Non-Fisheye GoPro Hero 3+ Replacement Lens

kelleysislander · Jan 14, 2016

Howdy All,

I am looking to replace my stock GoPro lens with something that doe not have the wide angle fisheye effect, without spending $hundreds. Don't want to do the rib cage just yet...

Has anyone replaced their lens and what did you use?

Thanks,

Bill

PdxSteve · Jan 14, 2016

There are many threads on this. Yes you can get a cheap lens and install it yourself. You will have to focus it. You will also have pink corners in your video/pics if you replace the stock lens unless you pay to have the original gopro lens profile removed. It's not as simple as just buying a cheap lens and screwing it in and having a better image.

pyrate · Jan 14, 2016

I dunno, I did

Jubalr · Jan 14, 2016

The install video on the Peau web site is difficult and overly complicated. Much easier to replace the lens this way: Basically just unscrew one and screw in the new..

pyrate · Jan 14, 2016

do not take your camera apart to change a lens. did mine in 30 minutes
focusing is not hard at all

kelleysislander · Jan 15, 2016

Hey fellows,

Thanks very much for the replies!@@

PdxSteve, thanks for the heads-up

Would that be a software "profile" you are referring to?

pyrate, how did you do yours? What lens did you buy?

jubair, what replacement lens did you use? I'm strongly guessing that you used the video whose link you posted.

Cheers,

Bill

Jubalr · Jan 15, 2016

kelleysislander said:
Hey fellows,

Thanks very much for the replies!@@

PdxSteve, thanks for the heads-up Would that be a software "profile" you are referring to?

pyrate, how did you do yours? What lens did you buy?

jubair, what replacement lens did you use? I'm strongly guessing that you used the video whose link you posted.

Cheers,

Bill

I'm using the 4.35 Peau but considering the 3.97 for a little more sharpness and FOV. Haven't decided for sure yet.

kelleysislander · Jan 19, 2016

I ended up buying a Peau 4.35 10MP from a fellow on RCG and I will install it when I get the thing.

Cheers,

Bill

pyrate · Jan 20, 2016

Jubalr said:
I'm using the 4.35 Peau but considering the 3.97 for a little more sharpness and FOV. Haven't decided for sure yet.

I am on the wall too
sounds technically like it should be a better lens, but from the footage so far I am not sold

Bob I. · Jan 27, 2016

I just got my Peau 3.97. Preliminary results tell me that the lens doesn't focus as well at minimum focusing distances (1ft) as the stock lens but at middle and infinity, the lens is pretty awesome. Here are a few photos I just took with the lens. I had the camera set to Protunes color but Peau advises setting to flat. More playing but I love the non-fisheye results. The last image included the Peau CPL on the lens as well.