ebay fisheye adapter, short review.

That looks like a lot of fun

I've used a few of these type adapters ,all 0.42x versions.
I too found the results to be far above what they cost (just don't spend $99 on one from a ripoff seller!)

Results look cool, I might try it out!

Im going to give one a shot!

Is it always going to be cropped to a circle?

v35skyline wrote in post #4776730
For $30, it's a fun lens.

exactly...

discoduck wrote in post #4779229
Is it always going to be cropped to a circle?

without PP yes, but you can put them into a defishing program that will give you a rectangular image... That combined with the IQ on this type of filter (the pixel blending) might be too far, but it's still a ton of fun IMHO...

jacobsen1 wrote in post #4779924
exactly...


without PP yes, but you can put them into a defishing program that will give you a rectangular image... That combined with the IQ on this type of filter (the pixel blending) might be too far, but it's still a ton of fun IMHO...

Yeah, can't go wrong with $30 It's just like the nifty fifty!

discoduck wrote in post #4779229
Is it always going to be cropped to a circle?

once you zoom to about 24mm, the vignetting / dark circle is gone.

at that point i think its pretty comparable to the zenitar 16mm fisheye, not in terms of IQ, but the amount of distortion.

im just glad my kit lens has a purpose once again... lol

e r y k wrote in post #4780318
im just glad my kit lens has a purpose once again... lol

I wish it fit on something other than my kit lens

discoduck wrote in post #4779950
Yeah, can't go wrong with $30 It's just like the nifty fifty!

no way man, IT'S HALF THE PRICE!!!!

e r y k wrote in post #4780318
once you zoom to about 24mm, the vignetting / dark circle is gone.

at that point i think its pretty comparable to the zenitar 16mm fisheye, not in terms of IQ, but the amount of distortion.

im just glad my kit lens has a purpose once again... lol

Can you post a picture at 24mm to show the amount of effect without the dark circle?

ypx3 wrote in post #4780344
I wish it fit on something other than my kit lens

Will it fit on any 58mm filter thread lens? If so it would do the same job on the 28-80/90 lenses, and you could get it on a 50mm 1.8 ( not sure why you'd want to tho...)

steved110 wrote in post #4782736
Will it fit on any 58mm filter thread lens? If so it would do the same job on the 28-80/90 lenses, and you could get it on a 50mm 1.8 ( not sure why you'd want to tho...)

It shouldn't fit, the 50mm 1.8 has a 52mm thread

yay finally something i can do with my kit lens

TxDietwater wrote in post #4782759
It shouldn't fit, the 50mm 1.8 has a 52mm thread

I found one (perhaps the same link from above) that also included whatever size thread you needed through the use of an adaptor ring. I decided to spend and extra $5 for another adaptor so I can use it on all the lens I currently have, including a 50 1.8II. I hope to have it soon.