2X Tele Photo Or Wide Angle For PDX10? Century Optics? at DVinfo.net

Todd Moen · April 16th, 2003, 11:51 AM

Has Century Optics come out With A Tele photo and Wide Angle for the PdX10? Thanks for The Info!
Todd

Jan Roovers · April 16th, 2003, 01:50 PM

I know that the 0.5 wide zoom thru is very good
and fits weel in the widehood from the PDX10

http://www.centuryoptics.com/products/dv/4/4.htm

Frank Granovski · April 16th, 2003, 02:35 PM

What is the filter thread size of the PDX10? 37mm?

Mike Moncrief · April 16th, 2003, 03:35 PM

Hello,

Yes the filter thread size is 37mm..

Mike Moncrief

Frank Granovski · April 16th, 2003, 05:22 PM

Then I strongly suggest looking at the Tiffen wide and tele adaptor. They come in 3 sizes, and 37mm is one of them. I actually tried the 37mm Tiffen on one of my JVC cams. I also tried their 43mm for my Panasonic.

The Tiffen is great for the money---very high quality glass. The Tiffen's even come with filter threads in the front, many brands do not.

John Jay · April 16th, 2003, 07:03 PM

you might like to consider a stepping ring to say 52mm

advantages are

1 more choice
2 uses the best part of the lens - the middle bit
3 guaranteed vignette free zone
4 looks better than a cheezy 37mm attachment

Frank Granovski · April 16th, 2003, 07:35 PM

Yeah. But does this fellow need or want filter threads, to have the option of screwing on a filter? The Century adaptors don't have threads as far as I know. And, would a 52mm adaptor fit properly on the PDX10?

John Jay · April 17th, 2003, 08:01 PM

Frank

a 37-52 step ring will work fine on a pdx10, you may recall its ancestor the pd100 had a step ring moulded into the front assembly

also there is no problem with having a filter thread on a WA - so long as the thickness of the filter ring does not induce vignetting - which tends to get worse for wider WA adapters

the chief advantage in using the step ring 37-52 is that cheaper quality WA adapters can be used since only the central area of the glass is used (less barrel & chromatic distortion) as opposed to a high quality 37mm WA adapter where the optics have to be spot on over the whole area of the glass

Boyd Ostroff · April 17th, 2003, 10:13 PM

I got a cheap .45x 37mm wide adaptor for my PDX-10. The box says "DIGITAL Optics 0.45x Night Vision High Resolution Video Recording". This lens also has the feature that you can unscrew the front element and have a macro lens. I haven't done any real tests, but no obvious flaws. It has filter threads on the front and the cost was around $120 from Beach Camera.

Tom Hardwick · April 18th, 2003, 04:42 AM

Yes, my Tecpro 0.5S wideangle converter comes apart in this way, leaving a very powerful close-up lens behind. It says 'Macro' on it. It imparts a lot of distortion and the flatness of field leaves much to be desired, but hey - it was 'free'. The Cavision 0.5x comes apart in the same way and hey-presto, you're into macro photography. The only thing is that they don't advertise the fact.

A correction to John J. Using a wide-angle converter designed for a 58mm filter thread (say) on a 37mm filter thread has no effect on the barrel distortion or chromatic aberation. I do just this - fitting my 58 converters onto my Panasonic's 43mm filter thread. But I agree with you entirely - the bigger converters look a lot better than the 'cheezy little ones'.

tom.

April 16th, 2003, 11:51 AM	#1
Todd Moen Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Bozeman MT Posts: 51	2X Tele Photo Or Wide Angle For PDX10? Century Optics? Has Century Optics come out With A Tele photo and Wide Angle for the PdX10? Thanks for The Info! Todd

April 16th, 2003, 01:50 PM	#2
Jan Roovers Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Amsterdam NL -Turnhout BE Posts: 158	I know that the 0.5 wide zoom thru is very good and fits weel in the widehood from the PDX10 http://www.centuryoptics.com/products/dv/4/4.htm __________________ ___________ Jan Roovers www.jtv.be

April 16th, 2003, 03:35 PM	#4
Mike Moncrief Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: orlando florida Posts: 426	Hello, Yes the filter thread size is 37mm.. Mike Moncrief __________________ Mike Moncrief mikemoncrief@gmail.com www.themikemoncrief.com

April 16th, 2003, 07:03 PM	#6
John Jay Major Player Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: US & THEM Posts: 827	you might like to consider a stepping ring to say 52mm advantages are 1 more choice 2 uses the best part of the lens - the middle bit 3 guaranteed vignette free zone 4 looks better than a cheezy 37mm attachment __________________ John Jay Beware *PLUGGER-BYTES*

April 17th, 2003, 08:01 PM	#8
John Jay Major Player Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: US & THEM Posts: 827	Frank a 37-52 step ring will work fine on a pdx10, you may recall its ancestor the pd100 had a step ring moulded into the front assembly also there is no problem with having a filter thread on a WA - so long as the thickness of the filter ring does not induce vignetting - which tends to get worse for wider WA adapters the chief advantage in using the step ring 37-52 is that cheaper quality WA adapters can be used since only the central area of the glass is used (less barrel & chromatic distortion) as opposed to a high quality 37mm WA adapter where the optics have to be spot on over the whole area of the glass __________________ John Jay Beware *PLUGGER-BYTES*

April 16th, 2003, 02:35 PM	#3
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	What is the filter thread size of the PDX10? 37mm?

April 16th, 2003, 05:22 PM	#5
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Then I strongly suggest looking at the Tiffen wide and tele adaptor. They come in 3 sizes, and 37mm is one of them. I actually tried the 37mm Tiffen on one of my JVC cams. I also tried their 43mm for my Panasonic. The Tiffen is great for the money---very high quality glass. The Tiffen's even come with filter threads in the front, many brands do not.

April 16th, 2003, 07:35 PM	#7
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Yeah. But does this fellow need or want filter threads, to have the option of screwing on a filter? The Century adaptors don't have threads as far as I know. And, would a 52mm adaptor fit properly on the PDX10?

April 17th, 2003, 10:13 PM	#9
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	I got a cheap .45x 37mm wide adaptor for my PDX-10. The box says "DIGITAL Optics 0.45x Night Vision High Resolution Video Recording". This lens also has the feature that you can unscrew the front element and have a macro lens. I haven't done any real tests, but no obvious flaws. It has filter threads on the front and the cost was around $120 from Beach Camera.

April 18th, 2003, 04:42 AM	#10
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	Yes, my Tecpro 0.5S wideangle converter comes apart in this way, leaving a very powerful close-up lens behind. It says 'Macro' on it. It imparts a lot of distortion and the flatness of field leaves much to be desired, but hey - it was 'free'. The Cavision 0.5x comes apart in the same way and hey-presto, you're into macro photography. The only thing is that they don't advertise the fact. A correction to John J. Using a wide-angle converter designed for a 58mm filter thread (say) on a 37mm filter thread has no effect on the barrel distortion or chromatic aberation. I do just this - fitting my 58 converters onto my Panasonic's 43mm filter thread. But I agree with you entirely - the bigger converters look a lot better than the 'cheezy little ones'. tom.