Cheap wide angle lens

[ozone1979]

I saw this wide angle lens on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3835457564&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

what are your opinions?

 

[disjecta]

Re: Cheap wide angle lens

Don't buy it. They use cheap glass and you have to be in macro mode to get the wider angle. Also, the wide angle is not as wide as they say.

Bottomline: it's cheap, stay away.

 

[ozone1979]

Re: Cheap wide angle lens

rgr that

i guess there's no way around the century optics versions.

thanx

 

[yellowdog]

Re: Cheap wide angle lens

yeah stay away from the cheap crap. You always end up paying more for something you think you'll be getting a deal on. For example : my company. Buy cheap stuff, doesnt work out the way you hoped, end up replacing with the stuff you should have bought in the first place.So now you have wasted money on something cheap.just my .02 cents

 

[Encheval]

Re: Cheap wide angle lens

You also may want to look at this one that i found very interesting:

http://www.collinscraft.com/

Nico

 

[dolby]

Re: Cheap wide angle lens

I built this one back in March and use it all the time.......very happy with it considering it cost me $110

http://www.neilslade.com/Papers/DVXlens.html

dolby

 

[HansK]

Re: Cheap wide angle lens

[quote author=dolby link=board=Links;num=1096765699;start=0#5 date=10/04/04 at 09:40:14]http://www.neilslade.com/Papers/DVXlens.html[/quote]

Yup, I made the same one and have been very happy. You can do a search on the forum and find some sample shots I have posted using this lens.