CIPA 6" x 8" 60200 Wide-Angle Lens

DON HAGEN: Great

United States on Jul 21, 2023

Rylia Chell: Placed in my RVs rear windshield, this fish-eye lens allows me to see cars, as well as trucks, making parking and backing up much easier!
This lens is a couple of inches larger than the previous lens - which was the largest fish-eye I could find 15 years ago - thus increasing my field of view and safety.

United States on Jun 28, 2023

James Z: I added this wide angle lense to the rear window of our Winnebago Navion RV in the hope that I can see our tow vehicle while driving...and it does so with great effectiveness! The rear window in the RV is high and without the lense just shows the sky or a semi barreling behind us. When I put on the lense, and positioned the car behind the RV where it would be for towing, the car's presence was clearly displayed in the lense whereas, without it, the car was invisible! I can view the car using my rear view mirror on the windshield.
This wide angle lense solved my towing problem perfectly.

I am sure this lense will be as effective for removing blind spots in any vehicle as well and enhance driving safety.

United States on Apr 23, 2023

Supershopper: We owned already one of these Fresnel lenses and are still quite happy with it. We used it for years in a nearly 20' long van and now use it in a much shorter SUV. This time we needed a second lens for a slightly less long van, but now decided to buy this smaller version (8" x 6"). The van for this second fresnel lens is a few feet shorter than the original van mentioned before. Reason for deciding for this smaller size is that if you go with the next size up (12" x 8") you will have the impression being followed by another car all the time. So we first tried this larger size on the second van and found it to be too large in size. That is of course also our experience from using the large lens in the shorter SUV. Which means that in the SUV you will see constantly something by the corner of your eye in the rearview mirror, which gives the impression being followed closely all the time. However, if you (re)place it to a side of the middle which allows you to see the knees or maybe feet of someone standing only a few feet behind the car, you will have found the right or better spot. The smaller version will provide quite enough rearview, just as the next larger size up, and mind...

United States on May 27, 2014

MarcinMarcin: This wide angle lens is a Fresnel-type, which means it's made up of lots of circular grooves cast into the surface of a rubbery material. Remember old vinyl records? Like that, but clear. The "center" of the lens is actually off-center. They have a small label on the lens to indicate the top. They did that to give the user a better view down than up. You know, to keep you from running over children and pets. The view left and right is the same. You can play around with the lens when you get it and you'll see the view to the top is less than the bottom. I think this was a good idea on their part.

Installation is pretty easy. I sprayed down some water on the lens and applied it slowly. This lens doesn't have any glue. It's essentially a giant decal. The "tacky" surface will stick to glass just fine. Using water helps to get rid of trapped air bubbles, making for a clean install. I chose to use some masking tape to keep the lens from sliding while the water evaporated. I took the tape off after 24 hours, but it probably takes a few days for all the water to truly escape.

Mine looks great after a few days to let all the water escape from between the lens and the rear...

United States on Mar 28, 2011