heres my solution, dont zoom, i just put it in adobe after effects and crop it out and the widescreen effect it gives it looks great to me, check out my videos if you like to see how it works
Just want to tell everyone that I ignored the warnings and bought a cheap Bower adapter for £35 which was fun for 5 minutes but the picture quality soon becomes a real drag. I wish I put that £35 towards a Samyang 8mm which you can now get for £222. Don't make the same mistake unless you like blurry pictures with lots of aberrations!
hi, i have a canon vixia hf 200 and was looking to buy the WIDE ANGLE MACRO LENS. so i want your opinion if that would be good to use with my camcorder
@petenicezz just make sure the lens thread size on the camera is equal to or smaller than the thread on the wide angle converter. Also, I recommend paying more than $30 at least to keep away from bad quality lenses.
Excellent video. You just saved me some time and money. I would have discovered this after purchase and then would have spent time returning/reselling the wrong size converters. Please mention the music you play in your videos. Always a complimentary choice.
The first lens will be great for skateboarding edits, that is a style that is used quite a lot in skateboarding videos. I enjoy all these videos rick, this is why I subscribed to you in the first place, do you still do filmmaking? will you be doing videos like this still?
@200415670 fisheye lenses are supposed to be wider without caring about distortion while wide angle lenses try to keep away from distortion and vignette (black corners/edges).
the first lens wasn't a fisheye but it did have a fisheye effect because the kind of camera he uses is different than the kind of camera the lens was made for.
Thanks for the tip. I'm just now crossing over from strictly amateur video (pocket cams) into pro-sumer/entry pro dv, and very nearly got the wrong lense, but thanks to this vid, I'll be more careful. I'll be using Canon Vixia HG-20s in my future vids, so hopefuly, I'll be able to get the right lenses for them. Happy holidays, by the way! :)
@rickvanman I have a question Iam a beginner I got Nikon D3100 with 55-105mm lens 67mm size filter I wanted 2 find 67 mm Macro/wide angle lens but there is an option only for 72mm lens with I think a reversed ring or something 2 attach both of them 2gether..its the only option I got, been trying 2 find 67 but didn't..what do you say?? would this thing work? iam afriad of the black sides do you think they will appear?
@Eliana31205 if you meant putting 72mm macro close up filter/wide angle lens with adapter/ring(step down), there's always risk of having vignetting(black sides). 72mm to 67mm, I suppopsed you won't see it. Google or go to photography forum to get your answer.
@majestixblue Thanks alot.. well been trying to search everywhere in the internet for a long time but didn't find any thing about this I tried asking professional photographers over the internet..no one knows lol.. maybe i'll just try it and upload a video of it..
The first lens you showed was acually a fisheye lens. It did what it was suppose to. The second one you showed was a true wide angle lens. You can tell a wide angle apart from a fish eye becasue in a wide angle only the far edges have a SLIGHT curve on straight objects. And a fish eye will have more dramatic curves across 30% of the lens area with vingetting and slight bluring on the edges of the vig. The more expensive fish eye you buy the less blurring on the edges. Thankyou and yoor welcome.
Hi, Thanks for this video, it's been useful helping me know what to look for in a wide angle adapter for my Canon EOS. I can see avoiding the need to a filter ring size adapter is important, as is the size of the lens, however from the video it appears the 1st lens is giving a wider view, I see things each side I can't see in the 2nd. If you were taking stills and cropped the image from the 1st lens to cover the same area as the 2nd you would lose much of the problem, although with less quality
Hello Rick, your reviews are great and very usefull! I just want to know if the problem that you show on your video happens viceversa, if i have a bigger lens and adapt it to a smaller diameter camera? Im asking because i cant find any cheap lense (below $50) of 34mm with a good review. All are 37mm adapted to 34mm. Do you have any recommendation? My camera is a samsung h200 wich has an angle of 59 degree and a diameter of 34mm. Thank you!
Oh I love ebay, it's such a great resource for us low-budget filmmakers! Also I bought some of those cheap radio microphones and... they work brilliantly!!! I don't know if they're a newer model but they work really well for the price (not gonna win any awards but it's good for what I wanted it to do!)
