GH2 A Cheaper Wide Alternative? : New Wide Conversion Lens from Panny

[RaviSun3D]

from Panasonic Press Release: http://www.panasonic.net/avc/lumix/pressrelease/conversion_lens/

Wide Conversion Lens DMW-GWC1
Attachable to H-PS14042 and H-H014*As of January 9, 2012.

• Enables capturing dynamic scenery in wider angle of view
• Extends the focal length of wide-end from 14mm to 11mm by just attaching it to the front of the lens.
• Compact, lightweight design featuring high mobility
• Included Adaptor Ring for the use on H-PS14042 and H-H014
• Helpful in shooting from dynamic landscapes to indoor group portraits

Being 11mm, slightly slower, but can it be a Cheaper Alternative to the Oly 12mm or Tokina 11-16mm? rogar-Thinking(DBG
Does anyone know the Price?

 

[Gerson]

Oh, that's very interesting. At the top, it lists only two lenses that are compatible with these conversion lenses--the 14-42mm and the 14mm. But there's an asterisk that says "as of January 9, 2012."

Does that mean they're likely to qualify other lenses for use with these? I'd love to use the wide conversion with the 14-140 and the macro conversion with the 20mm. Assuming good quality and not too much light loss, that is.

 

[mcbob]

I've had very good results with a Canon WD-58H 0.7x wide angle converter... that would actually yield slightly wider than 10mm on a 14mm lens. It's worked well with my 20 and 25, various 28's, and an Olympus 14-42 kit lens.

 

[RaviSun3D]

Hey that's good... tell me more about Canon WD-58H 0.7x.
Does it work on Panny's 14-45mm? Is it sharp at the Corners?

Can you show us the Result? with and without Canon WD-58H 0.7x on 14mm.

 

[mcbob]

It's a 58mm screw-on, so it will work with any lens with 58mm filter threads or less.

The only 14 I have is my 14-140, which is 62mm threaded and thus vignettes with this adapter. For that, I've used a 16x9 EXII 0.6x adapter (originally from my HVX).

I'll have to scour the archives a bit for examples... I don't use either very often since buying a 7-14/f4.