.7x Wide-Angle Converter from 16x9 for HM100 - Anyone used?
 

Here is a link to a .7x wide-angle converter made by 16x9 that is for the HM100.
16x9 Inc. | EX 0.7X WIDE CONVERTER f/JVC HM-100 | 169-HD7X-HM100

Has anyone tried this? It appears this may be the same one that is sold for the Sony HVR-V1U & HDR-FX7, but I don't know.

Note: Century will have one or two adapters/converters (not sure which) within a couple of weeks for the HM100. The Century ones are units in stock that are being setup to mount on the HM100. The possible sizes are .55x and .65x I think, but I'm not sure.

They are surely asking a pretty penny... I have the JVC adapter but didn´t have time to put it through the paces yet.

Thanks for the link and info. I got the JVC .7x wide-angle converter with my HM-100 and it does work very well - no issues with it except a teeny bit fuzzy when zoomed right in, nothing serious. To be honest, I got it to use at the wide end - if I want telephoto I take it off...

Very interested if Century are making a .55x I would probably go for that - one can never get too wide ;-)

Cotty

There is a ton of 46mm wide angle lens converters on the market for still cameras (like Panasonic DMW-LW46, which costs something like $126. Don't spend your hard earned cash on hype.

In fact I had a couple Nikon WC-E68's that I had for some CoolPix digital cameras and they have a 46mm thread and the glass is pretty nice. I'm going to test it out. For now I'm going to hold off on investing in a wide converter until I test some of the less expensive options.

Indeed, you are right they do not work! Only we have to buy genuine accesories!

Does the Nikon WC-E68 fit on the HM100? (on the set back threads?)
Does it work through the entire zoom range?
How are the coatings on this converter?

It has 46mm threads so it screws right onto the set back threads right in front of the lens with the lens hood removed.

I haven't had a chance to really test it at all, so I can't attest to the image quality. Initial results are that it does zoom through fine. I don't know about the multi-coatings, etc on it. It's a pretty inexpensive lens, even when new, but it got great reviews as a good buy when it came out for the Coolpix series. I've used it on my Coolpix 5400 for timelapse photography extensively. I'll get back here with some results when I have them.

Keith, did you have a chance to test the lens yet?

16x9 zoom through??
 

Is the 16x9 .7X wide a zoom through?

I just noticed this on B&H for $215.
JVC | GL-V0746U Wide Conversion Lens | GL-V0746USP | B&H Photo

Adorama sells it for $189...

Wide angle lens comparison
 

I need to buy a wide angle lens converters for my HM100. Could someone explain to me the difference between the 16x9 Inc. 169-HD7X-HM100 0.7 Wide Angle Converter Lens 16x9 Inc. | 169-HD7X-HM100 0.7 Wide Angle | 169-HD7X-HM100 | B&H and the GL-V0746U Wide Conversion Lens?
B&H Kit Info

Also has Century already come out with a new adapters/converters for the HM100?

The difference I see between 16x9 and JVC converters is 16x9 has a front lens thread. This will allow you to attache filters and a light matte box without a need for rails.
I bought Nikon WC-E68 for $35 and $8 rubber lens hood, rigged lens good onto the converter and call it good. I think Nikon has superior glass to jvc or 16x9 anyway.

Nikon thread size
 

I couldn't find anywhere what the thread size is for the 'front' of the Nikon .7 adapter. I'd like to add a lens hood, but not sure what the thread size is.

But I've been using it, and it's been working great. Zoom feels a tad soft at the fully zoomed out end of the travel, but seems sharp otherwise, and no vignetting that I'm seeing on full wide. I got mine on eBay for $45 shipped, certainly a much better deal than the $200 JCV one!

Tim