Altura Photo 58MM 0.35x Fisheye Wide Angle Lens with Macro Close-Up Portion

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I bought this lens used. The description was minimal but was categorized as "very good". The product (besides packaging) looked brand new. There were no scratches or marks of any kind on it. The lens works great. The fish eye isnt as wide as I had hoped ( i may be using it incorrectly) but the macro lens is amazing. I took this photo yesterday. Great seller and product for the price.

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Gotta love Amazon!! The order was received in 2 days with free shipping (Im a Prime member)...and the product is exactly what I wanted. It takes the 18-55mm kit lens for my daughters Canon T3i (which is equivalent to a 27mm film lens) and makes it basically a 10mm lens, ideal for any occasion where a wider angle lens is needed. A friend of mine owns a Nikon 12mm lens he paid $2,500 for. Its really nice. But I paid 100 times less, and the results from mine are really nice too! Why did I buy it? I do real estate marketing for a living (design and printwork) and I bought my daughter the Canon for Christmas. Shes got a great eye for photography, and I wanted to introduce her to real estate photography. Well, she had her first photo shoot last Saturday, and the photos came out really well. However, I could tell that the images we took, werent as wide of an angle as those taken by professional real estate photographers. So...I asked one of my favorite photographers about his equipment (hes the one with the $2,500 Nikon lens). He told me what my options were, and I searched on Amazon for what I thought would be a good fit. This lens obviously caught my attention because it gives me the same focal length for a ridiculously low price (actually a little wider than his Nikon). When we first got it, I couldnt wait to try it out. So we opened the box, saw the leather pouch it comes in, took it out and screwed it onto the Canon. When I turned the LCD viewfinder on, I almost couldnt believe it! Its not quite 180 degrees....but if you stand in the doorway of a small bedroom, lets say, youll absolutely have every part of the room showing in your lens. Amazing! It also captures much more of the "floor-to-ceiling" so it expands things both horizontally and vertically. I wish we had purchased it prior to last Saturdays shoot, as I think the photos we took would have been much better (even though they were already good!) Im almost thinking about driving back out to the property as a favor to my customer and re-shooting the house. The wider angles work really well for real estate photography...and it wouldve given all of the images a much more professional look and feel. If theres any caution with the lens...its this. At its widest angle, you will definitely get vignetting (the corners turn black)...however that happens with basically ALL wide angle lenses (most especially with fisheye lenses). I just back off the widest setting slightly, and the black corners went away. Still though, youll need software to help correct for the lens distortion where things curve around the edges (in other words, the left and right walls will be curved when shooting a room). GIMP does a pretty decent job of that with its lens distortion filter, and their software is free. All in all, I couldnt be more pleased with this lens! I havent used the macro aspect of the lens yet, as it was purchased primarily for the wider angle requirements....but Im fairly certain the macro will be great too! The lens feels very high quality (heavy, and doesnt feel cheap at all.) It screwed onto the camera with no effort at all (but as with photo filters, the threads are VERY fine so you have to make sure youve got it on correctly before tightening down. You dont want to strip the threads.) Mine went on perfectly, and smoothly. Oh, one more thing I noticed. If you use the built-in flash on the camera (its forward facing)...youll get a small "half-circle" shadow at the bottom of the photo. Thats because when you have the lens added to the standard kit lens, it adds a couple inches in length. The flash is ever-so-slightly blocked at the bottom of the photo, but the same thing would happen with a telephoto lens. Again, all you have to do is zoom in a little closer...or buy a flash that sits a little higher (on the shoe instead of the lower-sitting built-in flash). Just buy it....you wont regret it at all. Dave

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When i first saw this lens i was like, sure its going to be a fisheye with macro. I did not believe even after reading the reviews... Im a photographer and i got this lens knowing i was going to do a destination wedding, even with still being uncertain, so i was on the beach saying im am just going to try it, and to my surprise, i was like WOW!!!.... it blows my mind to how sharp and clare this bad boy is, and not to mention the fisheye effect was bar none BEAUTIFUL!!! I have attached here images to show the result, you will get dark edges if you go too wide with your lens, but its nothing photoshop cannot fix :) Pros: Lots Cons: Dark edges when going too wide with the lens, nothing photoshop cant fix tho.

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This is a great little add-on to your gear bag. The fisheye attachment is inexpensive, but its well made and very sturdy. Ive attached some snapshots taken with my Nikon D3300 and the stock 18-55 lens. It does an excellent good job for the money. Even though the product description states otherwise, in my opinion, youll need to set your camera to manual focus and manual mode to use this lens properly. Be willing to learn how to use this attachment. When using the fisheye, youll have to make adjustments when composing your shots. The fisheye effect is nice and its clearly visible when used properly, but it can vignette badly. As a side note, you can use the macro and the fisheye together (as I did in the coin and billiards photos), or the macro alone (as I did in the housefly photo), but you CAN NOT use the fisheye without the macro. You will experience some focus drop off and vignetting around the edges as illustrated in my snapshots, but youll get that to some degree with any fisheye or macro lens. Remember, youre paying 20-30 bucks for this lens as opposed to hundreds or even thousands. In my opinion, you get much more than you pay for. All in all, this is a great attachment and it works as it should. Its affordable, useful, its worth having around when you need it and it doesnt take up too much space. Mine came with a cap for both ends and a "leatherish" carrying bag. Id recommend this product and Id buy it again. PROS: -sturdy and well made -works well (with a little practice) -easily attaches to lens -adds a nice effect to your photos -macro lens can be used without the fisheye -comes with caps and a case CONS: -significant focus drop off at edges OVERALL: Great buy Great quality for the price Great choice for beginner/intermediate level

