tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419727380035575565.post6961445560538586628..comments2023-10-05T09:36:43.668-05:00Comments on Light Description: G1X: Wide Angle Conversion LensGordon Buck Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03901459513406861840noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419727380035575565.post-59954573402292500152014-06-18T05:58:09.562-05:002014-06-18T05:58:09.562-05:00Just found a link to this I meant to follow up. I ...Just found a link to this I meant to follow up. I did eventually get a used WC-DC58B, and a "58mm Metal Lens Filter Adapter Tube For Canon PowerShot G1X 58 mm" cheaply from eBay which the WC-DC58B screws into fairly nicely. Not all the way for optimum distance, but enough to remain secure. Optimum edge sharpness happens with the lens a bit further out (like in your sample) and is very good quality with the Canon adapter glass, in a bit further it doesn't vignette but has more edge blur. The vignette isn't a problem if using a square or flatter aspect ratio (like 16:9 video), and it really starts to give a very clean wide effect. Video with IS will show the edges of the lens popping into and out of view. Not a bad system, the adapter and tube can sit in the Canon bag and be dragged out and attached very easily when needed.adxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977098164422796580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419727380035575565.post-32437156282289562132012-08-24T14:16:03.010-05:002012-08-24T14:16:03.010-05:00Thanks for that helpful work and comparison - even...Thanks for that helpful work and comparison - even if the result is not to take any wide-angle related action.h nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548924082222876049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419727380035575565.post-25318135689535928222012-06-08T18:19:06.518-05:002012-06-08T18:19:06.518-05:00Same results with the wide angle from my G9. I don...Same results with the wide angle from my G9. I don't believe the lens is strong enough to support the adapter. I am considering having the machine shop whip up something that might work.Sean McCormick Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905043302579532775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419727380035575565.post-48696513495378432602012-05-20T02:07:37.432-05:002012-05-20T02:07:37.432-05:00That looks fairly clean from where I'm sitting...That looks fairly clean from where I'm sitting. I tried my G7's 0.66x Raynox wide adapter on my G1X when I first got it, with mixed results but didn't experiment too much because glass to glass contact looks imminent. I just tried an old Olympus 0.8x adapter I had lying around (A-28 for IS/L - ooh I wonder if that will fit on my old D600L?), it has a flat back element so was safe to hold up to the G1X lens - slight vignette (a bit less than your example) but very sharp to the edges. I'm keen to try a WC-DC58B now. BTW the G1X lens is actually more like 26mm internally (if processing the raw), so the potential for really wide results is there.adxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977098164422796580noreply@blogger.com