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Oli_jgb
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Hey guys,

I want to get a wide angle lens adapter for my Camcorder (Samsung HMX20 C) and dSLR (Canon 400D).

I found this on ebay:


It will fit on my
Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II Lens
and my camcorder if I get the right step-up adapter. It says 0.7X wide angle, is that good or bad? Will it actually work?!

My other option is this:


This one is slightly different, and I would need an adapter ring for both my SLR and Camcorder for it.

Which one? Or neither?

Any help is much appreciated.
Oct 22 2009 12:37PM
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*Fujative*
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I would stay neither. Those adaptors are ok, but just ok. The will leave the edges soft/fuzzy. For the Canon 50mm it would make the lens a 55mm. Are you aware of the conversion rate on cropped sensors?
On your Canon camera a 50mm = 80mm. You times the focal length by 1.6. So 50mm x 1.6 = 80mm. So 50mm x 0.7(wide angle adaptor)= 35mm x 1.6 = 55mm = not wide angle. Sure you could use the .45x lens, but that will have some issues too. These adaptors are a cheap way to get a lens. For camcorders that don't have a removable lens, they work. For SLRs, suck it up and buy a lens. Trust me, it will be worth it. Help at all?
Oct 22 2009 3:01PM
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Oli_jgb
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Massively! Thanks, 10k

So which one do you think for my camcorder?

I was thinking I could get both, they are cheap (and that 0.7 wide angle is £85 ($150) on another website)...so I thought it would be worth getting anyway, unless you think it's a complete waste of money!!

I can't afford a proper w/a lens for my SLR, so it might make a reasonable substitute as I will only have two lenses to work with this winter. (I hate being broke!)
Oct 22 2009 3:40PM
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*Fujative*
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Just get the lowest X available. What thread size is the camcorder?
Oct 22 2009 4:25PM
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Oli_jgb
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49mm thread size. Surely lowest multiplier will end up being a fish eye lens?
Oct 22 2009 5:31PM
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*Fujative*
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So only look at getting a 49mm lens then.

The one I ordered a while ago came with a macro lens and a .37x. use them both and it became a nice wide angle, not fisheye. However if you get a fish, you can always zoom in and out.
Oct 22 2009 6:21PM
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KarmaInitiative
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got this for my hv30
http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Super-Angle-Panoramic-Fisheye/dp/B0017W70JE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1256250215

perfect for me, idk what ur budget is

52mm thread, they included a free step down for me with it, but i dont know if they do that anymore, you could ask

sort of fisheye ish but a small zoom in and theres almost no distortion



Oct 22 2009 6:28PM
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Oli_jgb
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good luck trying to find a 49mm lens. I swear to god I have not found a single one that doesn't need step up or step down rings. I figured it better to buy a lens that was too big to avoid vignetting rather than too small. It's only a couple of mm out.

I ordered the x0.45 wide angle lens and two different step rings for the SLR Lens/Camcorder.

(49-55mm for the camcorder and 52-55 for my SLR) We'll see how it turns out! Thanks for the help!


Oct 22 2009 6:28PM
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*Fujative*
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No worries. Enjoy.
Oct 22 2009 6:30PM
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