| Re: Camcorder recommendations please - flash card / wideangle
I can't think of a camcorder that has an especially wide lens - around about 40mm is fairly standard for the wide end of the zoom for consumer camcorders. However, you can pick up relatively inexpensive wide angle adapters that screw into the end of the camcorder's lens and alter the focal length by a factor of 0.5x or 0.7x. For example, a 0.7x adapter would give an approximate focal length of 30mm at the wide end - pretty wide. The downsides are added weight, and the less expensive adapters, and especially the wider ones (e.g. 0.5x adapters), introduce barrel distortion, where vertical lines become curved towards the edges of the picture. Overall sharpness may be a little reduced around the edges of the picture, though this is more noticeable when zooming (which defeats the purpose of the adapter anyway).
The Raynox range of wide angle adapters seems to be fairly reputable and affordable.
Cheers,
Andrew.
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Last edited by A n d r e w; 22-08-2008 at 10:25 AM.
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