The vignetting is the best part! as long as ISO is off,it helps with even wider shots.Hell,with the step down ring on,it looks even wider.It could actually pass as a fisheye
This is what I've been looking for! My question is... What if my camera is 43mm and I get a fisheye lens that is 58mm and adapt up from my camera to that lens - I will not have the black ring will I?
@The88Nomad can u give me the link for the china one coz i been searching and only found from america. i'm in malaysia so i would rather buy from china first choice.
@The88Nomad oh, I didn't go over ebay to specifically find one being sold in US. I just happened to find one being sold there. you sound bitter. or you are trying to sound smart. i give it to ya then. clap clap.
@The88Nomad oh, I didn't go over ebay to specifically find one being sold in US. I just happened to find one being sold there. you sound bitter. or you are trying to sound smart. i give it to ya then. clap clap.
@The88Nomad and you're point being? I didn't go over ebay to buy it specifically from US. Just found one being sold there. I don't need you being a bitch about that. clap clap if you're trying to sound smart, though.
@The88Nomad and your point being? I didn't go over ebay to buy it specifically from US. Just found one being sold there. I don't need you being a bitch about that. clap clap if you're trying to sound smart, though.
@The88Nomad and your point being? i didn't go over ebay specifically to buy that from US, just happened to found one being sold there.who needs bitchy comments from people who are trying to sound smarter? i Know i don't.
if you unthread the back part of that lens that says macro on it you just screw that little part onto your lens to get the macro effect not the whole wide angle lens rick
Of course you're going to get a black edge with a 43mm step down ring the wide angle lens is sitting further from the camera, it's like looking through a tube, I have a cheapo wide angle lens on my camera, aside from a bit of aberration around the edges the vision is perfect
@mayorterwilleger To be fair I'm guessing most of camcorder users do not have the same expereince with filters that photographers do so its well worth making the point when buying these things.
@noobsyb0t No, the cheaper one was wider but the vignetting (darkening of the edges,) was severe and the edge softness was hideous. The second one he showed was much better optically and didn't show any vignetting at all.
The second lens has a much smaller field of view, so the lens itself won't appear on the video. The first is a fisheye, whereas the second is just a wide angle.
I stay away from no name ebay brands, I go with well known manufacturers (through ebay, direct, etc). Century Optics is probably the best manufacturer for the price and quality.
A wide angle lens, and a fisheye lens are two completely different lenses. The first one you have is a fisheye, do you see how it curves lines, and blows proportion out of the water, a wide angle lens keeps them into proportion. A wide angle lens is used mostly for landscape photography. I use a fisheye, and a super wide .45x angle lens for landscape, I only use a fisheye for filming.
@EposEffekte not trying to be a douche or anything, but you're wrong.
the thing is this: the larger the threading the smaller the view (I know it's weird) so when he attached a small-view lens onto a wide-view lens the internal lens (the bigger one) saw the inside of the lens (this is called vignette).
it's mainly a photography problem but it can happen in videography
my proof: the biggest give away is that fisheye lenses "bend" towards the camera at the edges where his do not.
The black part is called a Vig, and Its on almost all fisheyes, especily ones used to film skateboarding and Most filmers prefer Vig that doesnt make it a bad fisheye
I got the opteka vortex and had the same problem...but not as bad...all I did was close the aperture to the blurred vig was gone and it works perfectly now although I have to trade some shutter for it....that might be the problem with the shitty one or maybe it's just shitty...I dont know because I try not to buy really cheap shit as it's usually not worth it.
you don't have vignetting on the second one, but on first one you had wider angle, you saw more then with the second one (but with some vignetting, yeah)
The black shadowing is called vignetting and it is generally a desired effect with a fisheye lens.... it is not due to cheapness or buildquality also it is unsharp near the edges because it is a circular lens making square images it happens with every circular lens.....
I actually bought a cheap $17 wide lens and then it happenned exactly like his. So then I ordered a Sony wide lens costs $30 but the result is very satisfaying !!!
@cammyammy I live in canada and ordered that exact same lens and it took about a month, so for you it might take 2 weeks to a month, depending where in the states you live.
ummm the big difference between both lenses is the wide-angle effectiveness.. compare how much more you can see on both lenses and you'll find that the first one has got way more of that fisheye effect.. thats why its "fuzzy" its normal for a fisheye..
just pointing that out, but you're right, there are good and bad adapters..
but your comparison is not correct because they're very different lenses.
