Product Description

Canon is recognized around the world for its innovations and advancements in the field of optical technology. Nothing is more of a testament to this than these lenses. Enter the world of Canon lenses and discover the virtually unlimited photographic possibilities.

Product Details

• Brand: Canon
• Model: 1305B001
• Dimensions: .65 pounds

Features

• Screws into the front of the camcorder's zoom lens
• 0.7x wide angle converter
• Get closer to the subject and get more in the shot
• Provides wider angle of coverage for shooting in a confined space or for shooting scenics
• For 37mm lens diameter

Customer Reviews

Essential Add-On for Vixia HF10/100
This is one of those add-ons that make you wonder how you managed without it. First and foremost, it adds *significant* coverage for landscape or group shots (and when isn't covering the scene important, anyway?) and still leaves a generous zoom of 8.4x. This isn't even a trade-off in my book. Another non-issue (for me) is the fact that it blocks the on-board light, which makes the scene look terrible (casts a harsh blue fringe) & should only be used in emergencies. Plenty of manual controls abound for control of low-light scenes, but that's for another review...

As a somewhat superficial "plus," it looks fantastic on the HF100. The lens is also substantial and completely integrates with the solid feel (and look) of the HF100. It does change the weight distribution of the camera to a noticeable extent, almost shifting it into a mid-size unit in terms of grip, feel and storage (for which Canon supplies a nicely done soft pouch that ties at the top).

The only potential negative is that it blocks the flash (unless you find the pronounced shadow/arc useful for artsy shots!) but I haven't yet found many shots that couldn't be dealt with using less extreme measures. This is a great purchase!

Very useful for HF10
I purchased this along with my HF10 after reading reviews of the rather limited field of view of current HD video cameras. I am very happy with the purchase as this lense stays on the camera. I shoot mostly indoor video of the kids and this really helps. As for lense quality, I've heard good things about it but don't have anything to compare it to. There are probably other cheaper options out there but I didn't want to purchase an inferior product that limits what I want to record: HD video.

The only negative that has more to do with the camera itself is that this lense blocks the built-in light (for night time use). An easy workaround is to get a secondary light to mount on the camera.

This was a very good purchase for what I use the camera for and I would buy it again if I were in the market.

Great image quality with HDV camcorder
The WD-H37C is a very good wide angle lens that maintains a great image quality when shooting in Hi-Def with my Canon HV10 (HDV) camcorder.

The following are my main comments (not necessarily negatives for me):

- This lens blocks the flash when you're taking still pictures.
- This lens blocks the "eye" for the instant AF, BUT auto focusing still is very consistent while shooting.
- The lens I got is Titanium finish (in color), so it's slightly different than my camcorder's finish.
- The lens is heavy and big, but I can still place my camcorder on a desk without it falling or being too head-heavy.
- I found screwing-down the lens to the camcorder can be a bit tricky, so it's better to rotate it counter clock-wise a little so both threads seat right, before screwing it clock-wise. Don't force it!
- I found two Wide Angle lens options from Canon in Amazon, but decided to choose the WD-H37C because it's the only one mentioned in my HV10 owner's manual.
- Shipment was fast.

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Hope that helps!