Canon 1305B001 WD-H37C Wide Converter Lens for HF10, HF100 & HR10 Camcorders
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon 1305B001 WD-H37C Wide Converter Lens for HF10, HF100 & HR10 Camcorders
Customer Review: Essential Add-On for Vixia HF10/100
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of those add-ons that make you wonder how you managed without it. First and foremost, it adds *significant* coverage for landscape or group shots (and when isn't covering the scene important, anyway?) and still leaves a generous zoom of 8.4x. This isn't even a trade-off in my book. Another non-issue (for me) is the fact that it blocks the on-board light, which makes the scene look terrible (casts a harsh blue fringe) & should only be used in emergencies. Plenty of manual controls abound for control of low-light scenes, but that's for another review...
As a somewhat superficial "plus," it looks fantastic on the HF100. The lens is also substantial and completely integrates with the solid feel (and look) of the HF100. It does change the weight distribution of the camera to a noticeable extent, almost shifting it into a mid-size unit in terms of grip, feel and storage (for which Canon supplies a nicely done soft pouch that ties at the top).
The only potential negative is that it blocks the flash (unless you find the pronounced shadow/arc useful for artsy shots!) but I haven't yet found many shots that couldn't be dealt with using less extreme measures. This is a great purchase!
Customer Review: Very useful for HF10
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this along with my HF10 after reading reviews of the rather limited field of view of current HD video cameras. I am very happy with the purchase as this lense stays on the camera. I shoot mostly indoor video of the kids and this really helps. As for lense quality, I've heard good things about it but don't have anything to compare it to. There are probably other cheaper options out there but I didn't want to purchase an inferior product that limits what I want to record: HD video.
The only negative that has more to do with the camera itself is that this lense blocks the built-in light (for night time use). An easy workaround is to get a secondary light to mount on the camera.
This was a very good purchase for what I use the camera for and I would buy it again if I were in the market.
Customer Review: Perfect accessory
Summary: 5 Stars
This wide angle converter not only does exactly what I hoped it would do, it also looks good on the camera as well. The standard HF100 zoom lens probably only extends as wide as the equivalent of a 45mm lens on a 35 mm camera. With this attachment, I reckon it widens the view to something like a 30 mm lens equivalent on a 35 mm camera. Not quite as wide as a super wide angle, but a big improvement. I keep it on the camera most of the time now and I can't say I have noticed the image quality becoming degraded in any way as a result of doing so, plus you still get a really tight zoom angle when you choose to zoom in.Customer Review: must have
Summary: 5 Stars
if you've purchased a hf-10 or hf-11, i will assume you are pretty serious about video or at least serious as an amateur. i purchased this item based on reviews and interest for shooting groups, landscapes etc. IMHO, this is a *must have* for the camera. I never take it off.
so since you've made the investment to take great video, it's highly worth it to pick up this item.
Customer Review: Works really well.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm very happy with this wide-angle adapter. Not much to say. It's just a great little add on for my our Vixia HF100.