Sony VCL-EX0877 0.8X wide angle lens

[Tom Hardwick]

This frame-grab from the Z1 shows what an aspherical single-element converter will give you. Not much telephoto (it's reduced to a 6.5x zoom) but lots of distortion-free wide-angle coverage. It's the same horizontal field of view as a 17 mm lens on my 35 mm SLR, but gives less vertical F o V because of the different aspect ratios.

tom.

[Alexander Kubalsky]

Thanks for the information Tom. So you think it might be better to wait for the Century Wide Angle Lens then?

[Tom Hardwick]

If $1235 isn't out of your price league, then yes. It's always a good idea to evaluate the market before laying your money on the counter, and real street prices can vary noticeably. Remember a 0.75x will make your EX1 see in 24 mm wide-angle terms (35 mm SLR). Nice and wide, but not super-wide by any means.

tom.

[Don Greening]

Originally Posted by Alexander Kubalsky

Have you received your century Wide Angle Lens yet?

Not yet. The projected ship date for the first run of WA lens is scheduled for the middle-late April, according to an email I received from Schneider. Since I was late to the ordering party anyway, I probably won't be in the first batch, either. I didn't actually order the Schneider piece until after my Sony adapter showed up at the end of March.

- Don

[Sean Donnelly]

I think I'm going to buy one of these today...

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...ide_Angle.html

-Sean