Bob Richardson
October 11th, 2010, 01:57 PM
I have occasional need for a wide adapter for the Fujinon 17x5 lens on my HM700. I can rent a nice one (.7x or .8x as I recall) from a local production services company when needed.
But sometimes it would be nice to go really wide... I happened to notice today on Amazon an adapter I hadn't heard of:
Amazon.com: Zeikos ZE-4082 82mm 0.40X Wide Angle Lens: Camera & Photo
Normally $189.99, I picked this up for $34.69. Amazon must employ some kind of dynamic pricing as stock runs down, as I see just moments later they've bumped the price up to $54.36.
Lucky me? Is this thing garbage or will it come in handy sometime when I really need to widen the view? The specs were vague but I'm assuming this isn't a zoom-through converter.
In the long run I'll be saving up for a proper wide converter around .8X, such as the one that 16x9 is manufacturing.
Feedback/suggestions appreciated. ("Return it!" is always an option, too.)
But sometimes it would be nice to go really wide... I happened to notice today on Amazon an adapter I hadn't heard of:
Amazon.com: Zeikos ZE-4082 82mm 0.40X Wide Angle Lens: Camera & Photo
Normally $189.99, I picked this up for $34.69. Amazon must employ some kind of dynamic pricing as stock runs down, as I see just moments later they've bumped the price up to $54.36.
Lucky me? Is this thing garbage or will it come in handy sometime when I really need to widen the view? The specs were vague but I'm assuming this isn't a zoom-through converter.
In the long run I'll be saving up for a proper wide converter around .8X, such as the one that 16x9 is manufacturing.
Feedback/suggestions appreciated. ("Return it!" is always an option, too.)