Product Description

An essential tool for extreme sports and dramatic action shooters. The .43x Super Fisheye Adapter offers an extreme fisheye effect and a high degree of barrel distortion. It exaggerates depth by pulling nearby objects closer and causing distant objects to recede into the background. Advances in high-index / low-dispersion optical glasses, new barrel materials, and exotic anti-reflection coatings, along with the latest in computer-aided-design / computer-aided-manufacturing, are combined to produce lenses of unprecedented quality. Diamond-cut from crystal-clear, water-white optical glass, Opteka lenses are ground and polished to a precise precision. Because all Opteka lenses are designed and manufactured with the highest possible degree of consistency, you can swap lenses mid-shoot with no discernable variation in color or effect. The unprecedented purity, color saturation and repeatability of Opteka lenses virtually eliminate the need for lab color timing corrections caused by other lenses. This puts more creative control where it belongs - in your hands. Opteka lenses stand up to the most rigorous demands on the stage and on location. Opteka's hard anti-reflective (AR) coating offers protection specially formulated to resist flaking, peeling and scratching. This proprietary AR coating also reduces light loss and flare to less than 1% per surface, compared to untreated glass which has a light loss of 4% per surface. Opteka lenses allow you to shoot with total confidence!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2736 in Camera & Photo
• Brand: Opteka
• Model: OPT-0.43X-FI-5

Features

• High definition professional optical glass.
• Extreme fisheye effect and a high degree of barrel distortion.
• Fully multi-coated with anti-reflection coating.
• Built-in macro lens for extreme close-up shots.
• Made in Japan, Lifetime warranty.

Customer Reviews

Decent Addition - Not the greatest quality but good for price.
I used this lens, it's a fun addition to everyday snapshots.

I have a video using this lens on my old camera:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=7409028

And here's an image I took with it a while back on that same old camera:
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/70/l_463a977a47bc57219a60f01f267cdd38.jpg

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It loses quality around the edges (quite a bit) and has alot of aqua tint in some places so do consider that but it's very, very fun to play with and you can take lots of interesting snapshots.

Great lens at the right price.
Got this lens recently and I don't think I could be much more pleased. The only reason I took off a star was because of some very minor vignetting in one corner (easily fixed by zooming in just a touch. not even.) and just a bit of fuzzy distortion around the outer edges. May just be nit-picking. Otherwise this is an outstanding lens at this price. I'm using it on my Canon HF10 and the colors remain vivid, and detail largely intact. If you're looking to do some skate videos or just want a fun lens to get creative with, do yourself a favor and try this little guy out.

Great value.
Bought this lens as an accessory for my 12 year old daughter's Vixia HF-11. Although I'm a Canon 'L' lens snob, I assumed this would see a little more abuse while being slung around on her camcorder. Didn't want to do that with a $200+ lens. So far, I've been impressed with the optical quality and effect of this lens. It's a good alternative to the OEM product, in my opinion.