Kerean Koh
November 4th, 2005, 10:49 PM
I'm looking for a WA lens convertor which is the "best" in the field - cost is not a factor here (unless of course it reaches ridiculous proportions).
My WA should ideally have the following:
1. Sharpness - this is the ONE thing that cannot be compromised as I'm a quality freak.
2. Field of View / Distortion - Simply put, the wider, the more distortion generally. I'd like to have as wide as possible and yet as little distortion as possible. IT appears from reading the lens review threads that convertors around 0.6-0.7 fit this category. Anything wider and distortion gets VERY obvious.
3. Ease of Use - I like the Kenko 065Pro as it comes with its own big hood. Yet I also noticed from the Lens Review thread that there's a cheapo version called the KVC-05 which has a neat feature of snapping on rather than screwing on - this is an advantage on the field as it permits quick switching on and off. But right now I think I won't be considering that as the quality may not be as good...
Do you have any recommendation on a WA or some advice on the same? I origianlly went for the 065Pro as it comes with its own hood - but thereafter I realised that I could just use that hood with other conversion lenses - (provided the outer diameter isn't too far off). the HD-7000 seems to fit the outer diameter
I've already purchased the hood and was waiting for stock for the 065 Pro to come in - but now reading the lens review threads in this new light - made me wonder if I should also consider other WAs.
The Kenko 065 seems to be low on distortion too....
Now its a tossup between the Kenko065, the Canon and the Raynox - anyone has any recommendations to share?
My WA should ideally have the following:
1. Sharpness - this is the ONE thing that cannot be compromised as I'm a quality freak.
2. Field of View / Distortion - Simply put, the wider, the more distortion generally. I'd like to have as wide as possible and yet as little distortion as possible. IT appears from reading the lens review threads that convertors around 0.6-0.7 fit this category. Anything wider and distortion gets VERY obvious.
3. Ease of Use - I like the Kenko 065Pro as it comes with its own big hood. Yet I also noticed from the Lens Review thread that there's a cheapo version called the KVC-05 which has a neat feature of snapping on rather than screwing on - this is an advantage on the field as it permits quick switching on and off. But right now I think I won't be considering that as the quality may not be as good...
Do you have any recommendation on a WA or some advice on the same? I origianlly went for the 065Pro as it comes with its own hood - but thereafter I realised that I could just use that hood with other conversion lenses - (provided the outer diameter isn't too far off). the HD-7000 seems to fit the outer diameter
I've already purchased the hood and was waiting for stock for the 065 Pro to come in - but now reading the lens review threads in this new light - made me wonder if I should also consider other WAs.
The Kenko 065 seems to be low on distortion too....
Now its a tossup between the Kenko065, the Canon and the Raynox - anyone has any recommendations to share?