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The Canon WC-DC58B Wide Angle Converter Lens converts the focal distance of the body lens by a factor of 0.75x when attached.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
It's big and heavy. I was really quite shocked at just how big and heavy. Somehow the weight and dimensions quoted (which are accurate) don't seem to do the thing justice once it's in your hands. The size means you won't be able to use the viewfinder or flash, and the weight makes the camera awkward to hold. You need to bear in mind that the lens is mounted on an adapter which is attached to the camera, so the additional weight of the lens is offset from the body and it does feel weird and unbalanced and I ended up holding the thing more like I would an SLR but using the LCD for framing.
Getting it attached to the camera isn't difficult, remove the sliver ring at the front and clip in the adapter. The lens screws into the adapter. I've left the lens attached to the adapter so there's just that one thing to do.
There's a *lot* of glass in this lens. There's no way to add a protective filter at the front so you have to be extremely careful not to get fingers onto it during use. Dust is also going to be an issue, though a good blast of air from a rocket blower sorts that out.
That said, it does the job and returns good images at ~24mm focal length and up. 24mm is a lot better than 35mm and you'll get a lot more in your landscape photographs. The camera main lens continues to zoom when the adapter is fitted, so you're not stuck with a fixed 24mm focal length.
The lens comes with a pretty good pouch to hold the lens and snug fitting caps for both ends. It's probably going to spend most of its time in a drawer, only coming out when there's going to be trip where it's sure to be used.
In summary, big, heavy, expensive but effective, 3 stars just on practicality grounds, not performance.
Please Canon, make your follow up to the G9 have a minimum focal length of 28mm.
Getting it attached to the camera isn't difficult, remove the sliver ring at the front and clip in the adapter. The lens screws into the adapter. I've left the lens attached to the adapter so there's just that one thing to do.
There's a *lot* of glass in this lens. There's no way to add a protective filter at the front so you have to be extremely careful not to get fingers onto it during use. Dust is also going to be an issue, though a good blast of air from a rocket blower sorts that out.
That said, it does the job and returns good images at ~24mm focal length and up. 24mm is a lot better than 35mm and you'll get a lot more in your landscape photographs. The camera main lens continues to zoom when the adapter is fitted, so you're not stuck with a fixed 24mm focal length.
The lens comes with a pretty good pouch to hold the lens and snug fitting caps for both ends. It's probably going to spend most of its time in a drawer, only coming out when there's going to be trip where it's sure to be used.
In summary, big, heavy, expensive but effective, 3 stars just on practicality grounds, not performance.
Please Canon, make your follow up to the G9 have a minimum focal length of 28mm.
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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Good optics, but prone to flare
12 May 2007
Overall, this is a very sharp lens, and in fact, it is sharp from corner to corner. However, it is a very large lens, which makes it not easy to carry around. Also, this lens is very prone to flare, so you often get a purple beam of light at the corner of your picture. One way to avoid this problem is to make your own lens shade. Because this is an add on lens, it has some barrel distortion. Too bad, canon does not implement a in-camera barrel distortion correction like Nikon p5000, but the type of distortion this lens has can be correct easily by using photoshop's lens correction filter. I give this lens 5 stars because the result this lens can produce is excellent, and it does give you 25mm field of view for not a lot of money.
35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Makes an already gret Canon G7 even better
12 May 2007
This is a serious lens. I know the price can turn some people off, but that's because you're paying for what you get - this lens is a real piece of work. There's lots of glass in this product, so it's heavy and pretty wide. Still, if you're using your G7 to take pictures indoors, for example of rooms as a real-estate agent, or just want to get that wide-angle effect, you'll get more than you've bargained for. The photos come out clear, bright, and vibrant. Note that you must have the LA-DC58H adapter to use this lens, as it does not attach directly onto the camera. The G7 actually has a setting designed for this lens in the menus, so if you want to get the most out of this, make sure you set the camera properly.
