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19 reviews

by Most favourable review

Budget Fish-Eye lens worth every penny

This lens gets a 5 Star rating from me because the picture quality is better than you would think it would be for the price of the lens. I own numerous lens and out of a scale of 1 to 10, I would give the picture quality a solid 7. I actually like the manual aperture control and the focus is easy enough to figure out. If you turn this lens vertical it can Actually See Behind You. Can you imagine the amazing sunset pictures you could get with that?Read full review...

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by Most critical review

Retro Lens

On a full frame camera the lens is only a circular fisheye like the ones from the 1970s. Its even manual focus.
Unfortunately unlike the modern full frame fisheye lenses its not very useful today.

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"Great Fisheye lens for an affordable price"

What I liked about the Opteka lens was the fact I could remove the pedal on the lens. This is not a major issue if you own a DX format camera. However ever on an FX body the image is a bit cropped, and when removing the pedal tulip you get a full circular image. On FX cameras you will still have some black around the outside of the circular image but for me I am a visual artist and the circular fish eye affect was amazing.Read full review...

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Good but HEAVY

Can't be beat for the price. Not the best but definitely worth having until you are ready to drop big $$$$ on a "better" one.

Very solid - most new cars don't have this much metal, but that also means this thing is extremely heavy.

Focusing ring is a bit stiff. Not sure if there is a fix or not.Read full review...

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A cheaper branding of the excellent 8mm Samyang CSII

Despite the markings, this lens is really the 8mm Samyang CSII. I don't know why Opteka doesn't label it as such.

Bought to use on Sony E-mount APS-C & FF bodies -- in Nikon mount so with a Nikon-F-to-Canon-FD adapter I can use it on my existing Canon-FD-to-Sony-E adapters and focal reducer. Be warned that the Nikon F mount on this lens is slightly loose on adapters, although I'm told it is fine on Nikon bodies.

Image quality is very nice on APS-C as a rectangular fisheye. Using it on my FF bodies with the hood off, it gives a clipped circle; however, using it on a focal reducer on FF it gives an unclipped full circle covering more than 180 degrees.Read full review...

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Nice lens and very easy to use

Very sharp and clear images. Great addition to my lens collection.

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Very fun lens every photographer needs in their collection. Best to use daylight.

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: leonidsl

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Great economy lens

Sharp image, nice even focus throughout the fisheye. Decent build, great for the price.

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: dino1pa

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GREAT LENS AND DEAL

What fish won't want an eye like this.....at the price the images are crisp and very useable.......

Chuck

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I'll use it once in a while

Gives my pictures a different perspective.

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Great lens

Nice addition to my lens collection. Lens in tip top shape.

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