Sony VCL-HG0730X 30mm 0.7x High Grade Wide Angle Conversion Lens for DCR-HC96, DVD92, 203, 403, 405, 505, SR100 & HDRSR1 Camcorders Reviews

• Sony VCL-HG0730 Wide Angle Conversion Lens Review

  
  By A1V6BG5NKH0EVW on 2007-09-28
  Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3M5D8JGH5U11Q I like the Sony VCL-HG0730 wide angle conversion lens. See my video review.
  
  

• Necessary but blurry on the edges.

  
  By A242RI1WIO9IBZ on 2007-01-10
  This is a must have for doing any close-up or indoor footage. If using on a HD 1080 video camera then you will notice a little blurriness along the edge of the frame. If you have a lot of camera motion in your video it will not be too noticeable, it's mainly when the camera is static does your eye tend to zone in on it. Over all it's a good product.
  
  

• Great product - One thing I would like to see different...

  
  By A1MN0VBDQKWYDK on 2007-03-09
  Overall I am very happy with this lens. I use it with an HDR-HC3 & it definitely widens the captured range with no distortion. It is especially useful if you are working in small areas or find yourself panning around frequently. I have 2 complaints on this lens though - it obstructs the flash on my HC3 so I can only take photos with this lens in good light. This is really more of a design fault on the camera than the lens but... Other thing is it does not allow you to use any filters - I would like to use some polarizing filters etc which this will not allow for. Otherwise good product & would recomend.
  
  

• Used more than I thought I would

  
  By A2S29SV20VTGQR on 2007-01-10
  Good: The wide-angle lens works great. I've mostly been using my camera inside and my subjects have been so close I need to use this to fit everything in the screen.
  
  Not so good: I can't leave it on - my camera bag is too small. The threads are a little small making it a little difficult to put on quickly but certainly not hard.
  
  

• Well constructed and excellent image quality

  
  By A2DMVXBE951ID on 2007-01-09
  I bought this for my previous DVD 403 Handycam and now using it with my HDR-UX1. If you like to shot in places like inside cars o small rooms, this lens does the job nicely.
  
  
• wide angle aux lens
  By A2W2WVT8Y97NML on 2007-01-11
  I've been very pleased with the quality of the pics taken with the cam corder when theis auxillary lens has been attached.
  
  
• Sony Lens
  By A2TJK85UMSIHLF on 2007-01-15
  This is a good quality lens. I bought it because Sony recommended it for the HDR-HC3 I bought. I thought this would have a wider shot but I still rate it a 5 star because it's the best quality your going to get for these types of cameras unless you move up to the bigger cameras with bigger "mm" filter size. I recomend the Sony VCL-SW04 37mm 0.45X Wide Angle Lens for even wider shots if you can still find one. It's made for a 37mm camera but if you can still find one new it will come with adaptor rings to fit your 30mm. It looks like Sony doesn't make them anymore so you may just have to go with this one. Stick with Sony lenses for these smaller video cameras if you don't want the HD quality be distorted.
  
  
• Sony VCL-HG0730X 30mm 0.7x Wide angle lens
  By A1PPNM4AYDLAEM on 2007-01-17
  Just came back from a 10-day vacation at Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida during the holiday season. Used this with my Sony DVD505 and it was fantastic. Captured every single firework display without necessarily panning left to righ and vice versa. Just propped my DVD recorder on a tripod and that was it.
  
  
• great product.
  By A1XDJX5OTW44AO on 2007-02-12
  It works as specified on my Sony HDR-HC3 HD camcorder. I have used it several times and cant find any noticeable blurs/distortions using this lens.
  Its a little pricey, but well worth the money.
  
  
• Sony Wide Angle Lens
  By A1LQ5AAU4AUN2I on 2007-05-14
  Great lens!!! Made a big difference with up close filming.
  
  

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