Zeikos ZE-1858F 52/58mm 0.18X high definition Super Fisheye lens with Macro attachment, includes lens pouch and cap covers (Life Time Warranty)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 2.8 x 2.2 inches ; 9.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001XW67LU
• Item model number: ZE-1858F
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 19, 2009

Product Description

Super fish eye lens 0.18x.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sharp center, unusable corners, May 7, 2010

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Mr. Vijay Venkataraman "vvume" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zeikos ZE-1858F 52/58mm 0.18X high definition Super Fisheye lens with Macro attachment, includes lens pouch and cap covers (Life Time Warranty) (Electronics)

This is a 58mm lens adapter for rectilinear lenses, and comes with a 52-58mm step up filter. The design is pretty much the same as the wide angle adapters available for camcorders, except that this is bigger in size. I used it with my Canon 18-55mm IS with a 58mm filter size. At a focal length of 50mm, this lens adapter converts to a 10mm equivalent lens, and 35mm is about the minimum you can go without getting the lens adapter barrel in the images. At 18mm you get the full 180-deg fisheye effect. It is heavy, but seems to work ok with careful handling. This will not work with lenses with filter sizes greater than 58mm (I tried with step down rings on my 67mm Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8).

My particular copy had a foreign element handing inside. The image quality at the center was acceptably good, but anything beyond the very center was extremely blurry and unusable. This one point alone makes this adapter useless for the purpose for which it was built, which is to be able to take good fisheye images. There is a high degree of CA as well, which is not unexpected with such lens adapters, but reasonably corrected with a tool like PTLens.

Before getting this adapter, understand what fisheye is used for - it is meant for a creative style of photography. I would not recommend this adapter only to get the 10mm focal length (equiv) using the Canon 18-55mm IS; save up for Canon's 10-22mm or equivalent. This adapter is ok if the only intent is to have total fun without caring about IQ or playing with this to get an idea of fisheye could be put to use, before moving up the ladder to a proper lens. The fun factor soon wears out when you start craving for IQ.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Low Quality, low price, April 19, 2011

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740tbro - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Zeikos ZE-1858F 52/58mm 0.18X high definition Super Fisheye lens with Macro attachment, includes lens pouch and cap covers (Life Time Warranty) (Electronics)

I didn't expect much from this lens because of the low price, and got about what I expected. I bought it to use on a canon 50mm 1.8, with a 52mm thread. I just wanted something wide angle to take indoor photos that did not have to be very high quality.

-The lens is solid and heavy, which seems good but i feel it is to heavy for the AF motor so i only use manual focus.
-The next problem is that the threads on the lens and the adapter ring are not symmetrical, they bind and struggle to screw on. I was nervous to tighten it onto the end of my lens. The threads on the adapter ring were so bad that it is now actually stuck on the lens, which means the rear lens cap will not work anymore.
- Pictures, long story short there bad. At f1.8 everywhere but the center of the picture blurred, out of focus and rippled. However at f10 and above it can take a usable low quality photo, which is really all i was after. But its still extremely low quality, very blurred and tons of flare at the edges.

PROs
-Cheap
-is actually .18x or close
-heavy duty construction
-sharp at center

Cons
-no photo quality off center
-to heavy
-cheap threads
-very low performance, very low price

It works for me to get wide angle shots inside, but that's only because i need them only for references.
Don't expect it to perform like a real fisheye or even a decent camera and you wont be disappointed

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice accessory, May 7, 2010

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J. Schroeder (Allentown, PA) - See all my reviews
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I really enjoy this lens, though to some extent it may be a personal choice. It depends on whether or not you like the "fisheye" type of view. If you do, I recommend this lens - and at least Paint Shop Pro will allow you to correct for the fisheye distortion. (There probably is a Photoshop filter that will do the same thing, but I haven't found it yet - haven't looked really hard, however.)