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Review on πŸ“· Enhanced Opteka 58MM 0.35x Fisheye Wide Angle Lens + Macro Close Up Attachment for Canon DSLR Cameras by Chris Goldsby

Revainrating 3 out of 5

"Macro adapter "fisheye " "

Please understand that three stars are "I like". I'm sorry but I hope nobody expects me to fall in love with this. For the price and what I was expecting, I was actually just a BIT disappointed (too little fisheye effect; probably the more expensive the adapter, the better the fisheye effect). This is an adapter that needs a very wide angle lens to achieve the fisheye effect. The good news is that the kit lens that comes with most Canon cameras (if you have the kit) is 18mm wide, which is enough to get a fisheye out of the adapter. I bought it to see if I would like to shoot with a fisheye lens. Unfortunately, since the final image appears as a circle, I still don't feel much closer to the "How often will I use this lens?" answer. He was fun to play with, but hard to take seriously. I think I'll have to ask myself that question again and keep playing with it for now. I like it. It was worth the small amount I paid for it. If you're like me and someone who isn't sure where or why they're going to use fisheye, or just want to play around with the effect, it's well worth the money. If I had to do it again I might have spent $50 to see if that would make the distortion more obvious, but I'm definitely not interested in "playing" with this idea to spend the money, that I spent PLUS $50 on it. CURRENTLY. At this price you could spend money on Rokinon and play with it! This will probably be my next step now. ;-)

Pros
  • good thing
Cons
  • too stupid