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Old 12-04-2005, 04:22 PM
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Question More WA lens advise needed

I know this has been beaten to death but after looking around I'm still in need of help. I need a wide angle lens to add to my FZ20 for indoor holiday family shots. I already have an adapter that will take a lens with a 52 or 55mm thread so I'd like to stay in that size. I'm on a budget and would like to stay under a $75.00 since it's not a lens that will be used a lot (and I've already bought too many other items recently ). I'm looking at a Raynox dcr-730 since it's affordable but I can't find much info on whether it's a very good lens for the Z20 or not. Does anyone have any experience with the 730 or any other suggestions?
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Old 12-05-2005, 04:59 AM
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Well after doing some more searching I've decided on the Raynox DCR-720. They're up on eBay for $50.00 with free shipping. It appears a bit less angle than the 730 but $20.00 cheaper and it should work for my needs. It also appears the 720 has threads for a cap but the 730 no longer has them I know the 6600 is probably the best but all I'm looking for is one to give me a little wider angle so I can fit a few more people into the family shots.
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Old 12-05-2005, 06:11 AM
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I have the DCR720 and while its not the best WA it will do as you wish.
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Old 12-06-2005, 04:20 AM
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Thanks Gene, I went to your site and after seeing that is was one that you were using I knew it would work for me. You have some very nice shots. I hadn't used the camera recently and grabbed it to use for an anniversary party. The shots weren't too good and had a lot of noise that got me to thinking about selling it and moving to a DSLR but after seeing some of your shots it reminded me of just how good a camera it is so I had to get the manual back out and play around with my settings a bit.
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Old 12-06-2005, 06:54 AM
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Yes the low light is a problem without a flash , the simplest way is to use a flash, but its possible to get indoor shots without a flash if there is enough available light.
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