Wide angle lens that attatches to kit lense?

[indiamb]

I just saw this wide angle lens on Ebay and would like to know if anyone has something similar. How exactly does it work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7631146760&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT

[CRE@TE]

It attaches to your kit lens (screwed on like a filter). Save your money and buy a real lens instead of this attachment. ;)

[Chris Johnson 00 T/A]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=182787

[tzphotos.com]

I had a 58mm Telephoto adapter for my old Casio QV-4000 P&S. It worked ok on my P&S so for the heck of it I put it on my kit lens.

It looks really! bad on the kit lens. I would think you are going to get the same poor results with the wide angle. Save your money and get a real wide angle lens.

[Andy_T]

Hi IndiaMB,

I have an example for you.

I had the possibility to test one out on my 50/1.4, think it was a bower titanium.

Take a look at the example (1/1600 @ f/2.0) ... no more need to buy an expensive soft focus filter :twisted:
Focus was on the laptop screen, and the lens achieved focus.

Really, I never suspected it would be that bad.
It looked a bit better stopped down to f/5.6, but not really usable.

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=38662&d=1132006261

When I got my 20D, I also had the possibility to put the very good Olympus WCON-08 that I used without any loss in image quality on my G2 on my 18-55 kit lens, and at the 18 mm setting, there was just so much distortion and cromatic aberration that it was not really usable.

Best regards,
Andy

[biggin]

THOSE ARE MADE FOR POINT AND SHOOT CAMERAS LIKE THE G3 OR SIMULAR. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!

[ron chappel]

Wow. That example shot andy gives is bad!,lol
To be fair i think he may have a dud? I've heard of and seen much better results from that exact model lens.

I've used the older ones quite abit and find them definitely useable in a fun way.However don't even think about using them as some kind of quality wide angle lens allternative.

Here's an example shot -focused close to deliberately give perspective distortion.Notice the very blury edges? The newer types like the titanium should be slightly better than this.