Accessories Macro & Fish Eye Lens for Evo!

[sitlet]

anyone explain what value there is to these lenses?

They give you different effects for your pictures, without using software to acheive them.

 

[Android 17]

Hmm, I'd also be interested in someone doing a small review or impressions on this when they get it

 

[bunnymud]

Here is another alternative

jelly lenses - Google Product Search

 

[Wynder]

i also wonder if the lenses are fast or slow.... wont know until i try...

Fast or slow would only apply to a lens that had its aperture built into it -- in this case, the aperture (I'm assuming) is fixed in the EVO. Regardless, it's contained within the phone, so your shutter speed is controlled by the ISO the phone selects and the amount of available light.

These are more teleconverters than actual lenses for an SLR.

 

[Wynder]

anyone explain what value there is to these lenses?

The wide angle will take what your camera sees and magnify it by .67. That is, instead of zooming in, it's actually going to zoom you out by about 1/3 -- essentially, it'll allow you to be closer to a scene and take in more of it without having to back up.

The fisheye is definitely more of an effect lens. Fisheye, by definition, allows to to see close to a 180

 

[cooper1010]

Super Macro Your Cellphone Camera With A DVD Lens | DIYPhotography.net

not as pretty as an attached lens.

 

[aliveon2legs]

How large is this ring? Will it be a problem with a silicon case on the phone, like the one from Seidio?

 

[Wynder]

Super Macro Your Cellphone Camera With A DVD Lens | DIYPhotography.net

not as pretty as an attached lens.

No, but you know... the vignetting certainly has a distinct artistic quality to it. Nice find.

 

[LS1]

I do believe that these nothing more than a piece of plastic and a piece of glass, no moving parts.
So that would not apply.

Yes, it still applies.

Fast or slow would only apply to a lens that had its aperture built into it -- in this case, the aperture (I'm assuming) is fixed in the EVO. Regardless, it's contained within the phone, so your shutter speed is controlled by the ISO the phone selects and the amount of available light.

These are more teleconverters than actual lenses for an SLR.

That's untrue. The quality of the optics has a lot to do with light transmission as well. Good glass will require a shorter exposure time than poor glass.

 

[bunnymud]

How large is this ring? Will it be a problem with a silicon case on the phone, like the one from Seidio?

I don't think so. The thickness of the ring is about 1/16 of an inch

 

[Wynder]

That's untrue. The quality of the optics has a lot to do with light transmission as well. Good glass will require a shorter exposure time than poor glass.

No, the quality of the glass has very little to do with the transmission of the light... if the glass is clear, light will transmit at the same frequency and intensity.

I have an $1800 Canon 70-200 f/2.8L lens, a $1300 Canon 24-50 f/2.8L lens and a $100 Canon 50 f/1.8 lens and, at the same aperture, shutter speed and ISO on the same scene will all create photographs at the same level of brightness.

On top of that, I slap on a $20 clear filter, just for protection which -- even though it's a very cheap piece of glass -- has absolutely no effect on the level of light allowed to fall onto the sensor.

Now, if you have a very dirty lens, or you start slapping on NGD filters or polarizers, then yeah -- that's what they're designed to do. But if the glass is clear, it's going to have a negligible effect.

 

[Caloy]

I hope you can still use the flash with the fish-eye as well as the macro-lens. If the you guys reviewed it with great success, I'll probably get one of these too.

 

[x0x]

$100 Canon 50 f/1.8 lens

Have this same lens. Cannot be beat for the price! It's ridiculously good.

 

[Wynder]

Have this same lens. Cannot be beat for the price! It's ridiculously good.

I'd be happier if the autofocus was a little faster, but it's still my "goto" portraiture lens when I want an insane depth of field. It was my first lens.

Nowadays I'll keep the 24-70 on my 50D unless I really need the compression of my long glass.

 

[geomens]

Nice find. However, everything on the site says HTC EVO 4G. How much of that is a businessman jumping on the HTC Evo bandwagon to sell more stuff rather than the item made specifically for the Evo?

 

[LS1]

No, the quality of the glass has very little to do with the transmission of the light... if the glass is clear, light will transmit at the same frequency and intensity.

I have an $1800 Canon 70-200 f/2.8L lens, a $1300 Canon 24-50 f/2.8L lens and a $100 Canon 50 f/1.8 lens and, at the same aperture, shutter speed and ISO on the same scene will all create photographs at the same level of brightness.

On top of that, I slap on a $20 clear filter, just for protection which -- even though it's a very cheap piece of glass -- has absolutely no effect on the level of light allowed to fall onto the sensor.

Now, if you have a very dirty lens, or you start slapping on NGD filters or polarizers, then yeah -- that's what they're designed to do. But if the glass is clear, it's going to have a negligible effect.

I disagree, but to each their own.

Have this same lens. Cannot be beat for the price! It's ridiculously good.

Unfortunately the autofocus motor on mine shits the bed after about 18 months, every time. I use it a lot though, and at the price I really can't complain when I replace it.

 

[Wynder]

I disagree, but to each their own.

Feel free to run your own tests -- slap it on a tripod and take three photos with three lenses of varying quality or pricepoint. The histogram should show no change.

Unfortunately the autofocus motor on mine shits the bed after about 18 months, every time. I use it a lot though, and at the price I really can't complain when I replace it.

I've been lucky with my lens copies so far, but I've been tempted to pick up the 50 f/1.4L at some point... I just can't justify the cost of the f/1.2 version, though, at least, not until after I order my 5D Mk3, heh.

 

[marctronixx]

lenses still absorb light. be it plastic or glass.. they refract light and absorb it. aperture is another matter altogether and beyond the scope of this conversation.. your knowledge is much appreciated for others to read...

Fast or slow would only apply to a lens that had its aperture built into it -- in this case, the aperture (I'm assuming) is fixed in the EVO. Regardless, it's contained within the phone, so your shutter speed is controlled by the ISO the phone selects and the amount of available light.

 

[Synthetickiller]

I know a few people here said they ordered the lenses.

Has anyone received them yet? If so, has anyone an opinion of these lenses?

 

[twospirits]

I would like to see a picture of the back of the lens (where it would be in contact with the evo)

TS

 

[ToNrDrOiD]

i cant believe this is offered , haha

 

[Sir Loin]

Can a current EVO owner confirm or deny the existence of a macro setting inside the camera options? The fish eye lense would be fun, but I swore I heard something about a macro option in the camera menu.

 

[jxs1984]

i would like to see a picture of the magnetic ring that you need to attach on the camera. i wonder if this prevents the glass from being touched on any kind of surface?

 

[Synthetickiller]

Could a Mod please move this to the accessories thread?

Thanks!

 

[EVO Empire]

Can a current EVO owner confirm or deny the existence of a macro setting inside the camera options? The fish eye lense would be fun, but I swore I heard something about a macro option in the camera menu.

There is no macro option but the camera can take very good close-ups in certain situations. Here is an example: IMAG0024 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Sometimes you can hear the lens (or whatever) making a zooming sound when it's trying and failing to focus in dim light or when the subject doesn't have enough detail. But as you can see in the image, it is possible to take nice macros.