Customer Reviews

Opteka Voyeur Right Angle Spy Lens for Nikon D800, D3, D3S, D3X, D40, D40x, D50, D60, D70, D80, D90, D100, D200, D300, D300S, D700, D3000, D3100, D5000 & D7000 Digital SLR Cameras

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It is not actually a lens. It is just a round black metal thing with a mirror stuck sideways inside it. The name written on its box is more appropriate: it is a MIRROR ANGLE SCOPE. And remember: its ring is 58 MM! It does not come with any additional step down or step up rings. You have to purchase them yourself. My Sony Alpha 300 has a 55 ring thread, so I bought a 58 MM step up ring, and it works perfectly with this scope. It is a cheap accessory, but it does what it is supposed to do. Beware that it functions only with autofocus mode on. You could still use it with manual focus, but you have to use both hands to position the scope (which you can easily move around)and MANUALLY FOCUS your lens. It is troublesome! And, when you use autofocus, it keeps on turning up and down when it cannot autofocus. Make sure you shoot something which your lens can easily focus, then this scope will focus easily and does not move crazily. The good thing: it presents no picture distortion, which I like. But you have to move the scope a lot to adjust it to the right position to get the pictures you want. You can move it to different positions (left, right, up, and down) while you keep your camera lens in the same position. I like this thing for what it could give me: FUN!

I bought this mainly as a I had seen one used in a photographic book back in the 70's, which stated it was good to take a picture without the subject knowing, and therefore they would be more relaxed. It didn't dawn on me that this could be used for nefarious reasons on a beach etc. The fiddling and adjusting you have to do, will make your presence easily seen. The picture quality is poor and there is a big black circle around it anyway. The mirror gets dirty and the build quality is poor. This thing will end out it's life in the box, as I won't bother taking it with me to add to the weight of equipment I have to lug around.

I dreamed and wanted to have a Voyeur Right Angle Spy Lens for a long time.
Finally, at my USA visit I purchased it. I mounted it to a Nikon D50 camera and at my first attempt, I noticed that, during autofocusing as the lense turns, the Spy Lens also turns and consequently the picture changes. As a result, the microcontroller of the camera became totally confused. I am very disappointed but I still desperately look to find a solution for using it.

I have wanted to own one of these since I was a teenage boy. At age 60 I finally bought one. Unfortunately it arrived with the size adapters missing.

The concept is a bit weird, I guess good for stalkers and people who like to pretend they are private detectives. Other than those value judgements on my part, on a technical basis, it works fine.