> "David Ruether" <rpn1@no-junk.cornell.edu> wrote in message news:<bnbp41$7ic$1@news01.cit.cornell.edu>...

> > "Pandora" <pandorapayne@charter.net> wrote in message

> > news:d33942a2.0310230538.2169ed5a@posting.google.com...

> >

> > > I have a 1 CCCD miniDV cam with front threads. Minimum focusing

> > > distance is 3 feet. If I were to put a wide angle adapter on the

> > > front, will I automatically be able to focus to, say, 1 foot? Or must

> > > the WA specify that it is a "macro"? Or am I limited to the 3 foot

> > > distance no matter what?

> > The WA adapter will shorten the minimum focus distance - but for

> > no practical effect since the coverage will be wider, cancelling

> > the effect of focusing closer. Good "close-up" lenses and achromats

> > can be had cheaply and adapted to the lens with step-up rings, if

> > needed - these can produce high magnification, high quality

> > results toward the lens' long end (with little focus range), but may

> > still permit full focus range near the zoom short end, if the "power"

> > of the added lens is not too great...

"Pandora" <pandorapayne@charter.net> wrote in message news:d33942a2.0310280645.2d561048@posting.google.com...

> My supplier lists two wide angles available in my diameter. One's a

> Canon .7X.

> The other's a Raynox .66X. What concerns me is that one of the listed

> "features" of the Raynox is that it "has a resolution power of 350

> lines

> at the center". Shouldn't I be looking for 500+ lines?

No. Specific WA converters need to be matched to specific camcorder

lenses for best results, though there are a few nearly-universal models

that can be adapted (sometimes with extra spacing between the lens and

converter) to many, but not all, models. I would buy the .66X Raynox

or Canon .7X in the 58mm-thread versions, and adapt down as needed

with stepping rings (unless the camera is small/light - the Canon is heavy).

These two plus the Sony ES06 and HG 3707 are the nearest I've found

to being universally good. Without knowing what the mfgr. meant by

"350 lines", it is meaningless - and that .66X converter is quite sharp on

many cameras at the short end, though often not at the long end...

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David Ruether

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