This Vivitar camera lens easily attaches to a still camera or a camcorder to get a total magnification of 0.43 times that of the original integrated camera lens. This Vivitar 0.43x lens has a compact steel barrel design that can be fitted with an 82 mm filter. The Vivitar camera lens also features extreme speed autofocus and infrared capturing. Users of this wide-angle lens can turn the camera into a device with a much wider field of view. This Vivitar 0.43x lens is the ideal accessory to take panoramic photos or for shooting extreme close-ups with lots of details. The manufacture makes several sizes of this Vivitar camera lens to fit cameras with different filter threads. This wide-angle lens only weighs 0.2 lbs and is easily carried in a pocket or bag.