On 8 Jul 2001 20:23:53 -0700, teamhawaii@my-deja.com (SC) wrote:

>Ya.. Can anyone recommend good accessories? Is there a reason not to
>go with Sony Filter and lenses or are there better brands out there.
>Basically I'd like a good protective filter and one that helps out in
>bright light, and possibly a wide angle lens. I'd go with the Sony
>models, unless some expert out there disagrees?

I could be wrong, but as I recall Sony filters
are renamed Tiffen, the "bottom of the heap"...
Try Hoya single-coated metal-rimmed version
filters - they are inexpensive, good, and easy
to clean. As for WA converters, Sony is a good
choice. You can often do better with particular
Raynox and Kenko converters, but it is a matter
of proper matching - the required trial-and-error
process needed to find the best matches is not
something most people want to do...