I just wanted to tell u that the out side edge is called the vignetting and i just would suggest to put a spacer ring on your camera first so you do not strip the camera
hi mate my camera didnt come with filter threads so i bought a step up ring the size of the camera lens and glued it on now i can use my fisheye lens it was risky but worth it . what do you think of it?
Good review. I wish I watched this first before I bought my stupid wide-angle lens. This really defeats the purpose of having a wide-angle lens. It simply does not do the job.
Obvious question but were you comparing like for like there? The first lens appeared to give a wider angle which would make it more prone to distortion and vignetting (the keyhole effect). It looked like you were, for example, comparing a 0.3x with a 0.5x.
Nice result from the second one mind- what make is it? I should get one.
You're dead right about adaptor rings- if you can't find a lens that fits your camera filter get a bigger one and convert up to it.
First let me thank you for the royalty free music because youtube winges alot about that. Furthermore do you have the ebayer name where you got that lens? I was looking to get exactly the one you showed was crap, so im not gonna bother with it now (thanks for that).
actually your first lens that you show shows alot more of the room or work space then the second lens. The black curvs, yes i know you dont like them but there called a fisheye affect
@skateslick58 FAIL it's the lens, It's not an effect it's not a fisheye. It's a wide angle, they're two different lenses. That was just showing up because the glare protector was in the way. a fisheye will have a fisheye effect, zoomed in or not if you can see the lens protector, (the black rim).
hey thanks allot, i was specificaly looking for a lens that wouldnt give me the black edgle so now i obviously know what to look out for, so again thanks a bunch :D
I've subscribed. Why? I like your t-shirts!
Fediaization 9 hours ago
your earlier lens had wide angle of view..... although there was some trouble...
vetarwyn 12 hours ago
heres my solution, dont zoom, i just put it in adobe after effects and crop it out and the widescreen effect it gives it looks great to me, check out my videos if you like to see how it works
zmayo30 1 day ago
Rick. I HOPE YOU'RE HAVING A GREAT DAY AS WELL!!!!
EthylOH 1 week ago
whats a good fisheye lens but not to much money for a Canon EOS 7D??? I like the inner ring or vig I don't want to spend more the three hundred
anonymous60668 1 week ago
@anonymous60668 have a look on amazon. rikinon fisheyes are just under $300 and they are really good for the price
caddyskateboarding 6 hours ago
is the better wide angle lens one a giottos brand?
sprig9an007 2 weeks ago
But it isnt a wide angle converter, it's a macro converter. It says macro right on it, you tithead
YIMMA996TT 2 weeks ago
BACK of his shirt says: I am a bomb technician if you see me runnin
g try to keep up. LOL
GillysGuides 2 weeks ago
Just want to tell everyone that I ignored the warnings and bought a cheap Bower adapter for £35 which was fun for 5 minutes but the picture quality soon becomes a real drag. I wish I put that £35 towards a Samyang 8mm which you can now get for £222. Don't make the same mistake unless you like blurry pictures with lots of aberrations!
ArcanePath360 2 weeks ago
I absolutely LOVE your shirt!
dcl07081990 2 weeks ago
Thanks Rick!
climtheclough 3 weeks ago
@Rickvanman or anyone out there.
I currently have a Canon T3i with 18-55mm f/3.5 Lens on it.
I'm looking for an affordable yet GOOD wide angle lens
that would fit mine perfectly without sacrificing image quality.
Or am I better off just buying a 50mm f/1.8 Prime lens?
Help please?
est101010 3 weeks ago
You know that's not a malfunction. YOU BOUGHT A FISH EYE ADAPTER.
