Although it's called a 16x9 hood Roger, I actually think it's 4:3 in aspect ratio. Can you confirm or deny this please?

Yes, it's 4:3 aspect ratio

New picture with and without 16/9 Inc 0.7x wide angle :

Zoom "télé", without 16/9 Inc
http://www.darktab.net/~rbaudet/public/HM100-4.jpg

Zoom "télé", with 16/9 Inc
http://www.darktab.net/~rbaudet/public/HM100-5.jpg[

Zoom "Wide", without 16/9 Inc
http://www.darktab.net/~rbaudet/public/HM100-6.jpg

Zoom "wide", with 16/9 Inc
http://www.darktab.net/~rbaudet/public/HM100-7.jpg[

Barmy. Who shoots in 4:3 these days? And if you bothered to buy, fit and use a hood, why sacrifice some efficiency by having it the wrong shape?

just had an online chat with one of the JVC sales rep he told me that the expected date from JVC wide angle lens came and passed, and they didn't receive anything yet. I placed an order on 7/27. Just wanted to give anyone intrested the heads up.

I was able to buy the JVC wide angle lens along with the HM 100 in Hong Kong a week ago, I guess HK hasn't run out yet.

The JVC wide angle lens just got back in stock at B&H. Anyone know of any filters or any type of protection for this lens?

You are joking about filters? As it was said (even in this thread) there is nothing to attach filters to on a converter! No sun hood either. This converter is just the same as from GZ7 consumer model from a couple of years ago.

Yes, best protection is to wrap it in cling-film with a couple of sachets of silica-gel and keep it at home.

Best way to use it? Unfiltered, fitted straight onto the camera's zoom, using an aspect ratio shadowed lens hood.

tom.

Nikon WC-E68 .7x Lens Convertor - Barrel Distortion?
 

I'm about to buy the Nikon Lens Convertor and I wanted to know if there is any barrel distortion from it. I'll be using the lens for real estate shoots and am trying to avoid " bent " walls.

You don't say what camera you're going to use the Nikon lens on, or whether it's a zoom through or not. I'll take an educated guess and say yes, you'll have barrel distortion all right, simply because most camcorder zooms barrel distort right out of the box.

Even with the JVC WA lens, there is definitely distortion, hello bent walls!

Further to my original quote up there about the JVC wide angle adapter....having used it a lot now (lives on the camera), I'm actually pretty disappointed in it. My biggest problem is the amount of dust *inside* the unit - actually between the elements. Outside in bright sunlight is always a problem with the camera lens stopped down, allowing minute dust specs to seemingly pop into focus! Even using a lens hood and with the front element in shade, I can still pick out the odd dust speck. Check this yourself - mount the wide angle, go to manual focus, swing the focus ring so you're focussing literally onto the front element, and then literally *behind* the front element and watch all the spots - if anything like mine it's a blooming snow blizzard. Very disappointed in that. Definitely not on the front or rear elements, it's inside. For a sealed unit that doesn't breathe, that's poor workmanship. I will be looking for a replacement....

In case you're wondering, the lens hood is one I made using the hood from a Canon XH series camera, mated to a Cavision hood mount, adapted. Works great with the wide angle adapter, but hey, had to make it myself - what does that say about JVC?

Roger, how's that 16x9 WA adapter in terms of interior dust? If you hold up to a bright light source and look through either end, any specs inside? Much? None? Appreciate it, Cotty.

I'm not Roger, but I can answer that question: speckless.