which wide angle lense?

[lister55 0]

I am in the market for a replacement wide angle lense for my pc109. would you recomend the .3 from waycool for $150 or this .45 from B&H. Neither lense requires a step ring.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=445200&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

My old lense was a .45 and I really liked it for shooting tandems. I have used a .3 and like it, but do not like having to be so close at all times. It seems like the BH lense is pretty low profile which is another concern. Would you pay an extra $100 for the waycool that will not zoom past the half way or get the cheaper slightly longer lense that will zoom all the way.

[ltdiver 3]

Personally, for tandems, I like the Sony .6. It actually has a wider field of view than the .45 I have.

See explanation here: http://www.futurecam.com/wide.html

Go figure.

ltdiver

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[Zee 0]

I wouldn't really bother with a .3 for tandems. A .45 is plenty wide if that's what you intend on using it for.

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[damion75 0]

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I am in the market for a replacement wide angle lense for my pc109. would you recomend the .3 from waycool for $150 or this .45 from B&H. Neither lense requires a step ring.

Have you looked at the Stealth 0.5 from royal lenses?

http://www.royal-lens.com/

Very similar to the waycool lenses and low profile. Really good quality optics too.

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[howardwhite 6]

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Have you looked at the Stealth 0.5 from royal lenses?http://www.royal-lens.com/

Very similar to the waycool lenses and low profile. Really good quality optics too.

Apparently you missed this discussion:
http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2567193;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread

as well as discussions elsewhere on dz.com.

[FFlyer 0]

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I am in the market for a replacement wide angle lense for my pc109. would you recomend the .3 from waycool for $150 or this .45 from B&H. Neither lense requires a step ring.

Have you looked at the Stealth 0.5 from royal lenses?

http://www.royal-lens.com/

Very similar to the waycool lenses and low profile. Really good quality optics too.

Stay away from Royal-lens!! This thread will explain everything:
http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2608230;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread

[lister55 0]

Yeah I have been following the discussion about Royal. Too bad, I hate to see a company screw people so badly. Thanks for the replies I went ahead and ordered the lense from Sony.

[damion75 0]

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Have you looked at the Stealth 0.5 from royal lenses?http://www.royal-lens.com/

Very similar to the waycool lenses and low profile. Really good quality optics too.

Apparently you missed this discussion:
http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2567193;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread

as well as discussions elsewhere on dz.com.

I surely did. What a shame - I got a lens from Max in 2004. It is a great bit of kit and his service was immaculate.

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[Zoter 0]

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I surely did. What a shame - I got a lens from Max in 2004. It is a great bit of kit and his service was immaculate.

Likewise....so its very sad to see these people being let down.
I just wish he would sort out these problems for these people ...its not too late to and redeem his great reputation.
It sounds like he's going thru hard times now...

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