DinnenG 1 month ago
hi, i have a canon vixia hf 200 and was looking to buy the WIDE ANGLE MACRO LENS. so i want your opinion if that would be good to use with my camcorder
petenicezz 1 month ago
@petenicezz Sorry, I haven't got a clue. I made this video 3 years ago and am completely out of touch with what's current.
rickvanman 1 month ago
@petenicezz just make sure the lens thread size on the camera is equal to or smaller than the thread on the wide angle converter. Also, I recommend paying more than $30 at least to keep away from bad quality lenses.
hobocamptheater 1 month ago
@petenicezz not a bad idea... but before you buy it search if there is any test videos with that thing...
hristijank2 1 month ago
Cool video !
west11299 1 month ago
I learned something helpful and thats a good thing
TheGuyFactor 1 month ago
I learned something good & thats a good thing
TheGuyFactor 1 month ago
excellent demonstration. saved me a whole lot of time :)
mustlovedogsforlife 1 month ago
thats called vig
monsterman21897 1 month ago
Excellent video. You just saved me some time and money. I would have discovered this after purchase and then would have spent time returning/reselling the wrong size converters. Please mention the music you play in your videos. Always a complimentary choice.
NevadaExplorer 1 month ago
17 pounds!!!! oh wait... i'm american
jhark515 1 month ago
can you recommend me a lens for a flip mino hd 3rd generation
MrFelgie 2 months ago
The first lens will be great for skateboarding edits, that is a style that is used quite a lot in skateboarding videos. I enjoy all these videos rick, this is why I subscribed to you in the first place, do you still do filmmaking? will you be doing videos like this still?
RedSpectrumPictures 2 months ago
Hey can you give me or sale me the fisheye that has the black thing at the side please? Cause i need it.
awieready 2 months ago
Silly video
Willferox 2 months ago
idiot...you should remove the macro lens from the wide angle before compare it with other wide angle lens...-.-
istenvik 2 months ago 2
what difference between wide angle and fisheye??
I thought the first one was fisheye
200415670 2 months ago
@200415670 fisheye lenses are supposed to be wider without caring about distortion while wide angle lenses try to keep away from distortion and vignette (black corners/edges).
the first lens wasn't a fisheye but it did have a fisheye effect because the kind of camera he uses is different than the kind of camera the lens was made for.
hobocamptheater 1 month ago
Thanks for the tip. I'm just now crossing over from strictly amateur video (pocket cams) into pro-sumer/entry pro dv, and very nearly got the wrong lense, but thanks to this vid, I'll be more careful. I'll be using Canon Vixia HG-20s in my future vids, so hopefuly, I'll be able to get the right lenses for them. Happy holidays, by the way! :)
ThomasGrillo 2 months ago
@ThomasGrillo You're welcome. Happy Holidays, & great Theramin playing by the way! :o)
rickvanman 2 months ago
@rickvanman I have a question Iam a beginner I got Nikon D3100 with 55-105mm lens 67mm size filter I wanted 2 find 67 mm Macro/wide angle lens but there is an option only for 72mm lens with I think a reversed ring or something 2 attach both of them 2gether..its the only option I got, been trying 2 find 67 but didn't..what do you say?? would this thing work? iam afriad of the black sides do you think they will appear?
Sorry for asking so much but ur vid helps:)
HOPE TO SEE UR ANSWER ASAP:)
Eliana31205 1 month ago
@Eliana31205 err, haven't gpt a clue, sorry :o(
rickvanman 1 month ago
@Eliana31205 if you meant putting 72mm macro close up filter/wide angle lens with adapter/ring(step down), there's always risk of having vignetting(black sides). 72mm to 67mm, I suppopsed you won't see it. Google or go to photography forum to get your answer.
majestixblue 1 month ago
@majestixblue Thanks alot.. well been trying to search everywhere in the internet for a long time but didn't find any thing about this I tried asking professional photographers over the internet..no one knows lol.. maybe i'll just try it and upload a video of it..
Eliana31205 1 month ago
@Eliana31205 look for the filter thats for your camera there are lens and filters made for nikon DSLRs
archer3394 1 month ago
The first lens you showed was acually a fisheye lens. It did what it was suppose to. The second one you showed was a true wide angle lens. You can tell a wide angle apart from a fish eye becasue in a wide angle only the far edges have a SLIGHT curve on straight objects. And a fish eye will have more dramatic curves across 30% of the lens area with vingetting and slight bluring on the edges of the vig. The more expensive fish eye you buy the less blurring on the edges. Thankyou and yoor welcome.
lextacy2008 2 months ago
Put a spacer ring and it's not as bad, i did that for my fisheye and my wide angle lens. you can still see it but its not nearly as bad
wipersniperboys1 2 months ago
Hi, Thanks for this video, it's been useful helping me know what to look for in a wide angle adapter for my Canon EOS. I can see avoiding the need to a filter ring size adapter is important, as is the size of the lens, however from the video it appears the 1st lens is giving a wider view, I see things each side I can't see in the 2nd. If you were taking stills and cropped the image from the 1st lens to cover the same area as the 2nd you would lose much of the problem, although with less quality
jethou1 2 months ago
thanks, this helped a lot!
