WD-H58 Wide Converter (on HF S100) at DVinfo.net

David M. Spell · August 17th, 2009, 12:35 PM

WD-H58 Wide Converter on Vimeo

"Side by side scene comparisons of Vixia HF S100 with Canon's WD-H58 Wide Converter lens on and off. This was shot at MXP bitrate (24Mbit) in Portrait mode, 60i. The original MTS files were then transcoded with Cineform Neo to 30p and cut together in Premiere Pro CS3."

Note I believe the MP4 will only be available for download until Monday August 24th 2009.

Dan Jones · August 19th, 2009, 01:14 AM

Do you find you can zoom through the whole range without loss of fidelity?
Could you do some zoom tests (across whole 10x) and upload those?

Do you find it makes the camera front-heavy?

Thx for sharing!

PS
I have a good offer for a WC-DC58-B lens - anyone recommend that as a cheaper alternative?

David M. Spell · September 1st, 2009, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Jones

Do you find you can zoom through the whole range without loss of fidelity?
Could you do some zoom tests (across whole 10x) and upload those?

Do you find it makes the camera front-heavy?

Thx for sharing!

PS
I have a good offer for a WC-DC58-B lens - anyone recommend that as a cheaper alternative?

Sorry Dan. I've been AWOL form the site for a while. I'll see if I can do some zoom tests and post here. And yes it's quite unbalanced unfortunately but not a deal killer. Just something to get used to.

Robin Davies-Rollinson · September 6th, 2009, 07:39 AM

I use this setup since I had the lens with my XM2, so I was glad that the HF S100 had a 58mm. filter thread.
You can zoom all the way through, but it loses a bit of definition rather than focus.
I don't find the weight a problem - and with it's black colour, it's a perfect match.
I always use the petal hood that came with it as well to help cut out any flare.

Kevin Bjorke · September 27th, 2009, 06:10 PM

I have an older version, the 0.8x WC-DC58 -- the weight is pretty comfortable on my HF S11, not a significant add.

Wish I could find a replacement lens cap, though (tupperware?)

Dan Jones · September 29th, 2009, 10:13 PM

Hi Kevin - Im really keen to find out more about the WC-DC58 lens on a HF S10 / 11.

Which of these variants is it: A, B or N...
WC-DC58

Can you post some with/without pics, looking at some objects close+far from the same position?

+ Post some pics of your cam with the lens attached too!

+ Does it affect picture quality much?

Thanks!

August 17th, 2009, 12:35 PM	#1
David M. Spell New Boot Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 20	WD-H58 Wide Converter (on HF S100) WD-H58 Wide Converter on Vimeo "Side by side scene comparisons of Vixia HF S100 with Canon's WD-H58 Wide Converter lens on and off. This was shot at MXP bitrate (24Mbit) in Portrait mode, 60i. The original MTS files were then transcoded with Cineform Neo to 30p and cut together in Premiere Pro CS3." Note I believe the MP4 will only be available for download until Monday August 24th 2009.

August 19th, 2009, 01:14 AM	#2
Dan Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 34	Do you find you can zoom through the whole range without loss of fidelity? Could you do some zoom tests (across whole 10x) and upload those? Do you find it makes the camera front-heavy? Thx for sharing! PS I have a good offer for a WC-DC58-B lens - anyone recommend that as a cheaper alternative? Last edited by Dan Jones; August 19th, 2009 at 01:16 AM. Reason: afterthought

September 6th, 2009, 07:39 AM	#4
Robin Davies-Rollinson Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff, CYMRU/WALES Posts: 1,215	I use this setup since I had the lens with my XM2, so I was glad that the HF S100 had a 58mm. filter thread. You can zoom all the way through, but it loses a bit of definition rather than focus. I don't find the weight a problem - and with it's black colour, it's a perfect match. I always use the petal hood that came with it as well to help cut out any flare.

September 27th, 2009, 06:10 PM	#5
Kevin Bjorke Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 43	I have an older version, the 0.8x WC-DC58 -- the weight is pretty comfortable on my HF S11, not a significant add. Wish I could find a replacement lens cap, though (tupperware?)

September 29th, 2009, 10:13 PM	#6
Dan Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 34	Hi Kevin - Im really keen to find out more about the WC-DC58 lens on a HF S10 / 11. Which of these variants is it: A, B or N... WC-DC58 Can you post some with/without pics, looking at some objects close+far from the same position? + Post some pics of your cam with the lens attached too! + Does it affect picture quality much? Thanks!