Customer Reviews

Opteka 0.5x Wide Angle & 2x Telephoto HD² Lens Set for Canon DC40, DC50, HV10, Optura 10, 20, VIXIA HF M30, M300, M31, M32, HF10, HF100, HF11, HF20, HF200, HF21, HG20, HG21, HR10, LEGRIA HF M31, M32, HF10, HF100, HF11, HF20, HF200, HF21, HG20, HG21, HR10 and iVIS HV10 Digital Camcorders

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They are not bad.
But 2 x Telephoto lens has center axial strain. Reduce the forcus some times.

Surprised at the quality of the wide angle lens. On my vixia hf10 it works very well. A real bargain! The 2x lens has a tunnel effect when zoomed back. Buy this at a fraction of the cost of the cannon wide angle and just throw the 2x lens away. The little tripod is cute but fairly limited use as the camera wants to tip over easily. It does work well with my digital still point and shoot. You can't go too far wrong for the price.

I started using the telephoto lens and when I zoomed in close to the action, everything looked slightly blurred. Cleaned all lenses and tried again and still the same. Lens quality was not great. The wide angle lens was awesome while recording on my Canon HF100... until I viewed the video and noticed that I could see a good deal of the lens edge on the right top and bottom corners of the tv. I couldn't see this through the camera lcd screen but it was obvious on the television.

This was very disheartening and unacceptable and I will try and exchange the lenses to see if they will send me something more acceptable. Otherwise, I'll just end up buying the more expensive Canon lenses that are much better crafted.

To start, two lenses and a cleaning kit for the price of a cleaning kit is amazing and does greatly increase the capability of your camera. However, if you are wanting to receive the best quality for your digital camera purchase from the name brand but it may cost anywhere from $60 to $340 per lens, sometimes it's worth it but in most cases it's not.

.5x Wide Angle Lens - This lens pleasantly surprised me. It does exactly what I wanted it to do, its great to use with a car mount and is ideal for landscapes. It works well with my camera and it only goes out of focus if you zoom in x2 or more, but if you're zooming all that much you probably shouldn't be using a wide angle in the first place.

2x telephoto Lens - This one is nothing more than acceptable, you once again cannot zoom as much as you regularly could, which is odd considering that's what it's supposed to enhance and you get about 1.5x the regular zoom rather than 2x before it gets blurry. But you have to remember, you paid $15 for this so you're still definitely getting your moneys worth. However, if you're purchasing this just to have a good telephoto lens, spend a little extra money.

7 Piece Digital Camera Necessity Kit - A few very basic yet great things to have if you own a camera, I don't really have anything all that good or bad to say about it, its just flat out basic and in my mind a nice bonus.

Fast shipping and works excellent! I own a Canon Vixia HF10 and this is exactly what I needed. The .5x lens gives me the ability to film in small/compact areas, but still get enough visuals for the shot I need, and for the 2x lens, I am able to film things that are far away, such as concerts or live theatre plays. Thank you so much 47st. Photo for selling an excellent condition product! <3

I made a quick video of the lens test here when I was eating dinner:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi2MYTHJSBc

Unless you're filming things for money, this should be more than enough to keep you busy. Some very modest chromatic aberration is typically present, with some vignetting on or two corners if the lens isn't securely screwed in. Unbeatable for the price if you just need a little more field of view or zoom for the odd amateur shot. Cleaning kit seemed like a throwaway but turned out to be surprisingly effective.

I can not deny that you get an amazing amount of things for a very low price, which should have told me something. Many reviewers said that with the wide angle, because of seeing the side of the lense through your camera, you had to zoom in to the point where you could no longer see the sides, but you were then narrower than if you did not have the lense on. This is true.

The little tripod is nifty though. I do not use either of the lenses.

Cheap lenses cause quite a bit of distortion. If you're not real picky, will do the job at a budget price. If you want quality, you'd be better off buying something else.

I am using these lenses with a Canon HF11. I don't find them very good. The camera seems to have trouble focusing through them. I don't recommend this as an option.

I have an HF-100 camcorder. The camcorder's built in lens zooms to 12x and the Opteka lens extends this to 24x, in HD! This really makes the camcorder handy when taping events, such as games or speeches, when you cannot get as close to the action as you would like. It is also great if you record any wildlife as you can get shots without disturbing your subjects.

The wide angle is also handy for when you are taping a larger group of people, such as people line dancing at a party. I can't wait to unleash my camera and this lens at my next family outing. The lenses are light and putting them on is a snap. They also easily fit into my camcorder bag. The price is great for what these lenses add to your camcorder.