"Morgan Ohlson" <morgan.ohlson@comhem.se> wrote in

message news:xTo7b.27824$dP1.75469@newsc.telia.net...

> 1) Does simple (Kenko, Soligor, other "pirates") (0.5-0.7x) wide-converters

> give problems or take away much resolution?

There are sharp and unsharp WA lens converters in all price ranges

and among all the available brands - and part of this can be good

matching with particular camcorder lenses (and sometimes using

the optimum spacing between the converter and the lens). For some

samples on a VX2000, see

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

> 2) Do you recommend UV filters just as lens protection?

YES!!! In the US, a good choice is the metal-rimmed, single-coated

Hoya UV in the appropriate thread size. These are as good as any

for most purposes, but they are moderately priced...

> 3) Which is the best budget miniDV-tape?

It is important to me NEVER to change tape brands (to minimize

the possibility of head clogs from incompatible tape lubricants).

I like Sony (and Sony also makes some of the tape supplied under

other brand names, as does Panasonic), and go for the "EX"

for most things, or the "PR" for "cheaps" - but with all DV tape,

barring dropouts, the picture and sound will be identical (the

short and long term durability may not be the same, though...).

--

David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com