Joshify1 2 months ago
Hi! Rick.
Can you tell me the name of the second adaptor, please? Or show me some links to buy it... And congratulations for the video!
lucibaeta 2 months ago in playlist Video Making Tips, How-To's and Reviews
ur stupid
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Hello Rick, your reviews are great and very usefull! I just want to know if the problem that you show on your video happens viceversa, if i have a bigger lens and adapt it to a smaller diameter camera? Im asking because i cant find any cheap lense (below $50) of 34mm with a good review. All are 37mm adapted to 34mm. Do you have any recommendation? My camera is a samsung h200 wich has an angle of 59 degree and a diameter of 34mm. Thank you!
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ricardoucr 3 months ago
haha i love whats says on back of your t-shirt, i'd be way ahead of you :D
DesmosediciAlice 3 months ago
so thinner is better ?
33BMX33 3 months ago
the first 1 has the macro attachment
dumpzilla123 3 months ago
Oh I love ebay, it's such a great resource for us low-budget filmmakers! Also I bought some of those cheap radio microphones and... they work brilliantly!!! I don't know if they're a newer model but they work really well for the price (not gonna win any awards but it's good for what I wanted it to do!)
Cheers, John
frasierfreak92 3 months ago
FISHEYYYEEEEEEEE AAWWWWWWWW YEAHH
theofficechix 3 months ago
thats called vig smart one and i dont mind it. Even a 6000 dollar century optics xtreme fisheye will have vignetting along the edges
letsride4life 3 months ago 17
@letsride4life No it wont. A $100 opteka fisheye wont even have vig. LOL
SlllimShady 1 month ago
@SlllimShady yes they do dumbass if its a dual element fisheye it will have vig period
letsride4life 4 weeks ago
@letsride4life Dude i can buy a opteka baby death and it wont even have vig. Thats only $100 let alone a 6000 fisheye
SlllimShady 4 weeks ago
brilliant!!!! thank you for answering all my questions:)
shoot2killfilms 3 months ago
The vignetting is the best part! as long as ISO is off,it helps with even wider shots.Hell,with the step down ring on,it looks even wider.It could actually pass as a fisheye
scenicskateboards 3 months ago
This is what I've been looking for! My question is... What if my camera is 43mm and I get a fisheye lens that is 58mm and adapt up from my camera to that lens - I will not have the black ring will I?
jamesevankelsey 3 months ago
Its a fisheye thats wut they have the black oval around its mostly used for skate videos
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DomcheckProduction 4 months ago
awesome video man. very informative. cheers !
compleckz 4 months ago
you just bought a crappy wide angle lens. When i look at these i chuckle.
arathan23 4 months ago
The Black Thingg Post To Be There Becausee It Is A FISHEYE and For Skateboard MOSTLY
LGR120 4 months ago
thx
dreballs1 4 months ago
can this be use for dslr?
MeNyouNuss 5 months ago
@MeNyouNuss yep, you just have to know the size of your lens. you got to tell them what size so they can ship th right adapter for your lens.
ecinajbac 4 months ago
i ordered one from a guy in the states ( i live in the Philippines) and that was three weeks ago... still no lens... :(
ecinajbac 5 months ago
@ecinajbac Why would you order it from America, THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY, if mainland China is only a few hours across the sea?
Even this English guy ordered it from China!
I guess Philippines is still an American colony that's why...sigh
The88Nomad 5 months ago
@The88Nomad can u give me the link for the china one coz i been searching and only found from america. i'm in malaysia so i would rather buy from china first choice.
radziahradzi 5 months ago
@The88Nomad oh, I didn't go over ebay to specifically find one being sold in US. I just happened to find one being sold there. you sound bitter. or you are trying to sound smart. i give it to ya then. clap clap.
ecinajbac 4 months ago
@The88Nomad oh, I didn't go over ebay to specifically find one being sold in US. I just happened to find one being sold there. you sound bitter. or you are trying to sound smart. i give it to ya then. clap clap.
ecinajbac 4 months ago
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ecinajbac 4 months ago
@The88Nomad and you're point being? I didn't go over ebay to buy it specifically from US. Just found one being sold there. I don't need you being a bitch about that. clap clap if you're trying to sound smart, though.
