Super Macro Lens - Altura Wide Angle Lens Review 0.43X

[@hardlinenexus]

Reason why I'm making this vlog and perhaps a few more of these in the near future is so I know what you, my viewers, like to see. I want to make better content for you here, and gathering feedback will allow me to know what equipment to invest in.

[@jeffmack1436]

I too feel the same on the fish eye look. I have the same camera and same len(s). I am about to purchase the same altura so I thank you for sharing the look. I will continue to look around.

[@hardlinenexus]

Glad it helped!

[@dagr8ape]

The distortion was preferable to your image being cramped. I'm surprised that the image retained it's sharpness and color rendition. Cool video.

[@hardlinenexus]

Hey thank you so much for the feedback! Oh by the way, so it's been a while since I uploaded this video. In the near future I'm gonna be upgrading to a full frame sensor camera! So yeah, I'm excited to play with that as well as 4K editing too

[@dagr8ape]

@@hardlinenexus I look forward to your next video.

[@roxannmccrady7349]

Thank you for the detailed video. I just recently enrolled in college for Photography, trying to find accessories before I go big and pay a lot on attachments, etc. Very self explanatory.

[@drumscape9241]

Good video. You probably know this, but in Red Giant has a fisheye fixer preset that auto flattens footage into regular looking video. I'm new to the world of lens converters, but I like the idea of spending a lot less money for about the same quality. I also have a T7i, great camera.

[@DopamineOverload]

No idea why so many dislikes on this video... shows what it does, shows how it looks. I just bought a cheap Vivitar wit ha step-up ring for my Lumix G7... trying it out... it was only $12. We'll see.

[@cmfletch1]

If you have not, set the camera aperture to the lowest setting. Like 2.8 I’m kind of new but that is something I learned. I use to have the rebel 7i and now I have the Eos 80d and the R6 MII

[@duckbay1829]

Get a 35mm lease. Remember to multiply you lenses by 1.5 for crop sensor cameras

[@MyPinkJelly]

I love the fisheye affect better than the before

[@thejlewplug]

Yoo thank yo man you don’t know how much this video helped me🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@stinkfinger1942]

It looks good, I'm sure there are plenty of good lenses that won't distort though. For the boka effect, you can play around with your aperture settings :)

[@hardlinenexus]

Thank you for the comment and feedback! The search goes on hehe

[@thothheartmaat2833]

By play around you mean set to the lowest number possible. Bokeh does not come from an artistic perspective but a frantic need to get as much light as possible for a fast shutter speed in low light conditions.

[@eeramzi]

Thanks for the video, I think the reason that you have less boka is that using this wide lens is effectively changing the focal length, in your case 24mm X 0.43= 10.34mm. since the boka is controlled by the changing the FStops (Aperture) and the Fstop is function of focal length, your maximum Fstop is reduced by also x0.43. Makes me wonder is that's why I can't find cheap fast wide lens. For me it's not a big deal, because I might use this wide lens for landscape with small aparture to get everything InFocus. Thanks.

[@hardlinenexus]

Thanks for the explanation! I'm still quite new to camera functions lol

[@HablemosDelHuerto]

I needed this video. Thanks

[@hardlinenexus]

I can't believe people are still coming back to this video, this is so old haha

[@HonestArttsEntertainment]

the wider the lens, the more depth of field you will have, which will reduce that shallow depth of field. You would have to walk up closer to a wide angle lens to see the shallow depth of field.

[@aizen8185]

I believe in this occasion the fish effect works well for your KZbin videos. It’s more fun to see more in the background my opinion

[@joeparkhurst57]

I'd recommend the Rokinon 14mm 2.8 over any wide angle fisheye lens. Back your camera further away on a different tripod or any alternative camera mount.

[@hardlinenexus]

I wish I had a bigger room, but this is as far back as I can put the camera to achieve everything I need (or as close to it) as possible

[@joeparkhurst57]

@@hardlinenexus I feel your dilemma

[@PinguinosAzulez]

I have this. I’m after taking photos with it. Looks grainy on the background, not sure if I’m a fan yet. The fisheye and wide is what I’m looking for so that’s a plus.

[@perrypelican9476]

A steal for the price. I guess the reason for the price is the fish eye effect that no one wants, but it is not so bad. I might get it just for that extra amount of visible background when needed.

[@KJ-qh9ss]

Did you end up finding a lens for this camera that is wide angle but flatter?

