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skyrocketfw
06-26-2005, 09:56 AM
I am looking to buy a wide angle converter to use with fz-20. I’ve found lots of info and comments on wcon-08b, wcon-07, dcr-6600pro and dcr-720 but could hardly find any info and comments on raynox hd-7000pro and dcr-5000 (apart from one Japanese site which has info on hd-7000pro).

Have anyone used these two wide angle converters? I would be interested to know how do they perform (vignetting, zoom range, image quality, sharpness, distortion, etc.)? Are they on par with wcon-08b?

Thanks.
skyrocketfw
06-26-2005, 12:17 PM
Sorry, I would also like more info on dcr-730.
Thanks.
bracko
06-26-2005, 10:52 PM
I'm also looking for a wide angle adaptor i can use for dark ext. flash shots, ie club shooting.
LoveLife
06-27-2005, 05:16 PM
I am looking to buy a wide angle converter to use with fz-20. I’ve found lots of info and comments on wcon-08b, wcon-07, dcr-6600pro and dcr-720 but could hardly find any info and comments on raynox hd-7000pro and dcr-5000 (apart from one Japanese site which has info on hd-7000pro).

Have anyone used these two wide angle converters? I would be interested to know how do they perform (vignetting, zoom range, image quality, sharpness, distortion, etc.)? Are they on par with wcon-08b?

Thanks.
I mentioned to you or somebody else taht these lenses are not well suited for the FZ, unless you are a distortion lover.
DCR5000
http://www.raynox.co.jp/actualimage/digital/comparison/fz10/fz10-dcr5000-wall.jpg
DCR730
http://www.raynox.co.jp/actualimage/digital/comparison/fz10/fz10-dcr720-wall.jpg

Raynox specifies the HD7000 only for video work.
LoveLife
06-27-2005, 05:17 PM
I'm also looking for a wide angle adaptor i canuse for dark ext. flash shots, ie club shooting.

Wcon07, Wcon08, Wcon8B,DCR6600.
bracko
06-28-2005, 02:47 AM
http://www.inthemix.com.au/forum/images/smilies/bowdown.gif

awsome, thank you :)

/goes off to search.
genece
06-28-2005, 07:15 AM
I have no experience with the lens but a while ago Raynox Service recommended to me that the HD7000 was the best they had to work with the FZ10.
And I really think that DCR730 photo looks pretty good.
StanStan
06-29-2005, 07:07 AM
I am off to take a picture of a brick wall with my FZ20 and WCON-08B

Thanks for the pictures.

Stan
rille77
07-03-2005, 12:53 PM
Im using a dcr730 raynox wideangle converter and i think i works well.

i can even squeeze in a filter between the adapter-ring and the lens and still get great shots without any dark corners caused by the filter.