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I want to get a wide angle lens Canon WC-DC52 it cost about
$80 on Ebay but there is another brand Digital Optics
thats $60 and it has more power than the Canon..
Which one should I buy?
Thanks Willis

In article <>, Willis Speck <>
wrote:

> I want to get a wide angle lens Canon WC-DC52 it cost about
> $80 on Ebay but there is another brand Digital Optics
> thats $60 and it has more power than the Canon..
> Which one should I buy?
> Thanks Willis
>

No experience with any of these, but if I were you I would stick with
Canon.

"Willis Speck" <> wrote in message
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> I want to get a wide angle lens Canon WC-DC52 it cost about
> $80 on Ebay but there is another brand Digital Optics
> thats $60 and it has more power than the Canon..
> Which one should I buy?
> Thanks Willis

I would not do what you are doing. The Canon 52mm adapter blocks the AF
assist light, the viewfinder and the flash

Get a 37mm lens tube for the Canon A75 (not the Canon LA-DC52), see
http://www.cameragear.com/detail.asp?product_id=J60. This fits the A60 and
A70, call to be sure that it fits the A75 as well.

Now you can choose from a variety of 37mm wide angle lenses. Kodak has one
for $45 (on Amazon). Kenko has one for $50
(http://www.cameragear.com/detail.asp?product_id=NW5) Sony has one for $30
(Sony VCL0637H), Retinar has one for $50 (looks to be the same as the Kodak
http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...50276446&pfp=c
at3), Tiffen has one http://www.adorama.com/ITF056X37.html.

Canon didn't want to make a variety of wide angle and telephoto lenses so
they up everything to 52mm which causes problems.

Steve
Digital Camera Academician
http://digitalcamerashortlist.com

On Wed, 05 May 2004 05:06:49 GMT, "Steven M. Scharf"
<> wrote:

>"Willis Speck" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> I want to get a wide angle lens Canon WC-DC52 it cost about
>> $80 on Ebay but there is another brand Digital Optics
>> thats $60 and it has more power than the Canon..
>> Which one should I buy?
>> Thanks Willis
>
>I would not do what you are doing. The Canon 52mm adapter blocks the AF
>assist light, the viewfinder and the flash
>
>Get a 37mm lens tube for the Canon A75 (not the Canon LA-DC52), see
>http://www.cameragear.com/detail.asp?product_id=J60. This fits the A60 and
>A70, call to be sure that it fits the A75 as well.
>
Does that adapter allow for the full extension
at telephoto setting? Seems shorter than the
lensesmateonline.com version.

"Irwell" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Wed, 05 May 2004 05:06:49 GMT, "Steven M. Scharf"
> <> wrote:
>
> >"Willis Speck" <> wrote in message
> >news:...
> >> I want to get a wide angle lens Canon WC-DC52 it cost about
> >> $80 on Ebay but there is another brand Digital Optics
> >> thats $60 and it has more power than the Canon..
> >> Which one should I buy?
> >> Thanks Willis
> >
> >I would not do what you are doing. The Canon 52mm adapter blocks the AF
> >assist light, the viewfinder and the flash
> >
> >Get a 37mm lens tube for the Canon A75 (not the Canon LA-DC52), see
> >http://www.cameragear.com/detail.asp?product_id=J60. This fits the A60
and
> >A70, call to be sure that it fits the A75 as well.
> >
> Does that adapter allow for the full extension
> at telephoto setting? Seems shorter than the
> lensesmateonline.com version.

Not sure. But I think that the A80 may extend the lens a bit further than
the A70, A75, etc., and the lensmateonline.com tube specifies only the A80.

I can't imagine that it doesn't allow full extension with a filter on the
end.

Steve, Have you seen any reviews that recommend the best value among
these Kodak, Kenko, Retinar, Sony and Tiffin add-on lenses.

THX,

Jerry

"Steven M. Scharf" <> wrote in message news:<JD_lc.7670$ link.net>...
> "Willis Speck" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > I want to get a wide angle lens Canon WC-DC52 it cost about
> > $80 on Ebay but there is another brand Digital Optics
> > thats $60 and it has more power than the Canon..
> > Which one should I buy?
> > Thanks Willis
>
> I would not do what you are doing. The Canon 52mm adapter blocks the AF
> assist light, the viewfinder and the flash
>
> Get a 37mm lens tube for the Canon A75 (not the Canon LA-DC52), see
> http://www.cameragear.com/detail.asp?product_id=J60. This fits the A60 and
> A70, call to be sure that it fits the A75 as well.
>
> Now you can choose from a variety of 37mm wide angle lenses. Kodak has one
> for $45 (on Amazon). Kenko has one for $50
> (http://www.cameragear.com/detail.asp?product_id=NW5) Sony has one for $30
> (Sony VCL0637H), Retinar has one for $50 (looks to be the same as the Kodak
> http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...50276446&pfp=c
> at3), Tiffen has one http://www.adorama.com/ITF056X37.html.
>
> Canon didn't want to make a variety of wide angle and telephoto lenses so
> they up everything to 52mm which causes problems.
>
> Steve
> Digital Camera Academician
> http://digitalcamerashortlist.com

"Steven M. Scharf" <> wrote in message news:<Px8mc.8026$ link.net>...
> "Irwell" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > On Wed, 05 May 2004 05:06:49 GMT, "Steven M. Scharf"
> > <> wrote:
> >
> > >"Willis Speck" <> wrote in message
> > >news:...
> > >> I want to get a wide angle lens Canon WC-DC52 it cost about
> > >> $80 on Ebay but there is another brand Digital Optics
> > >> thats $60 and it has more power than the Canon..
> > >> Which one should I buy?
> > >> Thanks Willis
> > >
> > >I would not do what you are doing. The Canon 52mm adapter blocks the AF
> > >assist light, the viewfinder and the flash
> > >
> > >Get a 37mm lens tube for the Canon A75 (not the Canon LA-DC52), see
> > >http://www.cameragear.com/detail.asp?product_id=J60. This fits the A60
> and
> > >A70, call to be sure that it fits the A75 as well.
> > >
> > Does that adapter allow for the full extension
> > at telephoto setting? Seems shorter than the
> > lensesmateonline.com version.
>
> Not sure. But I think that the A80 may extend the lens a bit further than
> the A70, A75, etc., and the lensmateonline.com tube specifies only the A80.
>
> I can't imagine that it doesn't allow full extension with a filter on the
> end.

"model A80 MUST use a 37-37mm spacer ring that is sold separately"

http://www.bugeyedigital.com/product...-aub37a60.html

NIck(Chicha).

"Jerry D." <> wrote in message
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> Steve, Have you seen any reviews that recommend the best value among
> these Kodak, Kenko, Retinar, Sony and Tiffin add-on lenses.

No. When I bought a wide-angle adapter for my G2 I got the Olympus lens, as
it was all that was available (49mm IIRC). It was a similar issue with the
Canon lens tube and wide angle lens.

I suspect that none of the wide-angle/telephoto adapters are all that great.