[@hardlinenexus]

No I completely upgraded my entire camera set. Switched to Nikon Z6 with 35mm 1.8 and 85mm 1.8. There is a more recent video on my channel regarding that upgrade

[@gdavis8901]

looks good, but, I understand what you want without fish-eye I just got this lens from Amazon and plan to do some experimenting with landscape, interiors, and art gallery shots. You did a good intro and pointed out the negatives... Have a great day, Haurjie.

[@tommyfalconey]

Looks like were gunna have to spend a bit more for what were lookin for. However, I would like to see this lens on the 50mm. The bokeh on the 50 is much stronger

[@itsHec]

its a shame that they use different size filters. Theoretically this would reduce the 50mm to 21.5mm which sounds very usable for up close. Im guessing on an APS-C it would be 30mm which is less than his current effective focal length on that 24mm without the adapter. i wonder how insane the bokeh would be with this setup. They are "cheap" but having to buy one for every lens is def a bummer.

[@ugotmail5651]

it might be because you still have the macro attachment attached to the wide lens portion try it without. ps I also just bought this last night.

[@hardlinenexus]

Yeah I tried it without the macro on it. But the macro is what gives it the wider angle I'm looking for. It's just that the fisheye effect is a take it or leave it unfortunately :/

[@hardlinenexus]

However, I did end up solving my problem. I didn't want to sit back farther because I'd be too far away from the mic which would cause echo and poor sound quality. But I ended up buying a cheap boom pole and now I can sit back farther and everything is good! 👍

[@ugotmail5651]

@@hardlinenexus really. dang. am in the same boat then lol. thanks for the heads up though. sounds like am going to have to play around with it myself

[@ugotmail5651]

@@hardlinenexus nice

[@LeadingDaily]

I like the look with the wide lens. 😊

[@galacticcollector9752]

I just bought this and I agree. While you can say it’s useless, it can be helpful for those images that you want to widen slightly. But I do say to probably find a better one. Good for price though. It did go up to $39 I think though

[@losttouristpresents]

I've been looking at a fisheye lens for my camera lately. I have seen this on Amazon but was skeptical of the picture quality. However from your video the image sharpness looks pretty good. May try one out for the low price.

[@hardlinenexus]

If you don't like it you can always return. :)

[@hgfdksk17]

The fish eye doesn’t really bother me, but not having the the blurry background is a problem. I’m too looking for one for my T6i . Thanks for the vid bro def gain a new subscriber.

[@akiltheartist]

Thank you because I just bought it thinking it was going to be more fisheye

[@hardlinenexus]

I'm glad it gave you some insight

[@rascalhusky8129]

Good video , very educational. Semi fisheye, it bends thing slightly. The door is slightly curved .

[@ASedki91]

Great video. You can reduce the fish eye effect in post BTW 😉

[@hardlinenexus]

Wait really? How? I use premiere pro cs6 and actually now moving to resolve... How do I do that?

[@ASedki91]

@@hardlinenexus you can use an effect called lens distortion in premiere or lens correction in resolve

[@leviticusappleton]

@@hardlinenexus did you try this? did it work?

[@hardlinenexus]

@@leviticusappleton nah I didn't try it in post. Didn't know how to. I ended up just shooting my videos the way it is without the macro lens. By the way, update on this channel. I upgraded my camera to a full frame Nikon Z6. So now I have everything the way I want and also in 4K too

[@oneofhis1979]

@@hardlinenexus Lightroom has lens distortion correction for specific lenses.

[@MrChris-bx7ss]

That lens attachment have curvature distortion. If you want to do this right, get a Laowa 9mm Ultrawide No Distortion Lens used on ebay. There you go!

[@slawekalex]

Witaj. Spróbuj zamontować pierścień redukcyjny 58-52 mm i ten obiektyw 58 mm

[@jellybeans15]

I have the same exact Altura .43X Wide Angle lens I got for Christmas. My camera is a Nikon d3300 with a lens that is a AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm and a 55-200mm. Why won't my macro lens focus but the fisher effect piece does?

[@set3777]

This Altura Wide Angle Lens 0.43X convertor is OK for the EF 50mm f1.8 lens For 24mm f2.8 lens I would get a Canon Branded 0.7x or 0.75X Wide Angle Convertor (if I do not want fisheye effect.) I got a 75X used for about $40 from an ebay auction. I also have a better quality single element VIEWO 58mm 0.7X wide angle convertor lens which is ONLY compatible to the 18-55mm IS STM lens. 18-55mm x.7=12.6-38.5mm

[@HertWasHere]

try a longer lens... like 35mm or 50mm

[@paolaabril2922]

I want actually a wide angle and a fish eye lense for my camera, for a trip, so maybe that effect is good for landscapes and not for this kind of videos, probably better to use to shoot some landscapes, architectural monuments or stuff like that? , My lense has become somehow older and doesn0t focus well, do you think if I buy this, will help me improve my actual lense focus and let me get better pictures? I am thinking of buying this, cause i don't want to spend lots of money on a new camera or a new lens, and i think i could give it a try, the quality is good? What about the macro lense that comes with it, i it good too?

