Posted by Jacques E. Bouchard on 01/19/08 03:09

"Jacques E. Bouchard" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in
news:Xns9A29D9C3481D5jebouchard451yahooca@193.201.53.67:

> I bought a 0.5x wide-angle adapter on ebay for my camcorder. Instead
> of the 43mm adapter I ordered, I received a 37mm with an adapter ring.
> When I use it with the camcorder fully zoomed out, there are very
> noticeable rounded corners.
>
> Is this a normal effect of a wide-angle lens, or is it because of the
> adapter?

UPDATE: I found out that if I remove the camcorder's UV filter and mount
the adapter directly on the lens, the vignetting almost completely
disappears in 16:9. It's non-existent in 4:3.


jaybee

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