On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 23:23:19 GMT, "Martian Welk" wrote:

>has anyone tried all three of these lenses in the title of this post ?
>or even SEEN all 3 of them
>any reviews?
>it isnt about the money anymore
>
>i want the best one for the least distortion
>without any excessive weight
>
>did anyone RETURN one of these for the other ?
>
>is this post just asking for a Salesman to come in desguised and put up a
>psudo answer ?
>
>mabey Reuther knows ?

Naw, sorry.....;-)
The Canon .7X WD-58 is quite sharp - good enough to leave on
all the time, but if linear distortion bug(g)s yuh, well,
the much more expensive and heavier Sony version is reputed
to have less distortion... (see WD-58 still-photo example,
at: http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/images/porch-view.jpg,
the road at the bottom is actually straight...;-)
I have never heard much about the Century - but I was not
impressed with the century-XL1 combo (frame-grabs on my web
site at: www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm),
with the image of frame-grab of .7X Century on XL-1 zoom at:
http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/web_photos/camcorders/xl-1/cent-.7X-xl1.jpg
(Note the color fringing in the corners, and image softness
at even the edges...) Maybe most interesting to you would
be the Raynox Pro-58 6060 .66X - it is rated as having no
distortion (the FL magnification factor is the came for both
center and corners), though the camcorder lens itself has
some distortion... I ordered one, and will report on it
when I have had a chance to try it out. The price is reasonable,
too: $93, with shipping, as I recall...