[@hardlinenexus]

I agree that fish eye works for landscapes. And some indoor shots too but it depends what exactly you want to shoot. I do think for talking head videos like what I do probably best if I don't have fish eye. Idk what camera or lens you have but you can always buy the lens and try it, if you don't get the shot you're looking for you can always return it.

[@streetshinobi9407]

what if you add this on a 50mm lens?

[@kazooman4050]

Were you able to find a wide angle lens without the fisheye? I'm looking everywhere for one for my canon rebel t5, but I keep finding lens with the fisheye effect, which I do not what. I think I'm just willing to go up to $100, but cant find anything good. :/

[@patriot0919]

Hi, what difference between 0.43x and 0.45x and which one should I get?

[@DallanLoomis]

the wider angle looks better overall... but i agree with you that the slight curve from the fish-eye effect is not desirable...

[@hardlinenexus]

Time to return this shit lol.

[@DallanLoomis]

@@hardlinenexus nah like i said, overall the new lens is a + imo

[@hardlinenexus]

@@DallanLoomis got it. Although I think right now, the money could be better spent towards a better microphone actually. I feel like there is better lens out there. But good feedback though. Thanks man :)

[@TommyGunsDunleavy]

Agree

[@irodmac9331]

🇨🇱Very good information thank you very much for this small and great contribution, I am creating the same converter for my canon and your help was very useful greetings from CHILE 🇨🇱🍀✨👍✌️🙂

[@maxperaza8264]

Hi Haurjie, thanks for providing this info and your experience with this attachment. I’m watching your video in late August 2020 and was curious to know if you ever solved your problem. I’m using that canon 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 but it does not produce the bokeh effect we all desire. I’m switching from a crop sensor canon to full frame canon soon and will be slapping the 24mm on it. This combo should give me more FOV than it does on the crop sensor camera. I may add this Altura attachment to it and that was the reason for watching your video.

[@hardlinenexus]

Hi Max, thanks for the comment. I'm actually surprised how much engagement and views this particular video got. my channel wasn't and isn't even focused on camera gear haha. To answer your question. I did end up solving my problem but it was because I had upgraded everything since this video was uploaded. Im now a proud owner of a Nikon Z6 with a Nikkor 35mm 1.8 S prime lens. I now shoot 4K, I also have a better depth of field, bokeh, autofocus and everything I need in terms of framing and quality without much or any distortions.

[@maxperaza8264]

Haurjie haha awesome and congrats on the upgraded gear bro 😎 I’m into tech products also so I’ll def stay subscribed to your channel.

[@hardlinenexus]

@@maxperaza8264 Thank you so much! I appreciate it :)

[@itsHec]

@@hardlinenexus did you decide on anything? I know this is 3y old but I have the same camera and am trying to decide between the 24mm f2.4 and the 10-18mm f4.5-5.6. TBH the 4.5-5.6 scares me a lot since most of my photography is in medium to low light. With our cameras (APS-C) the 24mm is actually aprox 38mm and with the altura adapter would be equivalent to vaguely 16mm which sounds sexy af. I dont mind the blurred edges nor the vignette. The 10-18mm is almost double the price of the 24mm and based on other videos seems like your target has to be extremely close to the lens to generate good bokeh and distortion. I think this combo in your video provides more value than the 10-18mm.......... right? 🤣 Clearly I am on a budget but Thank you for this video, it was very helpful.

[@bigjewl]

My Sony a330 won't work with the macro lens but it will work with the wide angle lens when I try the macro lens it won't take a picture do you know what the problem is

[@cineskies114]

Cool video. I’d say get a wide angle lens. Say a 11-17 tokina for you. It’s a great lens for a crop sensor.

[@jorgemoreno2804]

Looks good

[@armenlevonian5204]

Thank you. Very helpful. Yeah, the fisheye look is something to pass on, not crazy.

[@lucasmleal]

Olá Queria tirar uma dúvida, tenho uma Câmera Nikon com uma lente Nikon 50mm Queria comprar um adaptador de lente angular, me fiquei com dúvida sobre se iria ficar destorcido ø58mm?

[@SabiaCDO]

I'm a skater, but for my vlogs or music clips, I need this lens because my room is small.

[@UniquePheonix]

I also do not like the fish eye effect but for its cost it does what I'm looking for for now until I get 300 for a newer lens.

