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0.42X FISHEYE LENS W/ MACRO FOR CANON EOS DIGITAL REBEL
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + Share6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Not bad but expected a little more
(3 out of 5) by Intiaz Rahim on Jul 3, 2008 (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)I purchased this lens about 1 month ago and I'm generally pleased with it. I have a Canon Rebel XTi with a kit IS 18mm-55mm standard lens. In a nutshell, here's what I think.
The pros:
- low price
- lightweight
- sharp image
- includes lens bag
- creates interesting effects
- creates great macro shots
The cons:
- Compatibility with Canon 18mm-55mm IS lens. Requires 2 "step down" rings to mate the lenses together. As a result, this produces a porthole effect (which might be what you're looking for)
- step down or up rings are NOT included with this lens
- lens caps do not fit snug and always fall off. They're pretty useless.
- edge detail falls off considerably (blurry) with blue edges forming on high contrasting objects.
The verdict:
To achieve the desired effect (fisheye warped / wide angle shots with sharp detail on the extreme edges), this lens does not do that so I'll be looking around for a true Canon / other band fisheye lens.
The pros:
- low price
- lightweight
- sharp image
- includes lens bag
- creates interesting effects
- creates great macro shots
The cons:
- Compatibility with Canon 18mm-55mm IS lens. Requires 2 "step down" rings to mate the lenses together. As a result, this produces a porthole effect (which might be what you're looking for)
- step down or up rings are NOT included with this lens
- lens caps do not fit snug and always fall off. They're pretty useless.
- edge detail falls off considerably (blurry) with blue edges forming on high contrasting objects.
The verdict:
To achieve the desired effect (fisheye warped / wide angle shots with sharp detail on the extreme edges), this lens does not do that so I'll be looking around for a true Canon / other band fisheye lens.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Great for the price, good for what it does.
(4 out of 5) by Jeffrey L. Cunningham on Apr 12, 2008 (St Pete, FL)This lens is a good wide-angle lens. It's an extender on your regular SLR lens. It gets a little annoying screwing and unscrewing the lens when you need to use it. It's so much easier to pop a whole lens off and snap another one on.
For the price though, this is a great lens. It provides a nice wide angle shot. The pictured look great. When we use it, we either plan to use it a lot or screw it on when we get somewhere and then take a bunch of pictures then tuck it away.
It is a good lens to have in your quiver if you don't mind all the screwing.
For the price though, this is a great lens. It provides a nice wide angle shot. The pictured look great. When we use it, we either plan to use it a lot or screw it on when we get somewhere and then take a bunch of pictures then tuck it away.
It is a good lens to have in your quiver if you don't mind all the screwing.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
0.42X Wide Angle/Fisheye Len For Canon EOS Camera's
(4 out of 5) by F. Cherry on Aug 15, 2006 (Detroit, Mi)I am Ebayer seller and I have to take close-up pictures especially of jewelry and the marks on items. This len does a great job. Highly recommend and the price is right.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Not a real lens, its a FILTER
(1 out of 5) by Alaskan Photo Workshops & Tours on Jan 8, 2009 (The Wonderous State of Alaska)BEWARE! This like so many other so called "lenses" are not that. they are a filter and made to fit on top of a lens. And thus they are made to fit a certain size lens and if you dont have the right lenses, it will not work.
The quality of this is soso at best, but that is normal for opteka. When it comes to camera gear and Lens for sure, you get what you pay for!!! If you just want to do a cheap affect, this is a fun TOY, but not if you want a quality shot. Otherwise just take the shot with a good lens, and apply a filter and work it over in Photoshop and you will have a better quality result.
The quality of this is soso at best, but that is normal for opteka. When it comes to camera gear and Lens for sure, you get what you pay for!!! If you just want to do a cheap affect, this is a fun TOY, but not if you want a quality shot. Otherwise just take the shot with a good lens, and apply a filter and work it over in Photoshop and you will have a better quality result.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Good so far...
(4 out of 5) by zet on Nov 30, 2008 (CA, USA)So I got this lens today and I wasn't expecting much after reading some of the reviews, but I must say, it is a pretty good lens for its price. This far, I think I really got more than I paid for. I bought it for my Canon 450D (XSi) so I needed the 58mm adapter (which came with the lens, as well as a 52mm adapter) and it just screws on to the 18-55mm lens that my camera came with. It wiggles a little bit, but its not too major. The real hassle is when you take the lens off, you have to take the adapter off as well before putting the cap back on; and like others have said, the cap for the lens doesn't fit perfectly snug and will fall off if you aren't careful with it.
As far as quality, it does give you half of a barrel if you zoom out all the way, but at 26mm there is no barrel and you still have the fisheye effect, not as good as when it's zoomed out all the way (18mm for me), but still noticeable. The macro works great, but I primarily got this lens for the fisheye effect and it delivers. Of course, it isn't as good as the 600$ fisheye lens, but it gets the job done, and for 40$, I don't think I can squeeze more out of this lens. Invest in it, it is worth the price, and a nice little "add on" for your photographic needs. And like others have said, you don't have much to lose.
As far as quality, it does give you half of a barrel if you zoom out all the way, but at 26mm there is no barrel and you still have the fisheye effect, not as good as when it's zoomed out all the way (18mm for me), but still noticeable. The macro works great, but I primarily got this lens for the fisheye effect and it delivers. Of course, it isn't as good as the 600$ fisheye lens, but it gets the job done, and for 40$, I don't think I can squeeze more out of this lens. Invest in it, it is worth the price, and a nice little "add on" for your photographic needs. And like others have said, you don't have much to lose.