![]() This camcorder has a 27mm filter thread, so the included Cokin 27mm-37mm step-up ring comes in handy for this application. The camcorder can already macro focus very close to its subject, so the Cokin macro lens element is just an extra piece of glass when mounted on the camcorder. The macro lens element, on the other hand, did nothing for the camcorder. Minor fisheye distortion can be seen in the upper left-hand corner. It decreases magnification by 0.5 times, allowing the video to capture fifty percent more environmental space then normal. This lens works well with the Panasonic PV-GS50S MiniDV Camcorder. Nevertheless, I am quite jolly that the Cokin 0.5x Wide-Angle Lens serves two purposes: wide-angle and macro.Ĭomments & Discussion > Panasonic PV-GS50S MiniDV Camcorder On the other hand, the wide-angle lens mounted on the camera, by itself without the macro lens element, did not allow the camera to focus at any distance. When unscrewed from each other, the macro lens worked quite well when mounted on a camera. Upon closer examination of the lens, due mostly to the fact that "macro" is stamped in red on it, I found that the Cokin 0.5x Wide-Angle Lens is actually composed of two separate lenses: a macro lens and a wide-angle lens. There is no filter thread in front of the lens for attaching filter. The front of the lens is flat and flush against the glass lens element. The lens has a 37mm filter thread for mounting directly, or via the step-up rings, to camcorders and cameras. ![]() It has a satin silver finish that is quite cool and nice to touch. It is also quite hefty in weight compared to its size. The lens is well made with a solid construction. The step-up rings come in silver and matches the Cokin 0.5x Wide-Angle Lens. Amazingly, the Cokin 0.5x Wide-Angle Lens actually came pre-packaged with four step-up rings (25mm-37mm, 27mm-37mm, 30mm-37mm, 30.5mm-37mm). With the purchase of this camcorder, I needed some step-up rings so that I can mount all my accessory wide-angle and telephoto lenses to the camcorder. On my recent trip, I was somewhat forced to purchasing a Panasonic PV-GS50S MiniDV camcorder at the Best Buy of San Luis Obispo. Instead, I purchased it because I needed the Cokin step-up rings that came with the conversion lens. I did not actually acquire this lens for its wide-angle conversion I already have a Kenko KVC 0.5x Pro Video Wide Angle Converter for that purpose. If the primary lens' focal length is 20mm, this accessory lens converts its field-of-view to that of a 10mm lens. Put it another way, it provides 50% more vision. As the name implies, it changes the magnification of the primary lens by 0.5 times. The Cokin 0.5x Wide-Angle Lens (model 10440) is an accessory lens to supplement a camcorder or a digital camera. Cokin 0.5x Wide-Angle Lens for CamcordersĬokin 0.5x Wide-Angle Lens For Camcorders
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