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0:00 0:00 This video is not intended for all audiences. What date were you born? January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 Submit Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Install Flash Player Best bang for the buck. Dont expect quality like a $2,500. But expect to have A LOT of fun with this and be satisfied. http://youtu.be/RB1YHDz73bA

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Im just learning to use this effectively, and I thought Id share a few observations: 1. If you are using the only the macro component , DO expect some vignetting. Not terrible, because if you are going in that close, youll probably want to crop. 2. If you are photographing insects, unless you have a very steady hand, and the insects are cooperating by staying in one place long enough, youll need a tripod. For example: bees collecting pollen from flowers - set up your shot, use a wireless remote if possible, and wait for the critter to come back again ... if it lands on a nearby flower, you can quickly adjust the tripod, but not if you have to refocus. You just wont have time. 3. The depth of field is VERY shallow, but you should be able to do micro life, and the blurred background is an effective method of drawing the viewers attention to the center of attention. 4. Always use shutter priority with this lens and set it at the fastest shutter speed acceptable for the lighting conditions. That could also help a lot with "hand shake" if you are stuck without a tripod. As for the wide angle fish eye component , I cant tell you much right now as my experiments have been limited. I just received the lens this morning. I hope to post more in a few days. The photos below illustrate some of the issues: The left most shows why the tripod is so important. Both the left and the right photos also illustrate the vignetting. The center photo was cropped, and although I didnt use a tripod, I was able to maintain my steadiness - because for some reason the smaller fly didnt seem to flit around as much and I was able to relax to capture it. It must know the difference between a fly swatter and a camera. PS - The left photo was supposed to be a bumble bee, but I selected the wrong image from my library. I am posting the bumblebee now. By the way, look at the fly again and you can see how sensitive this is to depth of field. The wings are sharply in focus but the head which is in a slightly different plane is blurred. Just something to consider when setting up your shots.

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So far so good. The threading isnt awesome (the macro portion actually fell off at one point while I was shooting) but overall I think its good for the price. Its made of metal so it definitely has a good weight and feels decent. Some things Ive learned so far that may be helpful for beginners like me: dont put this on a 50mm 1.8 lens, youll get a ridiculous blur. I put it on my stock 18-55mm for my canon rebel xti (in the 58mm version) and had way more success. Also, after using a 50mm for so long it took a lot of getting used to before I realized it was okay to get insanely close to an object to shoot it with the macro. I almost returned it thinking it just wouldnt focus, you almost have to be touching what youre shooting. Attaching a photo of my first attempt shooting jewelry with it.

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This a pretty good fish eye lens. It does exactly what it is supposed to do. Whats interesting, though, is that on my 50mm lens, at 1.8 (widest aperture), it has a certain "glow" to it. A sort of out of focus shine to it. At first I thought it was just out of focus, but then, I realized how cool it looks. Very dreamy. An unexpected surprise that I am flowing with and using to my advantage. Same issue with seeing the outer ring when using at wide angle settings - 18mm - 24mm - as with the .43 wide angle lens adapter (which is actually .63, which is better because it cancels out the crop factor on my T3i) but if I use it on my 18 - 55 kit lens and just bring it a little closer to around 28mm, the ring goes away. That said, when I want the actual fish-eye effect, like looking through a peep hole, it works great.

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I was told these were a gimmick in the past. After watching a video review of this model I snatched one up. So far its great. It feels really solid. Ive played with it on an 18-55mm kit lens on a Nikon d3k series camera. From 18-30mm I get a very cool fisheye effect. For the real estate agents saying it doesnt work, thats exactly what its supposed to do. Try increasing the focal length slightly until the corners return and you will still have a wider angle shot than without this attachment.

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First of all, the only con: I have a Nikon D3300, and used a 52mm lens. This screwed on VERY tightly. So tight, that I had to put quite a bit of effort to get the last half of the threads in (I did not crossthread or otherwise misalign things, its just a thousandth or so oversize, would be my guess). However, used on an 18-55mm lens, it gave a wonderful fisheye effect, with more clarity that I would have expected from an attachment of this price. Unfortunately you cannot get a "full" circle, as the very top and bottom are slightly out of frame. This may just be because the D3300 has an APS-C sensor though. One thing is a bit confusing though (at least it was to me), I didnt realize that the "macro" lens needed to be attached in order to take normal photos, or that it was meant to be used separately for macro-photography (I already have lenses / ext. tubes for macro work anyway), so when I took the macro portion off and tried to use the main segment by itself, I was stuck wondering why I couldnt focus, haha. Just something to be aware of.

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