sunporchmedia
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If you have a Canon XL series camera, this is a great deal! $175 OBO shipped!
It's like getting two wide-angle adapters in one: a .7 and a .5 fisheye for your XL-1/XL-2, (and maybe your XL-H1?).
OpTex was a British optical company that made a big, beautiful,versatile wide angle lens adapter kit designed for XL-1/XL1S 16x and 3x autofocus lenses. According to their US agent ZGC, the kit cost over $1300 new (650 for each element, plus the adapter ring. This is not some plastic toy, it's professional coated optical glass.
From an online description:
"OpTex Wide Angle Optic set comprises two 0.7x optics and an 89.1mm clamp ring to fit onto the front of 3x and 16x Canon XL Lenses. One 0.7x element increases angle of view by 30%, two elements by 50%."
To be clear: It's a three-part system: a clamp-on adapter that mates with the XL1 lens, which screws onto the rear .7x element, which in turn screws into another .7x front element (by way of a 93mm screw thread).
You can use just the rear element alone for a .7x wide angle factor, or use both together for the ultra-wide .5x total factor. These are multicoated optical glass elements of very high quality.
Comes with front and rear caps. Glass is in flawless condition.
$175 OBO, shipping to CONUS included. Paypal only.
It's like getting two wide-angle adapters in one: a .7 and a .5 fisheye for your XL-1/XL-2, (and maybe your XL-H1?).
OpTex was a British optical company that made a big, beautiful,versatile wide angle lens adapter kit designed for XL-1/XL1S 16x and 3x autofocus lenses. According to their US agent ZGC, the kit cost over $1300 new (650 for each element, plus the adapter ring. This is not some plastic toy, it's professional coated optical glass.
From an online description:
"OpTex Wide Angle Optic set comprises two 0.7x optics and an 89.1mm clamp ring to fit onto the front of 3x and 16x Canon XL Lenses. One 0.7x element increases angle of view by 30%, two elements by 50%."
To be clear: It's a three-part system: a clamp-on adapter that mates with the XL1 lens, which screws onto the rear .7x element, which in turn screws into another .7x front element (by way of a 93mm screw thread).
You can use just the rear element alone for a .7x wide angle factor, or use both together for the ultra-wide .5x total factor. These are multicoated optical glass elements of very high quality.
Comes with front and rear caps. Glass is in flawless condition.
$175 OBO, shipping to CONUS included. Paypal only.
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