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Canon WC-DC58B Wide Angle Lens Delivers Excellent Quality
3 April 2008
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Ahh, where to begin? The WC-DC58B is a wonder to behold. The quality, look, and feel of this lens at first sight impressed me greatly. I was immediately seduced. It had the same effect on my wife. After using this lens now for a few weeks on the Canon PowerShot a650IS I have both positive and negatives to relate. (If you intend to use this lens on the G series Canon Cameras some of the details may differ or not apply... for example the focal length.)
The good:
* Excellent construction quality
* Inexpensive compared to a high quality wide angle SLR lens
* Comes with a lens sack and two plastic lens covers that fit easily and stay snug on the lens
* No perceptible degradation of image quality compared to pictures taken without the wide angle lens
* The camera becomes quite impressive with this lens, however you no longer will look discrete when taking pictures :-)
Quite a few Cons:
* Quite large and heavy, it is a bit of a juggling act to carefully screw this to its adapter and then attach it to the camera when you are in the "field". Luckily with a lot of attention while doing this I have not dropped anything (See the images I posted for a look at the parts and sizes).
* The Canon documentation for the a650is says to only use this lens on the camera's wide end setting
* You have to buy the separate adapter to attach it to your camera
* The closest focus distance is about 12" (1 foot) on the A650IS
* The lens blocks the optical image finder and the flash. This makes the lens less than optimum for indoors use unless you buy the external flash unit.
* Wide angle but not so wide as to be dramatic: This lens gives a 35 mm Film wide angle equivalent focal length of 26.8mm on the Canon PowerShot a650IS. This is on the minimum side of being a wide angle lens and not quite as wide as I would have liked. This was probably a trade off Canon made between increasing the lens size even more and limits on image degradation for this add on converter lens.
* Canon documentation says that there are no attachment provisions for filters or hoods. You can make do by providing an improvised shade/hood. I haven't had the need to add a filter yet so I haven't investigated any work-arounds.
* When used with the a650IS you must remember to set up the camera for the lens in the menu and when taking the lens off you must remember to reset the menu. This is easy to forget when you are in the middle of taking pictures; I have forgotten several times.
In summary: I bought this lens to use outdoors. If you need/want to take shots with extra wide angle perspective and don't need to take them indoors with poor lighting (or you have the external flash or will buy the external flash unit) then this lens is a high quality addition to your camera.
The good:
* Excellent construction quality
* Inexpensive compared to a high quality wide angle SLR lens
* Comes with a lens sack and two plastic lens covers that fit easily and stay snug on the lens
* No perceptible degradation of image quality compared to pictures taken without the wide angle lens
* The camera becomes quite impressive with this lens, however you no longer will look discrete when taking pictures :-)
Quite a few Cons:
* Quite large and heavy, it is a bit of a juggling act to carefully screw this to its adapter and then attach it to the camera when you are in the "field". Luckily with a lot of attention while doing this I have not dropped anything (See the images I posted for a look at the parts and sizes).
* The Canon documentation for the a650is says to only use this lens on the camera's wide end setting
* You have to buy the separate adapter to attach it to your camera
* The closest focus distance is about 12" (1 foot) on the A650IS
* The lens blocks the optical image finder and the flash. This makes the lens less than optimum for indoors use unless you buy the external flash unit.
* Wide angle but not so wide as to be dramatic: This lens gives a 35 mm Film wide angle equivalent focal length of 26.8mm on the Canon PowerShot a650IS. This is on the minimum side of being a wide angle lens and not quite as wide as I would have liked. This was probably a trade off Canon made between increasing the lens size even more and limits on image degradation for this add on converter lens.
* Canon documentation says that there are no attachment provisions for filters or hoods. You can make do by providing an improvised shade/hood. I haven't had the need to add a filter yet so I haven't investigated any work-arounds.
* When used with the a650IS you must remember to set up the camera for the lens in the menu and when taking the lens off you must remember to reset the menu. This is easy to forget when you are in the middle of taking pictures; I have forgotten several times.
In summary: I bought this lens to use outdoors. If you need/want to take shots with extra wide angle perspective and don't need to take them indoors with poor lighting (or you have the external flash or will buy the external flash unit) then this lens is a high quality addition to your camera.
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