On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 14:52:19 GMT, r.blakeslee@verizon.net (Richard) wrote:

>Looking for a sunshade or mattbox for the wideangle adapters for the Sony
>2000 and the 150. I've read a lot about the different wide angles but
>can't seem to find any info on sunshades for the adapters.

Only the Raynox .66X of the many WA adapters I have that fit
the VX2000/PD150 has front threads, but using anything on it
risks slight vignette (I use a 67->72mm step-up ring, a
Nikkor shade for the old big 20mm f3.5, and a plastic can
cover on the end, blackened, with a proper-size rectangle
cut in it).
For most purposes, making a "lip" resembling the top quarter
of those "scoop" shades made for some 35mm-gear zooms and
super-wides, and attaching it with a rubber band works.
Fancier: a "French Flag" on a flexible stalk with a foot
that fits in the accessory shoe.
Most of the WA converters show low flare, with the greatest
problem being from overhead sources - so even a hand can
sometimes be used (when needed) to solve the problem...