.7x wide angle grabs?

Rick Meyer

Rick Meyer

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Hey everybody. I am considering getting a .7x Century Optics wide angle adapter. I have been searching these threads for a good comparison between two grabs: the DVX without the adapter and the DVX with the adapter. However, I have unsuccessful.

If anyone has any wide angle adapter grabs they could share (side by side with non-wide angle shots would be even more helpful) I could really learn a lot from it.

Thanks!

Rick
 
if your thinking the ultra fisheye adapter then buy the one for the DCR VX1000 its a hell of alot wider than the new one, and all you have to do is mildly modify the bayo mount.
 
I use the 6x wide adapter. It works great but you can't zoom all the way through, which can be a pain when shooting on the fly. It zooms in focus to about 80%.

It's got benefits and I always find a use for it but it has drawbacks:

It is useless for closeups of people/faces. The barrel distortion is insane.

If I were you I'd get the 7x.

If you want to see some of my shots with the 6x - check the thread called "music video from Taipei". I posted a couple of days ago. Almost all the outdoor stuff was shot with it.

-rook
 
Check out my test dolly shot at the top on http://2629.com/ It switches back and forth between shots with the 7x on and off.

I shot my zombie film (Plight of the Living Dead) with the 7x on the whole time, and you can see some pretty good examples of edge softness and distortion in a few of the shots. I definately need to trim the ragged edges of the clip off a bit :)
 
Amerikan123 said:
if your thinking the ultra fisheye adapter then buy the one for the DCR VX1000 its a hell of alot wider than the new one, and all you have to do is mildly modify the bayo mount.
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Dude, you've hi-jack my avatar :cry:

I'll send you one of your own if you drop me a PM :laugh:
 
Thanks John, I'm sure there was no disrespect meant, it just gets confusing when people start mixing avatars :)
 
Zach Lien said:
john at first reading these posts i thought you were talking to yourself
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So did I... got really confusing for a moment there... I thought John had taken a cowbell to the head
 
what the hell is going on in here, im so confused. lol

but just for good measure im going to scream:

NOOOOOoooooooOOOOOooooooooooo!!!!!!

yaso
 
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