

    Known quirks: Some facial warping may occur at extreme angles. v1.0 does not yet support dynamic poses or side angles well, but future updates may expand this. Best paired with cinematic or realistic style checkpoints like Cinenauts, Juggernaut, and EpicRealism.

    LORA
    SDXL 1.0

    Details

    Downloads
    142
    Platform
    CivitAI
    Platform Status
    Available
    Created
    7/6/2025
    Updated
    9/27/2025
    Deleted
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    Trigger Words:
    fishylens

    Files

    FisheyeFX-v1-experimental-SDXL.safetensors