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Wide angle lens for Oly C750 - Raynox or Olympus

 
 
John Doe
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      08-23-2004
Hi,

I want a wide angle lens for my Olympus C-750. Which is a better
choice - Raynox DCR-6600Pro or Olympus WCON-0.7x? I understand that
both have different ring sizes (52mm vs 55mm) and the WCON does not
have any threads on the outer side.

Also, do filters like UV, Skylight and Circular polarizer sit before
the wide-angle lens or after it? If its after the lens, then I need to
own two sets of filters, one for 52mm and one for 72mm? (Raynox's
inner ring is 52mm and the outer is 72mm).


Thanks,

Siddhartha
 
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Gisle Hannemyr
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      08-23-2004
(John Doe) writes:

> I want a wide angle lens for my Olympus C-750. Which is a better
> choice - Raynox DCR-6600Pro or Olympus WCON-0.7x? I understand that
> both have different ring sizes (52mm vs 55mm) and the WCON does not
> have any threads on the outer side.


Both are pretty decent - as WA converters go.
I blogged my recent search for a similar item:

http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~gisle/blog/index.php?m=20040731

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      08-23-2004
On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 19:15:32 +0200, Gisle Hannemyr
<gisle+> wrote:

> (John Doe) writes:
>
>> I want a wide angle lens for my Olympus C-750. Which is a better
>> choice - Raynox DCR-6600Pro or Olympus WCON-0.7x? I understand that
>> both have different ring sizes (52mm vs 55mm) and the WCON does not
>> have any threads on the outer side.

>
>Both are pretty decent - as WA converters go.
>I blogged my recent search for a similar item:
>
>http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~gisle/blog/index.php?m=20040731



I've enjoyed using my WCON for some time now.
Also use it with my DSC717, with a step-down ring, no probs.
 
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