Are they any good? I know they aren't meant to shoot AMAZING photos, but for $40 it's gotta be worth taking beastie boy-ish photos.

They just screw onto an existing lens, right?

Yes, they just screw on and no IMO they're not worth your $40.

spend ~$200 on the "ebay" peleng fisheye instead. It's worth the money IMHO.

they are all closer to $300 on ebay...there is one used one for $175.

it won't be hard finding a 52mm i assume, i'll keep an eye on the "better" ones.

52mm? I think you're confused, the better ones are real lenses. They mount directly to your camera body.

Originally Posted by emorphien

52mm? I think you're confused, the better ones are real lenses. They mount directly to your camera body.

my bad, i guess if i would've actually looked for a "better" one i would've noticed they actually mount to the body.

+1 for Peleng


Both photos have been cropped.


Scott

can you show me one right out of the camera?
IE no cropping please?

Originally Posted by jacobsen1

can you show me one right out of the camera?
IE no cropping please?

Peleng 8mm on Canon 20D. Different shot but gives you an idea of what it looks like.

Scott

Originally Posted by jacobsen1

can you show me one right out of the camera?
IE no cropping please?

wow, so on the 5D I'd have a full black circle then... Nice!

http://cgi.ebay.com/BLACK-42x-Fishey...QQcmdZViewItem

are these the types you were asking about? i am curious about them now.

Hmmmmm, I wonder what would happen when I put that on my Sigma....

12mm X .42 = 5.04....

Yeah, those suck. Save up and buy the peleng or some other fish if you really want one.