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Wide-angle attachment for video camera

For memories and critical analysis, I record videos of my DJ sets. The problem is that my video camera does not have a wide-angle lens, so the frame does not fit everything that is needed:



To solve this problem, I made a wide-angle attachment for a video camera from a -16 diopter lens:

wide-angle attachment for video camera
video camera with wide-angle attachment

Now, everything fits into the frame, but because the light from the bulb falls on the lens, unwanted glare appears on the image:



Glare is eliminated by creating a shadow where the camera is placed:

shadow at camera placement

Now everything is fine: