On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 04:00:01 +1000, "Hughy" <antispam@spamkiller.net> wrote:

>Cavision make one, but it's definitely *not* cheap - costs about half the

>cost of the lens in Australia. You need a 93mm adapter if I remember

>rightly.

>

>When using this conversion lens, we experience an image that goes quite soft

>in the final 10 percent of zoom thru. If you don't already own the lens,

>I'd look at the WD58 Canon - it might not go soft and I think I recall

>someone saying you could get a Canon sunshade for it (not sure).

>

>Regards,

>Hughy.

Yes, though the Canon shade is large and not well attached

(see: www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/VX2000_odds.htm for a

picture). The WD-58 stays sharp through full long zoom,

and is fairly free of ghosting (a simple "lip" rubber-banded

on the top of the converter solves almost all problems), but

may be a tad softer in the corners set at full WA and have

more linear distortion (the Raynox may be better here,

but is poor at the long end and it flares easily - see:

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/WA-converters.htm).