- Works on ALL Cameras & Camcorders with 58mm size Lens Filter thread!
- Professional High Definition: PHD Lens reduces glass flare & ghosting caused by reflections.
- Premium Rimmed Glass: High quality rimmed glass reduces light reflection around lens edge.
- Infrared Compatible: For high resolution day & night recording
- This excellent lens can be separated in two pieces (unscrewed): macro part and wide angle part. So you can use it both ways: like macro lens (without wide angle part) and like wide angle with macro together! This is a very unique feature of this lens for its price.
Product Description
The camera's angle of view multiply the camcorder, digital/video camera by 0.45 times, which more than doubles the angle of view of the camera. Great for landscapes or recording in situations where a little creative curvature of field of view or fish-eye effects.... More >>
58mm 0.45x WIDE Angle LENS ~INCLUDING LENS BAG~ for Canon Rebel T1I XT XS XSi XTi + MORE! 58 MM
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I give it 2 stars because the price is about right. If you want to do real nice wide angle shots, you may want to spend more cash and get the right gear. But if you just want to shoot around and you are beginning, then it’s ok.
DO NOT USE FLASH WITH THIS, it leaves a nasty shadow on the corners and bottom of the picture.
Rating: 2 / 5
I purchased this lens attachment in lieu of purchasing a brand-name wide angle lens. I wasn’t expecting much, since it was only $10. That said, I was pleasantly surprised by the results.
I tested this attachment with my Canon EOS XSi and an EF-S 18-55mm lens, fully closed to 18mm. I shot images with and without the wide angle attachment, and noted a clear difference between the width of the target area. I viewed the images side by side on my large monitor (32″ LCD HDTV) and did not see a significant loss of image quality. There was slight loss of sharpness, but not much.
Using the macro attachment with the same lens, I noticed a clear difference in the minimum focal distance of the lens, but I did not notice any loss of picture quality. The close up image was very sharp when viewed on the computer screen.
In both cases, autofocus did not work properly, so I had to use manual focus to achieve the best pictures. When holding the shutter button down halfway, the green focus indicator within the view finder worked properly though, and helped me get the best focus.
There are clearly higher quality lenses that serve this purpose, but this lens (wide angle and macro) is definitely something I will carry in my bag until I can purchase those more expensive lenses. It is definitely worth the $10, if you need something now.
NOTE: I also added pictures showing my test results. Follow the “See all # customer images” link below the main product picture to see my examples.
Rating: 3 / 5