52mm Wide Angle, Macro and Telephoto Lens Kit Review

For my Nikon D40 camera Wide Angle, Macro and Telephoto lenses would cost me the following:-

Nikon AF-S 12-24mm          = £850.00 --------Wide Angle

Nikon AF-S 105mm VRII     = £615.00---------Macro

Nikon AF-S 18-200mm VRI = £620.00---------Telephoto

Each of these lens cost more than my camera itself. I came across a 52mm attachment add-on for my kit lens from Amazon uk. Lens Desciption:-

~52mm Wide Angle + 52mm Telephoto lens Kit! ~ INCLUDES Lens bags! For Nikon D40 D50 D60 D70 D80 D40X and ANY lens with 52mm filter thread!

It only cost me about £18.00 plus free delivery so I decided to give it a go. Took it out to the park for a quick test. I brought my cheap £10.00 Hama 61 tripod along for the test.
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Standard VS Wide Angle

The wide angle extension at 24mm is similar to the standard kit lens at 18mm. Which is quite impressive. The picture quality is comparable as well.

However if you lower the lens below 22mm there is the corner distortion. Example shown on the picture above at 18mm. If you look closely at the picture the wide-angle does what it says on the box; more of the bridge at the far end is being seen. This lens is ok if viewed not below 20-22mm. The picture quality is almost kept up to standard.

Standard VS Telephoto

The problem with attaching the telephoto one on is the barrel distortion experience from 18mm to 35mm. Therefore this is not a lens attachement you would one to keep on the whole day.

At 55mm the extension the view is zoom in at least X2. However the picture doesn't look sharp and darker. I do not recommend this extension add on at all.  The Zoom is not that great and the picture quality is not sharp and the barrel distortion effect is simply useless to be kept on.

Macro

I tried macro indoors instead. I am amaze with the results as well. I guess out of the three option the macro photography one is greatly enhanced. I hardly use the the kit lens for any close up, however with this extension it gives me an additional option. All the pictures have been taken with 55mm shot. The distance between object is about 60cm and I can get a good focus on with flash on.

Final Words and Verdict

Out of the two attachment, this one stands out very well. The superwide angle plus the macro addon is great. It is a lens attachment which you can keep on all day for wide-angle and macro photography. Another plus, you can leave your 52mm filter on in between the lens and attachment.

I don't recommend the telephoto one as it doesn't do any justice to tele-photography and quality. 

For £18.00 I think its not much to pay for for additional macro shots.