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@The88Nomad and your point being? I didn't go over ebay to buy it specifically from US. Just found one being sold there. I don't need you being a bitch about that. clap clap if you're trying to sound smart, though.
ecinajbac 4 months ago
@The88Nomad and your point being? i didn't go over ebay specifically to buy that from US, just happened to found one being sold there.who needs bitchy comments from people who are trying to sound smarter? i Know i don't.
ecinajbac 4 months ago
whats the name of the second lens?
FunsPeople 5 months ago
Thanks for this! Great video, very helpful^^
WeakGuy 6 months ago
we wouldn't have all this trouble if the fing camera makers made wide angle & tele lenses for every fing camera they made.
anygoodatdancin 6 months ago
if you unthread the back part of that lens that says macro on it you just screw that little part onto your lens to get the macro effect not the whole wide angle lens rick
jamesday007 6 months ago
thanks Rick. nice demo
vivrich43 6 months ago
quite helpful, thanks
huz9 6 months ago
Of course you're going to get a black edge with a 43mm step down ring the wide angle lens is sitting further from the camera, it's like looking through a tube, I have a cheapo wide angle lens on my camera, aside from a bit of aberration around the edges the vision is perfect
mayorterwilleger 6 months ago
@mayorterwilleger To be fair I'm guessing most of camcorder users do not have the same expereince with filters that photographers do so its well worth making the point when buying these things.
moreorless87 6 months ago
good tip
joecrx1 6 months ago
hey mate may you send me the crapy one you dont want
ngsskatekr3w12 7 months ago
Excellent video
cyndeehaydon 7 months ago
acually the black lense can be good in some cases for example skateeboarding. Skaters use fisheye with the black lense for style as wich i do.
colorblind98 7 months ago 12
I really don't see any difference with the new lens, the cheaper one was better.....
noobsyb0t 7 months ago
@noobsyb0t No, the cheaper one was wider but the vignetting (darkening of the edges,) was severe and the edge softness was hideous. The second one he showed was much better optically and didn't show any vignetting at all.
twalker294 6 months ago
i like the ring in the vid
zeroreptiles96 7 months ago
your garage or workspace looks like heaven
taffybuttocks 7 months ago
I hope you know there is a difference between a fish-eye and a wide-angle lens..
Coltsfuntawin 7 months ago
The second lens has a much smaller field of view, so the lens itself won't appear on the video. The first is a fisheye, whereas the second is just a wide angle.
sim2lew 7 months ago
I stay away from no name ebay brands, I go with well known manufacturers (through ebay, direct, etc). Century Optics is probably the best manufacturer for the price and quality.
vaughanweather 8 months ago
Very informative video!
stoneroses13 8 months ago
okay I got it cleared up
to use a lens adapter you have to use a step-up ring
and step down rings only work in the number difference isn't too high (that being the case here)
hobocamptheater 8 months ago
you can use an adapter you just have to use an adapter that goes from a smaller thread size to a larger one
the larger the thread size the smaller the view which is what caused the problem (your normal lens was wider than the wide angle converter)
hobocamptheater 8 months ago
actually, that black thing happens with all lens. look up skateboarding videos, you'll see what i mean.
hacksign23 8 months ago
@rickvanman Sell or give me that lens you have that you don't like. The silver macro wide angle. Give it too me! Or sell it too me!
EposEffekte 8 months ago
A wide angle lens, and a fisheye lens are two completely different lenses. The first one you have is a fisheye, do you see how it curves lines, and blows proportion out of the water, a wide angle lens keeps them into proportion. A wide angle lens is used mostly for landscape photography. I use a fisheye, and a super wide .45x angle lens for landscape, I only use a fisheye for filming.
