.. 0.42x HD Super Wide Angle Panoramic Macro Fisheye Lens For The Nikon D5000, D3000 Digital SLR Cameras Which Have Any Of These (18-55mm, 55-200mm, 50mm) Nikon Lenses

by DB ROTH

Product Details

• Item Weight: 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002Q10Y9I
• Item model number: plsameg-11
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #298 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 22, 2009

Product Description

Polaroid Studio Series 0.42x HD Super Wide Angle Panoramic Macro Fisheye Lens -An essential tool for extreme sports and dramatic action shooters-High Resolution Precision Optics, Day or Night & Great for Every Type of Photographic Situation!-Multicoated optical glass-Infrared compatible-Extreme speed auto focusThe High Definition˛ 0.42x Ultra Wide Angle Fisheye Converter Lens increases the versatility of your existing lens to provide breathtaking ultra wide angle views. And it's so easy to use! Additionally the built-in detachable macro lens allows you to take extreme high resolution close-up shots! Nothing changes the way you see the world like High Definition˛. Change the way you view the world. Enjoy outstanding detail, enjoy enhanced clarity.

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars True Budget Wide-Angle, January 23, 2010

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This review is from: .. 0.42x HD Super Wide Angle Panoramic Macro Fisheye Lens For The Nikon D5000, D3000 Digital SLR Cameras Which Have Any Of These (18-55mm, 55-200mm, 50mm) Nikon Lenses (Electronics)

I ordered this lens as a temporary thing until I saved up enough money to buy a real lens, not an attatcment. Upon opening the package I realized that it did not fit my d3000's kit lens. There is an adaptor ring in the package that is required to make it fit 18-55 mm lenses. The lens itself works well, but when using it their is a definite shadow in my photos because the flash isn't powerful enough. I'd recomend buying a slave flash or a nikon sb400 before purchasing this product.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I love tweaky, offbeat lenses, January 10, 2011

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C.B. Stone (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: .. 0.42x HD Super Wide Angle Panoramic Macro Fisheye Lens For The Nikon D5000, D3000 Digital SLR Cameras Which Have Any Of These (18-55mm, 55-200mm, 50mm) Nikon Lenses (Electronics)

OK, I bought this off eBay and paid $38 + $7 shipping. I should have looked it up on Amazon. I paid too much. Stupid me.

So, I was looking through eBay about a month ago, and I came across this interesting little gem.

.42x Wide Macro Fisheye lens for NIKON

This isn't what I would call a serious lens. If you want a good Fisheye, you are going to pay $$$ for it. This is more of a novelty lens. It doesn't even attach to your camera--you screw it onto an existing lens like you might a filter. They claimed 8 element optics--yeah right. The "MACRO" option was just an extension tube with the word "MACRO" printed on it. I mean, it works, but I'd hardly call that a feature.

Anyway, I took it for a test spin. I screwed it onto a 35mm Tokina Macro lens. The pictures are fun. I put the images on Facebook. You can view them even if you aren't on Facebook, assuming Amazon lets me post the link:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=326566&id=607988131&l=0437c92c6d

Anyway, I give it a thumbs up. For $20, it's kind of fun. And it's cheaper than buying one of those Lomography cameras, well, assuming you already have a camera.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great first fisheye lens., December 27, 2010

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Billy - See all my reviews

This review is from: .. 0.42x HD Super Wide Angle Panoramic Macro Fisheye Lens For The Nikon D5000, D3000 Digital SLR Cameras Which Have Any Of These (18-55mm, 55-200mm, 50mm) Nikon Lenses (Electronics)

I receieved this lens as a gift, that being said.. I do think this is worth around 25-30 dollars if you can snag it at that price. The build of the lens is pretty solid, the macro and actual fisheye twist together well. The adapter is a bit of a different story, it fits well and correctly, it will sometimes get wound up tight on the macro and you will have to work with it a bit to get it off. It would not be an issue if the supplied lens cap fit with the adapter attached, but it only fits when the adapter is off. One other mild annoyance is that when using the built in camera flash there is a dark spot at the bottom of your photos as the lens eats a bit of the flash with its size. There is also an outside ring, that does seemingly nothing but allow the front lens cap to attach to the lens.. I am not sure why the manufacture chose to do this instead of making the cap just a bit smaller. Lastly, I use a Nikon D5000 incase anyone is also wondering.