SSE 58mm Hi Definition Multi Coated Wide Angle & Telephoto Lenses for DSLR Canon EOS

A $25 USD screw-on lens adapter kit with wide, tele, and macro attachments. The wide-angle is fun, the telephoto is meh, and the macro is bad. Optical quality is near the bottom of our database, but at this price, it's a cheap way to experiment.

The aperture and bokeh numbers are misleadingly high because the wide-angle converter lets in more light and the telephoto compresses backgrounds. But the optical score is rough, 17th percentile, which means soft corners, chromatic aberration, and general mushiness are on the menu. Autofocus still works since these screw onto the front of your existing lens, but it hunts more, and the middle-of-the-pack AF score reflects that. No stabilization, and the build is just okay. The steel barrel sounds nice until you realize it's thin and the threads feel gritty.

Against the GoPro HB-Series, this kit is a different animal entirely, that's an action cam lens. The Sony NIKKOR YZ0308 and FotoZ KZ-03 are similarly cheap screw-on adapters, and they all trade blows in the same muddy optical territory. The Altura Photo UM2267 is a step up in build quality but costs more. The Digitalmate Platinum Series DM5843X is probably the closest competitor, and it edges this kit out on optical quality. None of these are great, but this SSE kit is the budget option of the budget options.

At $25 USD, it's hard to be too angry. You're getting three attachments for less than the price of a decent UV filter. But value isn't just about price, it's about whether you'll actually use the thing. The wide-angle converter will give you fun, soft, vignette-heavy shots for a weekend. The telephoto is mediocre. The macro is nearly useless. If you treat this as a learning toy, fine. If you expect sharp images, you'll be disappointed.

This is a screw-on lens adapter kit, not a real lens. You get a 0.43x wide-angle converter, a telephoto converter, and a detachable macro piece, all in a 58mm thread size for Canon EF-S kit lenses. At around $25 USD, it's priced like an impulse buy, and that's exactly what it is.

The specs look wild on paper. An f/0.43 aperture? That's not a real aperture, it's the wide-angle magnification factor. The actual glass is multi-coated, which helps a bit with flare, but the optical quality sits near the bottom of our database. This is a toy for experimenting, not a serious tool.

Skip this if you care about image sharpness, edge-to-edge clarity, or build quality. If you shoot landscapes seriously, the soft corners will drive you nuts. If you need real macro, buy a dedicated macro lens or even extension tubes. And if you already own a decent prime or zoom, this kit will feel like a downgrade the second you pixel-peep.

Buy this if you want to mess around with wide-angle and telephoto effects on a Canon Rebel without spending real money. It's a fun weekend experiment, and the wide-angle attachment is genuinely entertaining for group shots and cramped rooms. Just don't expect sharp images, and don't expect the macro to do anything useful. This is a gateway drug to real lenses, not a replacement for one.