EposEffekte 8 months ago
@EposEffekte not trying to be a douche or anything, but you're wrong.
the thing is this: the larger the threading the smaller the view (I know it's weird) so when he attached a small-view lens onto a wide-view lens the internal lens (the bigger one) saw the inside of the lens (this is called vignette).
it's mainly a photography problem but it can happen in videography
my proof: the biggest give away is that fisheye lenses "bend" towards the camera at the edges where his do not.
hobocamptheater 8 months ago
@hobocamptheater wait, I might be wrong, I know that I'm right with vignette and that his lens isn't fisheye but the numbers don't add up.
now I'm just confused.
hobocamptheater 8 months ago
The black part is called a Vig, and Its on almost all fisheyes, especily ones used to film skateboarding and Most filmers prefer Vig that doesnt make it a bad fisheye
PresarioProductions1 8 months ago
I got the opteka vortex and had the same problem...but not as bad...all I did was close the aperture to the blurred vig was gone and it works perfectly now although I have to trade some shutter for it....that might be the problem with the shitty one or maybe it's just shitty...I dont know because I try not to buy really cheap shit as it's usually not worth it.
mrwashur1991 9 months ago
get a baby death from opteka
DanielGClapp 9 months ago
Thank you! I learned alot :-) Btw. I do keep up when bomb technicishians start running! ref. The back side of his t-shirt. ha ha
Barild85 9 months ago
wicked explination.... now i can buy the right lens... cheers mate
rob327c 9 months ago
*sigh* the black ring is called vig, most of the time fisheyes are ment to have vig.
skatinghobart 9 months ago
you are the fucking master..
MarioTower 9 months ago
Wow very informative and easy to grasp. Thanks.
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JessaWefgdhjfew 10 months ago
I would absolutely love that lens u hate if u don't want it??
benjy642 10 months ago
the 37 mm wide angle lens u got doesn't really fit to your 43 mm cam, that's why u get the blur and blackness on the corners.
raosboy 10 months ago
how did u put a 37mm lens on a 43mm camcorder??
AtOmiCRaFa10 10 months ago
thanks !!
cashino 10 months ago
now i can see what's going on behind me using fisheye lens on my glasses...
pkoicetr 10 months ago
you don't have vignetting on the second one, but on first one you had wider angle, you saw more then with the second one (but with some vignetting, yeah)
Mavi222 10 months ago
this is called vignetting as you step up to 43mm from 37mm. google search wide angle macro lens
mylemonhead 11 months ago
I got a fish eye for my iphone
ifixurproblem 11 months ago
i guess arthur weasley quit the ministry of magic and shifted into videography...
EastZatz 1 year ago 75
um this iskinda dumb cause its normal to have that thing on the side -_-
DaWn0FTheDead 1 year ago
The black shadowing is called vignetting and it is generally a desired effect with a fisheye lens.... it is not due to cheapness or buildquality also it is unsharp near the edges because it is a circular lens making square images it happens with every circular lens.....
MrMilkshakey 1 year ago
I actually bought a cheap $17 wide lens and then it happenned exactly like his. So then I ordered a Sony wide lens costs $30 but the result is very satisfaying !!!
sslytheriinn6645 1 year ago
So what lens do you recomment for the hf100? Someone.. anyone.
ninjazoner 1 year ago
Where did you get this particular fisheye? (The good one)
SoapsAreStupid 1 year ago
@SoapsAreStupid eBay
rickvanman 1 year ago
@rickvanman Do you remember the particular link, or anything that can help?
SoapsAreStupid 1 year ago
@SoapsAreStupid eBay was my source for these items
rickvanman 1 year ago
iv been looking at ones from the states and hong kong, how long did delivery take?
cammyammy 1 year ago
@cammyammy about 2 weeks from HK
rickvanman 1 year ago
@cammyammy I live in canada and ordered that exact same lens and it took about a month, so for you it might take 2 weeks to a month, depending where in the states you live.
roda2007 10 months ago
ill take the other one
ilskater125 1 year ago
i just read the back of your shirt, it made me lmao. nice shirt
Xnigga13 1 year ago
@Xnigga13 LOL! all part of my warped sense of humour :o)
rickvanman 1 year ago
black lines look cool
ttoosh 1 year ago
The ONLY video on youtube that that talks about these converters. Thanks a tonne!!
amarmitra 1 year ago
if you set the camera on wide angle mode it shuld go away ;)
sh88686 1 year ago
its called vig.
mcliterally81 1 year ago
its called fisheye effect
douglasman100 1 year ago 2
@douglasman100 No, it's called vignetting.
mg0930mg 1 year ago 2
ummm the big difference between both lenses is the wide-angle effectiveness.. compare how much more you can see on both lenses and you'll find that the first one has got way more of that fisheye effect.. thats why its "fuzzy" its normal for a fisheye..
just pointing that out, but you're right, there are good and bad adapters..
but your comparison is not correct because they're very different lenses.
