> From: Gent Matthew-EMG030 <Matthew_Gent-EMG030@email.mot.com>
> Are there wide-angle lenses available for Sony HandyCam type cameras? That
> would be great, I would trade the depth perception for the width in a
> minute. Any idea of cost?
I called several camera places in my area looking for a wide
angle lens for my Sony camera. No dice. I wound up driving 30+
miles into Houston to visit a camera "co-op" store.
I spent well over an hour looking through miscellaneous bins for
lenses and adapters. I eventually wound up with a HUGE (IIRC, 62 mm)
lens with two adapters to get it to work on the Sony. IIRC, the Sony
is 37 mm.
Now I can film the whole windshield, the dash, the fixed "vent"
windows (what are they called nowadays?), and the shifter. I
actually angle the camera _down_ about 15 degrees to avoid getting a
great shot of the windshield header. If the lens was wider, I could
film behind me! Oh yeah, I _did_ hit that cone. :-)
After all that hassle in May, I'm sure Sony has just introduced a
wide angle lens. :-[ Might as well give them a call.
Mike Lowe mikelowe@phoenix.net http://www.phoenix.net/~mikelowe
'96 Miata R (B Stock autocrosser)
'94 Miata (future turbo car)
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