video example of VCL-HG0737X wide angle lens

John Hartney · June 10th, 2004, 11:03 AM

I've had good results with the canon wd58 on a pdx10. Full zoom through and very little distortion.... you must ofcourse use a 37>58mm converter.

With the large battery on the back, it keeps a fair balance to the camera.

Boyd Ostroff · June 11th, 2004, 01:53 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Ignacio Rodriguez : Tom there is a store in Vancouver offering a zoom-through Century 0.5, and this adapter is not listed on Century's web site. -->>>

Sorry, have been out of town a couple days and am just catching up. You might want to read the following thread which discusses the Century .5x and includes an e-mail that century sent to an unhappy owner of this lens. They say it was designed for lower resolution 1 chip cameras and is not suitable for the PDX-10. I don't have any personal experience with this lens however, and can't be sure it's the one you are considering. Caveat emptor...

Ignacio Rodriguez · June 11th, 2004, 04:26 PM

The Century 0.5 then is probably no better than the 'low grade' Sony I already have. So I might be going for the Century 0.65 but I won't make the choice until Juan has checked them both out with his PDX10. Thank you Boyd, your help is great and all the people at this site are so cool and willing to help. Love this place.

June 10th, 2004, 11:03 AM	#16
John Hartney Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Elgin, Illinois Posts: 206	I've had good results with the canon wd58 on a pdx10. Full zoom through and very little distortion.... you must ofcourse use a 37>58mm converter. With the large battery on the back, it keeps a fair balance to the camera. __________________ John Hartney Elgin, Illinois USA 847.742.9321

June 11th, 2004, 04:26 PM	#18
Ignacio Rodriguez Contributor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Santiago, Chile Posts: 932	The Century 0.5 then is probably no better than the 'low grade' Sony I already have. So I might be going for the Century 0.65 but I won't make the choice until Juan has checked them both out with his PDX10. Thank you Boyd, your help is great and all the people at this site are so cool and willing to help. Love this place. __________________ Ignacio Rodríguez in the third world. @micronauta on Twitter. Main hardware: brain, eyes, hands.

June 11th, 2004, 01:53 PM	#17
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	<<<-- Originally posted by Ignacio Rodriguez : Tom there is a store in Vancouver offering a zoom-through Century 0.5, and this adapter is not listed on Century's web site. -->>> Sorry, have been out of town a couple days and am just catching up. You might want to read the following thread which discusses the Century .5x and includes an e-mail that century sent to an unhappy owner of this lens. They say it was designed for lower resolution 1 chip cameras and is not suitable for the PDX-10. I don't have any personal experience with this lens however, and can't be sure it's the one you are considering. Caveat emptor...