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03/07/2003 03:15:09 PM · #1 |
I'd love to do some wide-angle photography (I think :) but I'm not willing to invest in a wide-angle lens just yet ... I just came across this adapter and was wondering if anyone knows anything about it or has used one like that before. It costs US$50 + S&H in their store (as supposed to the ebay auction) and I'm hoping this will get me started and help me figure out just how much I would enjoy wide-angle photography / how often I'd use a lens. All hints & tips welcomed :)
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03/07/2003 04:30:50 PM · #2 |
I have not used this adapter. However, I have heard nothing but bad reports on this and similar items. You can always give it a try and then put it back on Ebay if you don't like it. But in my opinion, you'd be better off saving the money and watching for a used Nikon lens.
Ron
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03/07/2003 06:11:02 PM · #3 |
ahhhhhh! I just posted in the thread about bridges about just this thing. I went out to take bridge photos and I found the perfect shot but it required a wide angle lense. I took seperate shots of what I wanted to be in the same shot. They were so so close, but I couldn't quite fit them together.
I absolutely love wide angle shots. I spent 1600 dollars on a wide angle lens for my dv camcorder (Canon XL1) and regret that I haven't been using it enough. I wish I could attach it to my digital still camera.
About that lens. I'm not sure, but I think I got one of those lenses for my old Hi8 camcorder to shoot skateboarding footage (where a wide angle lens is absolutely necessary because you follow the subject on another skateboard and hold the camera down low to the ground very close to them to achieve the desired effect that the ledges they are doing tricks on are higher than they are). It definetely came in the same case. I remember that everything I shot through it came out blue and I went crazy trying to run everything I needed to use through Aftereffects. I eventually threw it on the ground and broke it and bought one from a trusted name brand that was endorsed by my camera's company.
Still, you might as well give it a shot and resell it if it sucks. That's the beauty of the internet.
I'm in the market for a good wide angle lens as well as a telephot lens for the Olympus 720UZ that is reasonable prized but of good quality. I can't decide if the lenses I've found are any good or not. |
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03/07/2003 06:59:58 PM · #4 |
| I was looking for an adapter of this type a while back. The problem was every adapter I tried (I took test shots in the shop and checked them on my computer) caused vignetting at the corners and generally speaking the picture quality wasn't that good. In the end I decided to do without for the time being. |
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03/07/2003 08:07:47 PM · #5 |
Here's one good reason FOR a wide-angle lens though, in lieu of any advice :-)
//www.edclarke.org.uk/images/wheel.jpg
Ed
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03/08/2003 10:21:19 AM · #6 |
| I have both the wide angle and fisheye adapters for my Nikon 995. I'm happy with the results from the wide angle adapter, but not happy with the results from the fisheye. I don't think the Nikon wide angle adapter is perfect, but used within some limitations it produces very acceptable results. I live for the day when I upgrade to a DSLR and get a true wide angle, however... |
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03/08/2003 01:00:46 PM · #7 |
| I agree that you should use dedicated lenses for your camera - it will cause less problems and the trouble of reselling it later. Saying that, a month ago I bought a high grade wide angle lens for my Sony DSC F717 and I think there is a slight loss of sharpness and detail when I use for landscapes. Does anyone have a similar problem, or is it just me? |
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03/08/2003 06:48:18 PM · #8 |
Galena,
It's not just you. I too notice a little unsharpness in the corners, particularly at wide apertures. Probably more noticeable with the 717, since you've got significantly more resolution. |
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03/08/2003 08:49:08 PM · #9 |
| As a former rep. for a major camera manufacturer I'm somewhat biased, but I think we all agree that "you get what you pay for". This is definitely the case here. The more adapters you attach to the front lens of a camera the more you deal with spherical aberrations, distortion etc.... Aftermarket glass, especially the kind I'm guessing you're talking about are a teaser to what quality glass will give you. My advice to you is to wait a month or two, buy a 20mm used prime lens by Tamron or Sigma or if you've got the cash,go for a Nikon which will give your d100 a 30mm equivalent wideangle and never look back. |
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