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| |  | Home Theater Systems | Home » » » Kenko 0.5X Wide Angle Lens for 37mm Camcorders #SGW-05 | | | | | | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 0.15 pounds | | Package Length:
| 2.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 2.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 15 reviews |
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12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Great for SD, Okay for HDMay 17, 2007
By Robert C. Francis
"radioflyer6"
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.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 KENKO WIDE ANGLE GREAT FOR CAMCORDERSep 09, 2003
By Judah Smith
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.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great Little LensMar 23, 2009
By A. Hazi
""a selective consumer""
I bought this lens to improve the wide field ability of a Canon HF100. It works just as advertised and it is a good value relative to the low cost. The lens will not allow good usage of the auto focus in extreme zoom mode but you are not buying it for that anyway...
Very little geometric distortion and no fish eye like appearance.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Ok lens-- use carefully if your camera is widescreenJul 09, 2008
By gomboman
"gomboman"
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.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Lens Quality IssueJul 18, 2009
By Big D
"hey Hey HEY..."
I bought this lens for my Sony XR500 HD Camcorder. Although it seems sturdy enough, the lens seems to degrade the quality of the vid slightly. But of course, I'm not spending $150 to $200 for a higher quality one, so for the money, it's ok.
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