Description: Sunpak .5x Wide-Angle - Economy Wide Angle Work Around
Ok, so you want a wide angle lens to go along with your 18-55mm kit lens, but
you can't justify a $500 to $1200 price tag just to shoot an occasional wide
angle photo. This $49.95 lens is not the perfect solution, although it's better
than emptying your wallet for a lens your probably. won't use that often and the
pictures are not all that bad. If your using the Nikon 18-55 kit lens, it just
screws on to the 52mm filter threads.
Plus there's a handy pinch release similar to a lens pinch cap, allowing you to
quickly return to normal. Mounted on the 18-55, serious vignetting occurs at
anything below 12mm, so by setting the zoom at 24mm, the effective angle of view
becomes 12mm (6mm better than 18mm). so the lens acts like a 12-55mm zoom. It
works great on the Nikon 55-200mm lens also, effectively turning it into a
27.5-200mm lens, which in many situations allows you to only have to mount one
lens by using the quick release .5x conversion lens. Using this conversion just
might keep a lot of dust off your mirror
Check Prices & Availability for the Sunpak .5x Wide-Angle Conversion Lens at
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Adorama
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Take a look at the following images shot with the 18-55mm lens at 18mm, at 24mm
with the .5x lens and the 55-200mm lens at 55mm and 55mm lens using the .5x
lens. These were all shot standing in the exact same spot
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| 18-55mm at 24mm focal length with .5x adapter,
effective 12mm focal length. Notice the edge distortion which could be
cropped out |
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| 18-55mm focal length at 18mm |
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| 55-200mm lens with .5x lens, effective focal length
27.5mm, again you'll see some edge distortion |
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| 55-200mm lens at 55mm |
Features
.5 x wide angle
Screws to 46mm, 49m, and 52mm filter threads
Quick release for normal shooting
3 lens elements in 3 groups
Lens Includes
• Soft Carry Pouch
• Lens Cover
• 49mm Adapter
• 52mm Adapter
