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Was thinking of getting one of these for my canon t3 rebel. Does anyone use these and if so how did they like them?
Fish Eye Macro Lens
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Never heard of such a thing. . .it seems like the two concepts would be mutually exclusive, since a fish eye is typically an ultra-wide angle lens, which would make it extremely difficult to focus closely enough for a 1:1 image. Out of curiosity, who makes this lens?
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http://www.amazon.com/0-42X-FISHEYE-MACRO-DIGITAL-Camera/dp/B000FW1X4K
This is what I am looking at.
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I use a Tokina 10-17mm fish eye lens. Mostly I just use it for underwater pictures but occasionally I'll break it out for a dry shot. Here is one I took at almost wide open.(12mm I believe)
That Amazon listing appears to be a bit misleading. 
Unless I'm somehow mistaken, what was shown in the Amazon link is essentially a lens filter. You screw it onto the end of another lens. While I've never had or used one from what I've read on them is that they're extremely low quality (which you can assume from the price) and more novelty than anything. If you have $20 that is just absolutely burning a hole in your pocket and can't think of any other use for, you'll only be out $20 but don't expect anything worthwhile out of it. Personally I'd save the money for gas, food, or save it to put in the lens fund for a real macro or fisheye lens (the two cannot be combined).
Unless I'm somehow mistaken, what was shown in the Amazon link is essentially a lens filter. You screw it onto the end of another lens. While I've never had or used one from what I've read on them is that they're extremely low quality (which you can assume from the price) and more novelty than anything. If you have $20 that is just absolutely burning a hole in your pocket and can't think of any other use for, you'll only be out $20 but don't expect anything worthwhile out of it. Personally I'd save the money for gas, food, or save it to put in the lens fund for a real macro or fisheye lens (the two cannot be combined).
That Amazon listing appears to be a bit misleading.
Yeah, I was thinking the exact same thing. Macro filters, which is indeed what this appears to have, are generally less than desirable. About the only time I've even considered getting one is for some of my longer hiking trips where the extra weight of even one more lens (i.e. my macro lens) is a significant concern. I also doubt this filter makes a fisheye lens a true macro. . .I'm guessing it's more of a "close focus" lens with the filter. I don't see the focal length of the lens, but generally a fisheye is going to be 18mm or wider, which means you'd have to get extremely close to your subject for a full macro image.
Anyway, unless you have a specific reason to want to do a macro-fisheye shot, I wouldn't consider it. Not to mention the old addage of "you get what you pay for". . .and at $20 for a lens? The close-up filter alone would probably run you at least twice that price for something of decent quality.
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