Product Description Designed to work with compact digital camcorders, analog camcorders and Digital Still cameras having a 37mm filter thread. It greatly expands the zoom feature of your camera - the wide-angle will double your field of view The Kenko SGW-05 designed for the following DV camcorders and Digital cameras: SONY: DCR-PC110 / PC120BT / PC100 DCR-TRV740 / TRV50 / TRV30 Mavica MVC-FD200 / FD100 / FD92 / FD87 / FD85 / FD75 Cybershot DSC-P50 / P30 / DSC-S30 / DSC-51 JVC: GR-DVL915U / DVL815U / DVL920U / DVL510U Using optional Kenko stepping rings will connect to the following DV camcorders and Digital cameras: Canon (with 30.5mm-37mm): ZR50MC / ZR45MC / ZR10 / ZR20 / ZR25MC / ZR30 MC / OPTURA Pi Canon (with 27mm-37mm): ELURA20MC / ELURA10 / ELURA 2 JVC (with 27mm-37mm): GR-DVM75U / DVM55U / DVM90 / DVM80 / DVM70 / DVM50 SONY (with 30mm-37mm): DCR-TRV27 / TRV25 / TRV18 / TRV17 /
Customer Reviews:
Ok lens-- use carefully if your camera is widescreenJuly 9, 2008 I'm using this on an Panasonic HDC-SD9 camcorder. Projecting my footage on a 98" screen, I can see no reduction in resolution using this lens. However, there is some barrel distortion that may be distracting, and there is vignetting at my camera's widest setting, which limits this lens's usefulness.
Worth buying itJune 24, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought a Panasonic 320 and I realized that inside small rooms the picture was too small. This lens definably solved the problem.
Effective LensJanuary 22, 2008 The lens seems very well made, the bag which it comes shipped with is a cheap pleather material and not very high build quality but that's to be expected. It is not as wide as some wide angle lenses but helped get some peripheral shots in the city of New York that would of looked more 2 dimensional with my standard Dicomar lens.
Great for SD, Okay for HDMay 18, 2007 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I recently purchased an HDV camcorder and noticed the widest angle really wasn't all that wide; nowhere near what I was used to with my SD camcorder. Since I had already blown most of my budget on the camcorder, I thought I would take a $25 chance on this lens.
It was definitely money well spent. I use it primarily with my camera at its widest angle and then screw this on the front to pull out even farther. It's not a fisheye, so lines don't curve much except on the extreme sides of the image. Also, I can get closer in to small subjects like fish and our pet hamsters.
There are a few things to be aware of in HD though: 1) If you use digital stabilization, you may need to turn it off. I found that as the camera jumped around with pixel stabilization, the edges would be viginetted, but not consistently, and it was slightly distracting. 2) While I can zoom through with the lens on, in HD it lacks detail; like you're shooting portrait photography. 3) Near bright lights, you will gets some internal glare.
I have tried this on my old SD camcorder and it works just fine. Kenko doesn't say this will work with HD, so it's not like they are claiming something that's not true. I found it a low cost alternative (it seems like anything with the prefix "HD" on it commands a huge increase in price) and as long as you use this lens within limits, it performs beautifully.
KENKO WIDE ANGLE GREAT FOR CAMCORDERSeptember 9, 2003 8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I love mine. It is great with my sony handicam. Really gives me a nice image, and adds so much more action to my vids. Especially in tight locations when I want to show more of the action. Or outdoor landscapes. It has great build quality. And a zoom through ability. Its lens is razor sharp through my video cameras entire zoom range except for the highest zoom in. Only the last 10 percent of the highest zoom, gets blurry. From the wide range and through most of the zoom it is great! Awesome for independant film makers using video or DV cams. Gives a nice 35mm quality - in that you can fit more on your screen. You will love it.
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