[@matts5478]

On the description it said something about Macro photography, is it true that you can use it to take closeups of flowers and things or do you think that was a mistranslation on the seller's end?

[@hardlinenexus]

I believe so... Although my photography vocab isn't all that great either lol. But you're right, generally, macro lens means super close zoomed in. Not sure why they call it a "macro" lens in this case tbh.

[@TheNate371]

I know this is an old video, but do you know what size the threads on the front of the convertor are?

[@hardlinenexus]

52mm. Edit: Wait, front of the converter? As in where the glass is? Idk, I think 52mm is referring to the back side since that's what attached to my personal lens in this video

[@TheNate371]

@@hardlinenexus I saw another video which showed the box, but it was the 58mm one and the front threads were 82, I don’t know if its the same for the 52. Just checking before I buy anything, so I know what I need to buy.

[@Scholar333]

Does it have a Vignette at certain focal lengths?

[@PachecoAdventures]

IDK if you'll reply to this but how far back are you from your camera?

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

I need a really big fisheye effect lens for some ideas I have. Wanna do some super exaggerated æon flux stuff. I've been using a t5i for years. Can't afford the camera I want to upgrade to yet, loll

[@migueljohnson6413]

Any comments about the macro effect of this lens????

[@RichardCInman]

I purchased the same lense for Amazon. I am disappointed in the same way. I want to take a wide-angle photo without a fisheye effect.

[@mcshalinda0215]

I would have loved to see some photographs taken with it.

[@gentleman3313]

For a vlog most times it would be fine but for photography ...it really depends.

[@dementedsky4309]

I'm not a huge fan of the fish eye effect. Thank you I was going to buy this on Amazon but thanks to you I won't. Now I've made up my mind I'll be buying a micro lens

[@MyEbaymods]

hey dude,.. the best lens for the wide view, i have a 77D which is the better of the T7i.. the lens I've got is the 10-18STM..its great for does cameras..get it bro its nice

[@bethbranchhowell4064]

I think I'm going to return mine and spend a bit more money on a bit nicer wide angle lens. I'm actually looking for something I can use for astrophotography, but I ought to learn how to use my camera first.

[@norhabibusman3492]

What if my lens i used to be is yongnuo 50mm is it fit and what makes more different?

[@mac8806]

Hoped u couldve done it with the 50mm as well 😅

[@icapturethelight1877]

I want to tell one more negative point by watching the video the chromatic abbression is really poor as it is a cheap lens you see the blue lines on the right side white camera equipment locker

[@teaguerainwater3003]

Any suggestions on what I should get as my first camera?

[@jessicageraci4585]

Any of the canon rebel series are good for beginners. I recently purchased a canon rebel T6 and love it

[@teaguerainwater3003]

Jessica Geraci sweet, thanks

[@madisongrimes7519]

Hey there, great video! I just got this altura lens and I have the 24mm and 50mm also for my Canon though I couldn't get it to attach, how were you able to do that? I had no issue with my 18-55mm. Thank you!

[@hardlinenexus]

Hey Madison, thanks for the comment. So you also have to check the threading. This Altura lens is made with I believe three different threads. So you have to make sure you selected the right one! It comes in 52mm, 55mm and 58mm threading. I believe our Canon lens is the 52, but double check before you buy!

[@stuckinthepastproductions4329]

I'm brand new to this and can anyone tell me why I'm seeing the inside of the lens when I attach a .43x wide angle or a 2.2x telephoto lens to the lens that came with the my Canon T7i? It creates like an iris effect, as if you were looking through the hole of a length of pipe.

[@hardlinenexus]

I don't have a telephoto lens as I only used this on a wide lens. But what you're seeing is a fisheye warping effect.

[@stuckinthepastproductions4329]

@@hardlinenexus I don't understand how it can be usable then. The walls of the lens are in the image making a black iris with the image in the center like a porthole. This is normal?

[@cjonwickham1933]

I'm looking at ef 10-24mm is lense...i would like a better wide angle view lense also good low light zoom than the m50 kit lense 15-45mm. I dont like fisheye and wide angle adapter or macro because limit zoom on lense you have not great pictures pro or true wide angle telephoto macro lenses...the fisheye is out rarely use but I try other filters these out

[@morkjuan1528]

Great video. Very interesting

[@minhazmiah6930]

I bought one but can’t detached the macro lens. Tried too hard

[@hardlinenexus]

Are you sure you got the right thread? You should check your camera lens. If you screw on the wrong thread you could damage your lenses

[@minhazmiah6930]

@@hardlinenexus I got the right one and can use the wide angle feature but it says can use as macro lens as well but I can’t detach the macro lens

[@norhabibusman3492]

Is it fits fo yongnuo 50mm

[@DutchCassidy]

Hi! Helpful video in my search for an affordable wide angle converter that doesn’t clog up the corners of the image. You may be able to reduce the ‘curves’ at the edge of your image in your video editing software. Most programs have a ‘fish eye’ function to give any pic or clip a fisheye look that will also work in reverse; so reduce fish eye look. You will ger more background blurr (bokeh) when shooting on lower f stop values. ‘Wide open’ is best for shallow depth of field.

