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Summary: Nice idea, but wrong camera.
Review: Bought this wide angle lens and adapter for my Canon A70 to shoot lots of interior shots of rooms, as I am a house remodeler. Lens makes great wide shots to encompass a small room and all its features. Where this lens fails in that the size of the adapter and lens is so large hanging out the front of the camera that it blocks half of the flash when shooting. The result is that most of the entire right half of your photos will be dark or have a prominate shadow. This camera is the second A70 I have had because it has all the features I needed and makes great photos otherwise. My only workaround this shadow problem is to now invest more money into a slave strobe unit. All combined, its making the cost of this camera skyrocket, compared with investing in a higher grade digital camera with interchangable lenses and flash adapters.
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Summary: Canon lenses...the best!
Review: Canon definitely knows how to hook the consumer. If you have performed the research necessary to know the camera you seek, and it happens to be a Canon, you can bet a new lens or two or three will be in your future! And, why not? Canon has made lens transition seamless and simple. Moreover, given the cost of the camera, the low end incremental additions of wide converter and telephoto make your system relatively complete at a very reasonable cost. Do your research so you know what you're getting into!I've recently purchased the Powershot A80 (an incredible little digital and highly recommended), a replacement for a Nikon digital. The A80's onboard lens brings landscape photography in at 38mm, but anyone who is shooting landscape knows, "the wider, the better." As a result, I purchased the wide converter (Canon product WC-DC52) to bring more picture into my landscape shots. The wide converter increases the angle from 38mm to 24.5mm, an exponential improvement, particularly for outdoor shots. And, all-in-all, the pricing is right, particularly if you shop it around a bit (however, Amazon has a great price). Further, the conversion adapter (see below), lens exchange is incredibly fast and elementary. Net, net, if you're purchasing a Canon digital (low-to-mid range), spend the dough for the wide converter. You won't be sorry; a great investment. NOTE: Make sure you purchase the Canon LA-DC52 Conversion Lens Adapter, which serves as the adapter for all compatible Canon lenses.
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Summary: Barrel Distortion
Review: I bought the converter since I wanted to use it for landscape photography. I took some test shots and discovered that the converter has an unacceptable amount of barrel distorion. If you are thinking about buying this product just be aware that you will have to correct your images through software after you take them.
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