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Best HV30 Wide angle?

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steezyjibber
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looking for a wide angle lens, within the 30 - 60 dollar range. i scratched my fisheye and now its useless, plus i hate all the vignetting crap anyway and im looking for something new that will just allow for a little easier filming and a little distortion on the sides would be good too.

any help would be good

thanks
Nov 7 2010 1:21PM
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steezyjibber
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im an idiot

i guess i am looking for a fisheye

maybe not one with a lot of distortion though

would .3x be good?
Nov 7 2010 1:36PM
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B.Snow
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I'm actually looking for a wide angle too that doesn't really distort the image. If you want a wide angle with basically no distortion you should probably get a 0.7x. I filmed with one last year for a bit and I found it perfect for filming skiing.

I've been shopping around for a 0.7x for my hv30 and from all the reviews I've seen I think that the Canon WD-H43 is the best. Its about 150 bones on B & H which is pretty good. Its sicker to go with this lens than a cheaper one because the glass is clear so you can still zoom in a bit with the lens on while maintaining quality.


Hope that helps
Nov 7 2010 10:56PM
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B.Snow
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disregard this post I fail at reading.
Nov 7 2010 10:57PM
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steezyjibber
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haha nah man it's all good +karma to you
Nov 7 2010 11:12PM
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basedjase
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I bought this one: http://http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Platinum-Fisheye-Digital-Camcorders/dp/B002CMYPNM/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1289196484&sr=8-10

If you zoom in just a tad you can eliminate the already very small vingetting. The quality of the glass is unreal. I feel its better quality than the equivilant Century death lens or whatever its called.  Im pretty stoked on it.

Nov 8 2010 1:09AM
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basedjase
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Wait nevermind thast like 130. way to high. sorry!
Nov 8 2010 1:10AM
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steezyjibber
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the link is broken, could u retry it?

thanks
Nov 8 2010 1:10AM
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tBatt
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http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Platinum-Fisheye-Digital-Camcorders/dp/B002CMYPNM is the link from above.

Raynox 6600 is said to be the best wide angle. I heard it's better to get the 52 and a step down to 43 (Not sure why, or if it even makes a difference). Not much distortion, but not really that wide either. .66x is definitely different from .3x. Fairly pricey.

http://www.amazon.com/Raynox-DCR-6600-Wide-Angle-Conversion-Camcorders/dp/B000B75S9K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1289268827&sr=1-1

Raynox 6600

Raynox HD-6600 Pro 0.66x Wide-angle Lens from Cameragrip TV on Vimeo.



Opteka .3x

Fisheye Test - Opteka 0.3x Ultra Fisheye w/ Canon Hv30 from Luka Urbac on Vimeo.



"I had to crop the footage a bit and remove the hood because I had some vignetting on the right side (also due to the spacer ring)"

Nov 8 2010 9:23PM
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A.Eberhard
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Go for an opteka 43mm for $130
http://opteka.com/OPTSC43FE.aspx
Have it on my hv30 it's super wide and with no spacers on you get basically no vig. If there is any you can just slightly zoom through it or crop it out when editing.
Nov 8 2010 9:28PM
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tBatt
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Balls, new embed code :/

Raynox 6600

Raynox HD-6600 Pro 0.66x Wide-angle Lens from Cameragrip TV on Vimeo.



Opteka .3x

Church Rail Montage from Phoster Films on Vimeo.


Nov 9 2010 11:32AM
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