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Ulrik [fC] · October 30th, 2001, 01:33 AM

Hi everyone,

I love to film with wideangle - I always did when I worked with my good old
Blaupunkt HI8 camcorder - but I have not enough money to buy an wideangle
lense for Canon XL1s, right now -- My question: how good are widelens converters, is there
a huge difference ?? ... would it be a good decision to buy a widelens
converter or should I wait till I have the money to by a real
widelens -- sorry dunno whether I made myself clear, my english is by far
not the best ?

thanks a lot for the help

Ulrik

Don Palomaki · October 30th, 2001, 05:50 AM

The wide angle converters and adapters are lower cost than the wide angle lens, but do add weight to the front of the camcorder/lens. Users like the Cnaon 3x as well. The only downside is the somewhat limited zoom range.

The Century Optics products are good. At about 1/3 the price there is a 0.6x partial thorugh (which I have and like) and at about 1/2 the cost a full zoom through 0.7x and they can work with both he manual and standard lenses. Full zoom through gives a good range of operation without changing lenses or adapter.

With lenses price is usually a reasonable indicator of optical quality.

If you need wide angle now, buy it now. If not then wait as necessary to buy what makes you feel good.

October 30th, 2001, 01:33 AM	#1
Ulrik [fC] Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 28	Widelens Hi everyone, I love to film with wideangle - I always did when I worked with my good old Blaupunkt HI8 camcorder - but I have not enough money to buy an wideangle lense for Canon XL1s, right now -- My question: how good are widelens converters, is there a huge difference ?? ... would it be a good decision to buy a widelens converter or should I wait till I have the money to by a real widelens -- sorry dunno whether I made myself clear, my english is by far not the best ? thanks a lot for the help Ulrik

October 30th, 2001, 05:50 AM	#2
Don Palomaki Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,487	The wide angle converters and adapters are lower cost than the wide angle lens, but do add weight to the front of the camcorder/lens. Users like the Cnaon 3x as well. The only downside is the somewhat limited zoom range. The Century Optics products are good. At about 1/3 the price there is a 0.6x partial thorugh (which I have and like) and at about 1/2 the cost a full zoom through 0.7x and they can work with both he manual and standard lenses. Full zoom through gives a good range of operation without changing lenses or adapter. With lenses price is usually a reasonable indicator of optical quality. If you need wide angle now, buy it now. If not then wait as necessary to buy what makes you feel good.