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Wide angle lens

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Schwags
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Anyone know where i can get a wide angle lens for a jvc digi mini dv cam? anywhere too look?
Mar 9 2001 5:48PM
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jibbing1260
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I'm pretty sure the JVCs are fixed lens. They at least look like it
Mar 9 2001 8:04PM
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Prototype
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Try http://www.jvcservice.com/accweb3/JVCfrm
.asp or http://www.cameraworld.com/cwc/main/
home.jsp if you don't find what ya need on there page, give CameraWorld a call they will piont you in the right direction.
Mar 9 2001 9:15PM
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Schwags
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sweet thanks
Mar 10 2001 9:29PM
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ten80
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All jvc camcorders have threads for lens adaptors/filters/wide angle lens. I think that all other brands, at least the most recent models, have the threads also.
Mar 12 2001 11:47AM
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sweetal
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check out the website digibid.com there is always good stuff on there and people can direct you a bit more about where to find a good one. if worse comes to worse you can gaff tape most wide angle filters to the lens as long as the filter is larger diameter then your lens
Mar 14 2001 5:23PM
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Schwags
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anybody have any they wanna sell? ive been lookin on ebay and i can never seem to find any..i just want a cheap one that still gets the job done...
Mar 15 2001 6:14PM
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ten80
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I have an excellent wide angle lens I'm trying to sell. What is the tread diameter on your camera? It should say **mm near the lens. The lens I have has several adaptors for different size threads.
Mar 15 2001 6:16PM
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Schwags
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37mm and it has some other numbers on it like f=something or other hehe
Mar 15 2001 6:26PM
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Schwags
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so ten80 is it the right size?
Mar 19 2001 10:14PM
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ten80
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yep, it will do 37mm! You can also flip the lens around and it does telephoto for long-distance shots or closeups.
Mar 20 2001 10:43AM
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Schwags
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Sweeet...hey how much are you willing to sell it for? and is there any info on it on the web or anywhere? like the same model?
Mar 21 2001 6:17PM
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ten80
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hey, here is a picture scanned from the box. The actual adaptor is black. It looks good with any camera.


or if that doesnt' work, go to

http://mtb.flatirons.org/widelens.jpg

here are the specs:

0.6X + 1.5X Rolling-Flip AF lens
size : 50mm diameter x 32mm length
27mm, 30.5mm, 37mm, and 46mm adaptors included
weight: 2.99oz (~100g)

The lenses are perfect with no scratches. It works quite well.
0.6X + 1.5X is the aspect ratio it can do. 1.0 is a standard, no wide angle or telephoto setting. 1.5 means you can see an extra 50% in width. 0.6X means you can only see 60% of what you would see with a normal lens. It has plenty of wide-angle for filming skiing shots.

if youre interested, how about $28 shipped?
Cheers,
Christophe
Mar 21 2001 8:36PM
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ten80
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forgot to mention that you probably can't find it on the web anywhere because it is made by a small company. It is an all-metal construction and is pretty damn tough. Cheaper than any other reversible wide-angle lens.
Mar 21 2001 9:47PM
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Schwags
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yea that actually sounds good! you have aol im or icq or anything?
Mar 21 2001 10:35PM
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hartig
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i'm hopefully getting a wide angle lens for my camera soon
Dec 30 2006 11:13PM
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JNix.
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way to bump a thread from 5 years ago haha
Dec 30 2006 11:20PM
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hartig
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use the searchbar n00000b
Dec 30 2006 11:21PM
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leckett1
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ebay
Dec 30 2006 11:25PM
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