diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# bad optics
+
+ergonomic no-macro lenses for rust
+
+## example
+
+```rust
+use bad_optics::{
+lenses::{_0, _1},
+*,
+};
+
+fn main() {
+    let a = ((1, 2), 3);
+
+    // combine lenses
+    let lens = _0 + _1;
+
+    // use the view function to access
+    let res = view(lens, a);
+    assert_eq!(res, 2);
+
+    // call the lens as a function
+    let res = lens(a);
+    assert_eq!(res, 2);
+
+    // call the over function to modify the value
+    let a = over(lens, a, |v| v + 1);
+    assert_eq!(a, ((1, 3), 3));
+
+    // call the set function to set the value
+    let a = set(lens, a, 5);
+    assert_eq!(a, ((1, 5), 3));
+
+    // call the lens as a function to modify the value
+    let res = lens(a, |v| v + 1);
+    assert_eq!(res, ((1, 3), 3));
+}
+```
diff --git a/examples/main.rs b/examples/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1326e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+use bad_optics::{
+    lenses::{_0, _1},
+    *,
+};
+
+fn main() {
+    let a = ((1, 2), 3);
+
+    // combine lenses
+    let lens = _0 + _1;
+
+    // use the view function to access
+    let res = view(lens, a);
+    assert_eq!(res, 2);
+
+    // call the lens as a function
+    let res = lens(a);
+    assert_eq!(res, 2);
+
+    // call the over function to modify the value
+    let a = over(lens, a, |v| v + 1);
+    assert_eq!(a, ((1, 3), 3));
+
+    // call the set function to set the value
+    let a = set(lens, a, 5);
+    assert_eq!(a, ((1, 5), 3));
+
+    // call the lens as a function to modify the value
+    let res = lens(a, |v| v + 1);
+    assert_eq!(res, ((1, 3), 3));
+}
diff --git a/src/combinations.rs b/src/combinations.rs
index a874963..be8f024 100644
--- a/src/combinations.rs
+++ b/src/combinations.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{Lens, LensOver, LensTrait, LensView};
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct Combination<A, B>(A, B);
 impl<A, B> LensTrait for Combination<A, B> {}
 
diff --git a/src/fns.rs b/src/fns.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95258e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fns.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+use crate::{Lens, LensOver, LensView};
+
+impl<L, A> std::ops::FnOnce<(A,)> for Lens<L>
+where
+    L: LensView<A>,
+{
+    type Output = L::Field;
+
+    extern "rust-call" fn call_once(self, args: (A,)) -> Self::Output {
+        L::view(args.0)
+    }
+}
+impl<L, A> std::ops::FnMut<(A,)> for Lens<L>
+where
+    L: LensView<A>,
+{
+    extern "rust-call" fn call_mut(&mut self, args: (A,)) -> Self::Output {
+        L::view(args.0)
+    }
+}
+impl<L, A> std::ops::Fn<(A,)> for Lens<L>
+where
+    L: LensView<A>,
+{
+    extern "rust-call" fn call(&self, args: (A,)) -> Self::Output {
+        L::view(args.0)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<L, A, F> std::ops::FnOnce<(A, F)> for Lens<L>
+where
+    L: LensOver<A>,
+    F: FnOnce(L::Field) -> L::Field,
+{
+    type Output = A;
+
+    extern "rust-call" fn call_once(self, args: (A, F)) -> Self::Output {
+        L::over(args.0, args.1)
+    }
+}
+impl<L, A, F> std::ops::FnMut<(A, F)> for Lens<L>
+where
+    L: LensOver<A>,
+    F: FnOnce(L::Field) -> L::Field,
+{
+    extern "rust-call" fn call_mut(&mut self, args: (A, F)) -> Self::Output {
+        L::over(args.0, args.1)
+    }
+}
+impl<L, A, F> std::ops::Fn<(A, F)> for Lens<L>
+where
+    L: LensOver<A>,
+    F: FnOnce(L::Field) -> L::Field,
+{
+    extern "rust-call" fn call(&self, args: (A, F)) -> Self::Output {
+        L::over(args.0, args.1)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lenses/first.rs b/src/lenses/first.rs
index d8bd328..4615c8a 100644
--- a/src/lenses/first.rs
+++ b/src/lenses/first.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{Lens, LensOver, LensTrait, LensView};
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct _0Inner;
 pub const _0: Lens<_0Inner> = Lens(_0Inner);
 impl LensTrait for _0Inner {}
diff --git a/src/lenses/identity.rs b/src/lenses/identity.rs
index e62f87c..f1bf46d 100644
--- a/src/lenses/identity.rs
+++ b/src/lenses/identity.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{LensOver, LensTrait, LensView};
 
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct id;
 
 impl LensTrait for id {}
diff --git a/src/lenses/second.rs b/src/lenses/second.rs
index 506e78c..d781d9f 100644
--- a/src/lenses/second.rs
+++ b/src/lenses/second.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{Lens, LensOver, LensTrait, LensView};
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct _1Inner;
 pub const _1: Lens<_1Inner> = Lens(_1Inner);
 impl LensTrait for _1Inner {}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f49eae2..c200846 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![feature(unboxed_closures, fn_traits)]
+
 /// Base trait
 pub trait LensTrait {}
 
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ pub trait LensOver<T>: LensView<T> {
 }
 
 /// Wrapper type
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct Lens<T: LensTrait>(T);
 
 impl<L: LensTrait> LensTrait for Lens<L> {}
@@ -55,8 +58,6 @@ pub fn over<T, L: LensOver<T>>(_lens: L, thing: T, f: impl FnOnce(L::Field) -> L
     L::over(thing, f)
 }
 
-mod combinations;
-
 // TODO add fn impls
 
 // TODO add third_from_tuple, etc
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ mod combinations;
 
 // TODO make over work with changing types
 
+mod combinations;
+mod fns;
 pub mod lenses;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -150,4 +153,21 @@ mod tests {
         let a = over(lens, a, |v| v + 1);
         assert_eq!(a, ((1, 3), 3));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn call_as_funcs() {
+        let a = (1, 2);
+        assert_eq!(_0(a), 1);
+
+        let a = (1, 2);
+        assert_eq!(_0(a, |v| v + 1), (2, 2));
+
+        let a = ((1, 2), 3);
+        let lens = _0 + _1;
+
+        let res = lens(a);
+        assert_eq!(res, 2);
+        let res = lens(a, |v| v + 1);
+        assert_eq!(res, ((1, 3), 3));
+    }
 }