Opteka .45x HD² Wide Angle Lens for Canon Powershot G10 & G11 Digital Camera
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: OptekaModel: OPT-WA-LG-G10
Product features:
- A .45x wide-angle converter DOUBLES your angle of view, allowing you to get twice as much in the picture
- High Definition² - 2 times the resolution of standard high definition lenses
- Exclusive SureGrip composite material is used around the barrel. This material is exceptionally non-slip, yet soft and easy on your hands
- Digital Multi-Coated to reduce the appearance of lens flare and ghosting caused by reflections
- Adapter included
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Opteka .45x HD² Wide Angle Lens for Canon Powershot G10 & G11 Digital Camera
Customer Review: First Impressions
Summary: 4 Stars
I am a professional photographer so what was I doing buying a $30 piece of glass for my Canon G11? Well sometimes I have to take elevated photographs of homes from the top of a 40ft mast and need a light weight camera and wondered if I might get away with this wide angle lens added to the G11. The G11 is just not wide enough to often get the whole house in and I finish up stitching two images together. I must admit however I was expecting to return it to Amazon after trying it out.
My 4 star rating is based on the price and, for the price this is not to bad piece of glass. In fact it is much better than I expected and I'm keeping it.
Now there are issues. Chromatic aberrations are quite high (color fringing at the edges) much of which I can correct, or at least reduce in Photoshop Camera RAW. There is also some curvature at the edges of the frame noticable on verticals. PT Lens software can help here but at the cost of loosing some of the image. However even the G11 prime lenes used alone has noticable chromatic aberrations at its widest setting. For me the Opteka lens would not be good enough for professional home interiors where verticals are important. Here I rely on a Nikon D300 + Sigma 10 - 20mm which is good but still not perfect.
So this lenes is by no means perfect and nor should one expect it to be for $30. It does come with the extension tube that fits directly onto the G11 body (and I think also G10's) - so don't buy the extension tube as a seperate item. That is not always clear from the sales information. The tube is in two parts and for using the wide angle Opteka lens only the bottom half is used. If you use the whole tube you get a black ring around the image creating a circular looking picture. Nothing like a fisheye just a circle instead of rectangle, although I believe Opteka do make a fisheye lens.
I think for landscapes and groups of people this may do the trick and at a modest price provided the prints are not too big.
Description of Opteka .45x HD² Wide Angle Lens for Canon Powershot G10 & G11 Digital Camera
Nothing changes the way you see the world like High Definition², and no company does High Definition² like Opteka. In the professional setting, Opteka's glass optics define High Definition. Change the way you view the world. Enjoy outstanding detail, enjoy enhanced clarity, enjoy Opteka. Since it fits right over your camera's existing lens system, a wide-angle converter affects the full zoom range of your camera's lens. A wide-angle converter increases your angle of view - scenes include moreLenses
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