Bratwurstpictures 1 year ago
I just wanted to tell u that the out side edge is called the vignetting and i just would suggest to put a spacer ring on your camera first so you do not strip the camera
LIfbs 1 year ago
was the lens also a cheap one from e bay, or just the adapter?
adamadam1 1 year ago
helped alot , thanks
fingerboardingist 1 year ago
hi mate my camera didnt come with filter threads so i bought a step up ring the size of the camera lens and glued it on now i can use my fisheye lens it was risky but worth it . what do you think of it?
THORNETRACEURS 1 year ago
Good review, very helpfull, cheers! :)
lollalot 1 year ago
Good review. I wish I watched this first before I bought my stupid wide-angle lens. This really defeats the purpose of having a wide-angle lens. It simply does not do the job.
rajibumbum 1 year ago
does it really matter if theres a ring buddy? It still looks fine either way
SketchyCleanMedia 1 year ago
that "ring" is called a "fisheye"
AdioX321 1 year ago
@AdioX321 No. It's called vig. Because it vignetting the video...
Shingoskater411 1 year ago
I have the (Sony DCR-SR68)
Can you please sugest what wide lense will work on this camera?
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serinagregson 1 year ago
are you sure those lens arent fish eyes cause it has an inner rim
CHICKENWENG1996 1 year ago
omg theres supposed to be a ring
its called vingetting
streetsesh101 1 year ago
may i know what camera do you use?thanks
danielyen 1 year ago
@danielyen Panasonic NV-GS500
rickvanman 1 year ago
@rickvanman Is it me? or is this video a bit out of focus...
TheRealEmskiHelp 1 year ago
Obvious question but were you comparing like for like there? The first lens appeared to give a wider angle which would make it more prone to distortion and vignetting (the keyhole effect). It looked like you were, for example, comparing a 0.3x with a 0.5x.
Nice result from the second one mind- what make is it? I should get one.
You're dead right about adaptor rings- if you can't find a lens that fits your camera filter get a bigger one and convert up to it.
TimRuffle 1 year ago
just watch a skate video man then you will see that the rim isnt so bad
stokehed 1 year ago
thanx for your tips,this is not the only video of yours I have watched.nice of you to do so.
linium351 1 year ago
i think the inner rim is cool
fbi90890 1 year ago
First let me thank you for the royalty free music because youtube winges alot about that. Furthermore do you have the ebayer name where you got that lens? I was looking to get exactly the one you showed was crap, so im not gonna bother with it now (thanks for that).
SvenOkonomi 1 year ago
@SvenOkonomi Afraid i dont have the eBayer name - it was years ago.
rickvanman 1 year ago
actually your first lens that you show shows alot more of the room or work space then the second lens. The black curvs, yes i know you dont like them but there called a fisheye affect
skateslick58 1 year ago
@skateslick58 FAIL it's the lens, It's not an effect it's not a fisheye. It's a wide angle, they're two different lenses. That was just showing up because the glare protector was in the way. a fisheye will have a fisheye effect, zoomed in or not if you can see the lens protector, (the black rim).
Pwagismyname 1 year ago
Great point! And important, since most camcorders sacrifice valuable width for marketable but useless ZOOOOOOM-iness.
In view camera parlance we call this property "covering power."
"Digital lense!" Ha ha! It says that for real? How many megapixels is it? What's its clock speed? How much RAM it got?
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FreemanZee 1 year ago
ha its called soft focas and its just as usefull as knowing how to fit a lens to a camera
RoyaltyPictures 1 year ago
its more like a fish eye
freestylefilmsinc 1 year ago
hey thanks allot, i was specificaly looking for a lens that wouldnt give me the black edgle so now i obviously know what to look out for, so again thanks a bunch :D
JackBoothAF 1 year ago
i think its a fisheye!!!
eConradin 1 year ago