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Posted by nappy on 11/14/07 22:27
Liked it. The servo focus sucked but less of a problem than he 13x lens. The
XL1 focus was he reason I sold the cameras.
"Jacques E. Bouchard" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Jacques E. Bouchard" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in
> news:Xns99E8A828CA44Ejebouchard451yahooca@204.153.245.131:
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>> I have the opportunity to get my hands on Canon's 3x wide zoom lens,
> but
>> I'd like to find out more about image distortion to know whether it's
>> eomething I can use right now - especially since I already have a wide
>> adapter. It has a focal length of 3.4-10.2mm.
>>
>> http://www.pictureline.com/products/1979/Canon_3X_Wide_Zoom__XL1s/
>>
>> Any recommendations for/against? Any pictures that would show the
>> distortion? I know nbarreling is pretty much unavoidable with wide-
> angle
>> lenses, but I just don't want it to be too blatant.
>
> ADDENDUM: I found a review on the XL1 watchdog website, with pictures.
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> http://dvinfo.net/canon/articles/article38.php
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> I like the low distortion. Still, I'd appreciate the input from others
> who've used it, both for and against.
>
>
> jaybee
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