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Sam Collett · March 8th, 2009, 12:26 AM

everywhere i've bee nlooking has the VCL-HG0737Y as discontinued. any ideas where i could pick one up?

Dave Blackhurst · March 8th, 2009, 03:06 PM

The Y has been long discontinued, and is very hard to find sed - you might check B&H's used section.

The current model is the 0737C, and while it's not quite as good a lens, it's easy to find, and is a lot lighter and smaller than the Y. Might be worth a look.

I've got a couple of each model, and an earlier 0737X (might be willing to part with that one, as I don't use it much). Every time I get tempted to sell one or both the Y series, I realize how hard it would be to find a replacement, and it is a really nice chunky piece of glass!

Sam Collett · March 8th, 2009, 03:08 PM

how is the quality of the C? any edge blur? i'm willing to buy it if it's the only one i can find, but not if the quality is terrible.

and what's the outside diameter of that lens? for hood purposes.

would the canon WD-H37C work well? i've heard great things about the lens from HV30 users.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...e.html#reviews

Dave Blackhurst · March 15th, 2009, 11:04 PM

The C is a pretty decent lens, not sure about the Canon. There is just a tad of barrel distortion with the "C", but I wouldn't say there's any blur that I noticed.

March 8th, 2009, 12:26 AM	#1
Sam Collett Tourist Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Covington, Louisiana Posts: 2	wide angle for the A1U everywhere i've bee nlooking has the VCL-HG0737Y as discontinued. any ideas where i could pick one up?

March 8th, 2009, 03:08 PM	#3
Sam Collett Tourist Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Covington, Louisiana Posts: 2	how is the quality of the C? any edge blur? i'm willing to buy it if it's the only one i can find, but not if the quality is terrible. and what's the outside diameter of that lens? for hood purposes. would the canon WD-H37C work well? i've heard great things about the lens from HV30 users. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...e.html#reviews Last edited by Sam Collett; March 8th, 2009 at 10:52 PM.

March 8th, 2009, 03:06 PM	#2
Dave Blackhurst Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Apple Valley CA Posts: 4,874	The Y has been long discontinued, and is very hard to find sed - you might check B&H's used section. The current model is the 0737C, and while it's not quite as good a lens, it's easy to find, and is a lot lighter and smaller than the Y. Might be worth a look. I've got a couple of each model, and an earlier 0737X (might be willing to part with that one, as I don't use it much). Every time I get tempted to sell one or both the Y series, I realize how hard it would be to find a replacement, and it is a really nice chunky piece of glass!

March 15th, 2009, 11:04 PM	#4
Dave Blackhurst Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Apple Valley CA Posts: 4,874	The C is a pretty decent lens, not sure about the Canon. There is just a tad of barrel distortion with the "C", but I wouldn't say there's any blur that I noticed.