FZ20's Wide Angle

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Bill H. - 24 Nov 2004 01:59 GMT

I am aware of the great glass and tremendous zoom of the FZ20, but what
about the wide angle shots. I have seen test shots and I'm afraid that the
landscapes that I enjoy shooting will suffer with the 36mm lens. The
Panasonic wide angle converter is very expensive. Are there third party
converters that will work with the FZ20? I am purchasing the camera, but
this does concern me.

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Pete Fenelon - 24 Nov 2004 10:22 GMT

> I am aware of the great glass and tremendous zoom of the FZ20, but what
> about the wide angle shots. I have seen test shots and I'm afraid that the
> landscapes that I enjoy shooting will suffer with the 36mm lens. The
> Panasonic wide angle converter is very expensive. Are there third party
> converters that will work with the FZ20? I am purchasing the camera, but
> this does concern me.

Raynox do a lens adaptor and range of add-ons for the FZ-10/15/20.

(2.2x tele, 1.54x tele, 0.72x, 0.6x and 0.5x wide angle, a pair of
super-macro lenses and a fisheye wide-angle...).

pete

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Bill H. - 24 Nov 2004 12:34 GMT

Thank you very much for the info.

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David Zou - 24 Nov 2004 18:01 GMT

How is the price for those kits....?

>I am aware of the great glass and tremendous zoom of the FZ20, but what
>about the wide angle shots. I have seen test shots and I'm afraid that the
>landscapes that I enjoy shooting will suffer with the 36mm lens. The
>Panasonic wide angle converter is very expensive. Are there third party
>converters that will work with the FZ20? I am purchasing the camera, but
>this does concern me.

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Bill H. - 24 Nov 2004 21:15 GMT

The Panasonic wide angle converter is $319 most places. The Raynox .66
converter is $99.95 and the adapter is about $16.

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Simon Jester - 24 Nov 2004 23:04 GMT

>The Panasonic wide angle converter is $319 most places. The Raynox .66
>converter is $99.95 and the adapter is about $16.

FYI:
Here's what I've done with my FZ20;
1st) installed one of these adapters; aluminum, very well made
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43441&item=3855126897&rd=1

2nd) bought one of these semi-fish eye lenses, with a step down ring.
http://www.adorama.com/RXMX3000.html?searchinfo=RXMX3000&item_no=1
http://www.adorama.com/FLD6258.html?searchinfo=FLD6258&item_no=1

The adapter lets me use 62mm filters and have a lens hood out in front of the
filter, along with letting me attach the fisheye lens. This Raynox is a pretty
decent lens, much better than I expected.
I've also got one of Raynox's 2.2X telephoto lenses coming for the long end.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=3
37263&is=REG

Anybody wanna buy a pile of film equipment? :-)

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