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[goodcow]

DCR-TRV310 37mm

- Standard lens, 4:3 mode

- Standard lens, 16:9 mode

- Wide angle lens converter (0.6), with 16:9 mode

- Standard lens, 4:3 mode

- Standard lens, 16:9 mode

- Wide angle lens converter (0.6), with 16:9 mode

 

[Mario_Hugo]

how much?

 

[olimario]

Can you help me find an affordable wide angle lens for my Sony Cybershot F717?

 

[goodcow]

how much?

$45 from Amazon.com!

 

[Fifty]

Heh, I have that same camera. Good idea getting that lens, it makes a big big difference.

 

[goodcow]

Can you help me find an affordable wide angle lens for my Sony Cybershot F717?

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INT...&SearchAll.x=0&SearchAll.y=0&SearchAll=Search

Then just throw the model numbers into Amazon. At least for my camcorder accessorites I found Amazon to have the best prices, though this is partly due to being in NY so J&R and B&H would've taxed me. (plus shipping)

 

[goodcow]

Heh, I have that same camera. Good idea getting that lens, it makes a big big difference.

I still love this camera even though it's old... the fact that it has a real 16:9 mode whereas even the VX2100 doesn't is just amazing.

 

[Fifty]

I really like its size (and the size of the LCD) I've worked with bigger cameras in the past, so if I were to switch to a small handicam, it would be a pain in the ass (I've tried). This baby has a little meat on its bones.

 

[Dan]

Misleading, you got a converter

B&H kicks ass. That's where I'll be getting all my stuff from real soon.

 

[teiresias]

I didn't think wide angle lenses were supposed to introduce that curvature to the image.

 

[goodcow]

I didn't think wide angle lenses were supposed to introduce that curvature to the image.

That's more because it's a converter, and not an actual wide angle lens I swapped in, and also it was only $45. (they went up to $150 for my camcorder, but I'm just trying these things out now)

 

[Drexon]

Quick! Post photos of animals shot with the wide angle lens! :lol

 

[Dan]

Yes, but wide angle lenses do indeed add some distortion, bulging the image outward as you near the edges. That's normal.

 

[goodcow]

Yes, but wide angle lenses do indeed add some distortion, bulging the image outward as you near the edges. That's normal.

I thought the high end ones don't? (depending of course upon how wide you get... i.e. not fisheye)

 

[Drexon]

*Plays Benny Hill theme*

 

[AlphaSnake]

I know where you live. =D

 

[goodcow]

I know where you live. =D

 

[Dan]

I thought the high end ones don't? (depending of course upon how wide you get... i.e. not fisheye)

Nah, it's really just the nature of the beast. Depending on the subject of the shot though, the distortion may or may not be noteworthy. Really just depends on the distance between the subject and the camera. Close-ups are going to be obviously distorted, but push that distance back and it can get minimal pretty fast.