x0.45 wide-angle converters - any opinions?

peckerhead · 2006-12-13 23:47:36

Sometimes feel inclined to pop one of these on front of my Finepix S5000, just for the crack. Sometimes 38mm just isn't 'dramatic' enough... :o Has anyone used a lower-end model like those listed? Are they absolute death to picture quality/an insult to a (reasonably) good lens? I know you can't build a good wide-angle lens…

14-12-2006 12:47AM

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Sometimes feel inclined to pop one of these on front of my Finepix S5000, just for the crack.
Sometimes 38mm just isn't 'dramatic' enough...

Has anyone used a lower-end model like those listed? Are they absolute death to picture quality/an insult to a (reasonably) good lens? I know you can't build a good wide-angle lens cheaply...

Can't seem to google any good reviews or test pix.

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#2 14-12-2006 12:33PM

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I havent used a wide-angle converter but I have used a 2X teleconverter on my Fuji E550 compact. Not very very good to be honest, bit of a waste of time. The annoying thing was it wasnt one of the cheap ones it was an official Fuji one. I wouldnt hold out much hope for these. I think the maxim "you get what you pay for would apply"

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