In article , genie@delphi.ccs.neu.edu says...(..about camcorder w/a converters..)

>Has anyone actually used these converters for 35mm? What are the
>advantages/drawbacks of using them?

I have used both a cheap fisheye converter and a $80-100 Raynox Pro
.5X converter (a good one) on Hi-8 camcorders with excellent results,
(even in low light, and therefore at wide apertures), but the same
converters on 35mm camera lenses were, uh, putrid - even at small
stops.
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