Canon Lente Conversora Grande Angular WC-DC58A 0.75x

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I had wanted one of these for a while - and I have to say, I'm glad I finally got it.

It really does let me capture more when taking photos indoors, and so far in all of my photos there's been no noticeable distortion. (There is distortion, but you have to really look for it.) What more could I ask for?

The only downside to it is that it's rather heavy, but other than that, I have absolutely no complaints. It's a great little attachment that does exactly what it says!

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I took this lens with me on vacation to california this year. It was great for getting shots of all the sweeping landscapes and redwood trees. it is easy to use and attach to the camera.

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I bought this adapter to use with my Canon S5/IS, and for me it is great to have a wider lens on my camera, to capture “indoor” scenes (as I practice spelunking) as well as landscapes. The converter has Canon quality in optics, with very clear and sharp results, and little distortion. But I only would recommend this with restrictions.

Some cons are necessary to be clear, and for me they were unpleasant cons for the particular uses that I have with the camera. I would love if I could maintain the adapter on my camera, because I have much more use of landscape and indoors photography than telephoto (so a smaller focal length would suffice for me in most situations), and inside caves, the less you have to exchange lenses, the better, because of dirt and humidity. But this converter apparently only works well in the maximum wide angle of the S5/IS: if you zoom in, the picture gets more and more blurred and autofocus cannot operate properly, making you attach and detach it often, and consequently making its use very sporadic, decreasing its value. By other hand, it is like you have bought a soft-focus filter instead (a progressive, very expensive one), making an interesting opportunity to try some portraitures, as it doesn’t seem to increase much distortion to your photos. Not the primary use I imagined for this...

Even if maintaining the converter was possible, there is other issue. There is no filter thread in front of the lens, so you can’t place a protective filter in. I also love the creative use of filters, and recently I found out that I could try some near infrared photography with my camera, what I always wanted to do, and which is great with landscape photography, using an IR filter, but you can’t do that with this converter... The impossibility of use of filters in the front is no secret, as it is one of the specifications, but I wonder why Canon made impossible to use a filter attached in the rear also. The converter can only be mounted on the sole Canon LA-DC58E Lens Adapter (where you could place a filter too, but not the two together), as its rear thread has an apparently unnecessary projection without threading (that makes me want to saw it off, which I didn’t make only because I don’t know if this could dismantle the whole converter, but certainly would compromise its integrity and make impossible to sell it later)... Probable excuses for this would be to not compromise security and stability, or that it changes the magnification or the quality of the set, but I think the more probable reason to Canon not encourage this use is that some vignette would occur in this wide angles, placing the converter away from its recommended location. In fact, I try holding by hand the converter loose in front of filters and the vignette appears, but I don’t know if this is because of the extra length of the rear unthreaded mount, and even then anyone can achieve (as I am achieving, to the risk of my filters) photos without vignette simply using the 16:9 widescreen “film” format, which works fine for landscaping. Maybe I’m not a conventional photographer, but I think it would be nice of Canon if they didn't make such unnecessary restrictions to creative use that they (involuntarily?) impose to their products. Maybe in the future. For now, I am finding my ways to deal around with these limitations...

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I'm very satisfied! Actually I didn't have time to play with this very well, but I've already took great photos!

Comments about Canon WC-DC58A 0.75x Wide Angle Converter Lens:

I really like having a wider lens on the Canon S3. It's great for indoor shots of family and friends and outdoor scenics. It is quite sharp, distortion is there but limited. If you zoom with it on, the images are soft, fine for portrait effects but that's all. So you have to take it on and off a lot. It is quite large. Makes the S3 closer in size to an SLR but still smaller...

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Mostly for taking photos of landscapes when I was in New Zealand. It gave me a much wider angle to capture the scene with then the general camera did alone.

Sometimes would stick a little when I was trying to attach quickly, but overall, nice performance.

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Simple and quick. Easily screws on and off adapter. Protective covers are simple but completely adequate. My camera doesn't support many accessories but this is one it does. Steps up the quality and interest of landscape photos. It gives me options.

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I use this lense for indoor pictures of homes. Great value for the price. Very little fish eye effect.

Comments about Canon WC-DC58A 0.75x Wide Angle Converter Lens:

first comment is that in ordering the wide angle some mention should be made to the fact that an adapter is necessary.
comment two relates to the S5/IS that needs another flash (in the shoe) in order to take interior shots as the lense shades the built in flash and is noticable in the picture

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This converter allows to take pictures impossible with the default optics. Good for architecture, city and landscapes.

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I bought this adapter for my wife's camera. This converter really widens the view of the zoom. The quality is superb and you cannot see any blurriness in the corners. I took several pictures in different conditions, and the results are excellent.