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08-11-07, 12:28 AM
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Anybody ever used one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Black-WIDE-ANG...QQcmdZViewItem

I've often seen them (or similar) and wondered what they were like ?
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Canon 1D Mark 3
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM
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08-11-07, 01:41 AM
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Re: Anybody ever used one of these?

Don't expect amazing quality - but ok for a bit of fun and a few snapshots....

The quality of the lens is poor, and it just screws on the front of an existing lens using the filter thread...

At £30 you can't expect much - but you may get some fun results with the wider lens... If you accept it's limitations - you may get a few pics you like - but don't expect them to be competition winners

Save another 6 months and buy a proper wide wide lens that fits the camera directly!
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08-11-07, 10:19 AM
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Re: Anybody ever used one of these?

i got that three years ago with a adapter and a filter on top of that on my old camera KM dimage Z6 ,it give its black rings (too small) around the egde so i had to do a lot of cropping and never used them since what a rubbish lens !! like chris said they only screw on lens and not very sharp and poor quality so it a waste of money .stay away !! lol here the pic of my lens and some piccies taken by this so called brilliant lens !!
camera & lens


here`s the results



p.s tried turning that picture but too late lol
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nikon D80
nikon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-s IF-ED
50mm nifty fifty
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nikon F55
AF nikon 28-80mm F/3.3-5.6
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08-11-07, 10:47 AM
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Re: Anybody ever used one of these?

Anything that gets screwed onto the lens will ultimatley produce some quality loss/issues - how much depends on the quality of what your screwing on.

As im aware of, most enthusisasts steer clear from them as they are pretty useless and are actually mostly used for camcorders and Film SLRs, not DLSRs. You will get high vignetting, CA, and softer images. Its likley that your camera will take longer to focus as well.

If you are really keen on having one, go to a retail outlet where you can attach it to your own lens and a play in various situations. Save the images and bring them up on your home PC to have a good look at the resulting image. If your happy with whats on the screen and can live with what is being produced, by all means go out and buy one

Dont be tempted to buy without trying. The "resulting" samples can easily be ran through Photoshop (a bit like the ones on that ebay page) only trust what you have tried and tested yourself


     
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