[@hardlinenexus]

Thank you so much for the feedback. I appreciate it!

[@HelmiDronechacreativestudio]

Great

[@hardlinenexus]

Thank you!

[@marksturtevant5045]

Your camera body is a crop sensor. You will get a wider angle look with other lenses if you could use a full frame body. You don't need to buy a new camera either, by any means.

[@hardlinenexus]

Haha thanks for the info. Good to know for next time. Also been a while since I've uploaded this. I've already upgraded to a 4K workflow with my Nikon Z6. I've made a video on that as well

[@dimanhardimz8888]

Thisis can be used on full frame camera?

[@hardlinenexus]

Yeah, the sensor of the camera doesn't matter. Because this goes into the lens of your camera, not onto the camera itself. You just have to make sure the threading is right.

[@callme_ed]

This lens is actually an EF-S lens, designed specifically for cropped censor cameras. For a full frame camera you will need to look for an EF lens, there actually are a couple of 24mm EF variants; an f/2.8 IS and an f/1.4

[@brianleabo6295]

Just get a 50mm with a low f stop. And if their cheep their crap. Shoot Nikon but sigma makes a lens for booth that's 17-55mm that would probably do what you want. Look up a camira store some well let you rent equipment and try it before you buy it

[@LogicMind99]

Fish eye effect does make it look kind of weird

[@hardlinenexus]

Yeah not really something I want in my videos

[@savanpatel2183]

Canon ef s 17 55 f2. 8 lens great overall

[@oneofhis1979]

Have this lens! Love it! Use it for landscapes.

[@legendsgrinder3364]

Will this fit on a cannon T7i 800D ?

[@hardlinenexus]

It's not a matter of if it will fit in the camera body, it's a macro lens for your lens. Check the threading on your lens.

[@tielmaster7879]

Does it autofocus? With it on?

[@hardlinenexus]

No, the autofocus is on the main lens of your camera (assuming your lens has AF). This is just an attachment lens to that lens.

[@tielmaster7879]

@@hardlinenexus got it thanks. Have a crop sensor 50 was trying to use this to get a wider angle but with no autofocus I think I need to invest in a 35mm.

[@Olivjeefilms]

it looks good bro i love it

[@gemstyxwalls1419]

For what you're looking for probably cost more.

[@p1nky700]

wow. nice video :)

[@hardlinenexus]

thank you :)

[@pcsproduction]

I need help how do I attach it

[@ariesanthonyamejan7782]

iys nice 👍👍👍👍

[@lucianistoc1264]

grab an used canon 10-18mm

[@slimhazebreadboy7761]

Can I put this on a cannon m50

[@damonjones1920]

needs more fisheye

[@djhilasgaming9594]

its not bad,for me it looks good,i also have that lense and i attach it to my 18-55mm canon lense coz i dont wanna spend more money lol,i have also have 24mm and 50mm canon lenses like yours.10-18mm canon lense is perfect to get a wide angle shots it will cost you about lessthan 300$,but its worth it for one time investment,im not a pro but i listen to everybodys opinion and most vlogger use 10-18mm,im good for now hahah,instead of buying a lense,i bought a gopro hero 7 black lol,check me out too,tnx.

[@hardlinenexus]

Awesome man thank you for the insightful comment. I know this will also help other people who are looking for the same thing abd understand what they are getting.

[@FrankieTheOne]

Bro why dont u edit ur video right and show the diference. Dont expect the viwer to be going back andd forth on ur vid. Dislike!

[@hardlinenexus]

Because I was a newbie editor when this video was uploaded over 2 years ago. Thank you for the feedback!

[@donovan5047]

yooo is that an nznt snowblind 👀

[@vinylcutters1]

buy a 10-18mm

[@Whisperingvoid_K]

thanks always gonna buy it after the video no I'm not gonna buy it fk it

[@vinoramavhv]

Se need test photo no blabla

[@rdmerriweather]

Not a review, waste of time.

[@rtvrn_to_monke]

First!!!!

[@hardlinenexus]

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