Wide angle lens

[carousel 0]

Has anyone used the Liquid Lens that Cookie Composites sells? If so, do you like it?

[skydog 2]

Yes and yes...............

Journey not destination.....

[RedKite 1]

Yes...and I do like it.

However, I use it with a Sony (HC3) and you cannot use the 'infinity' setting. When I have set the focus using the back screen I have sometimes been slightly out. I therefore have to link the camera up to a TV screen to be sure that the focus is okay. This is a slight PITA!




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[sinjin 0]

i have the hc-42 and a .45.. i like it and the quality is great. to add you also cant zoom more than halfway with a single element lens. there should not be too many situation where you need to. just wanted to make sure you are an informed buyer.

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[carousel 0]

Thanks for the info. I was aware of the fact that zooming with this lens is limited. I wanted to see if anyone else out there knew that. I was thinking that there might be something wrong with my camera or possibly the lens. For what it is worth, Cookie Composites is going to add this info to their web site so that other buyers are aware of the zooming issue with the single element lens. I am looking forward to using the lens. I will be videoing our first NPSL meet this weekend.

[SkymonkeyONE 4]

The Cookie, Diamond, and Xdream lenses all work the same. I can zoom my .3 in to about .43 before it "fuzzes out". For tandem videos I do all the ground stuff "in your face" at .3. For the freefall, I zoom it in a bit. With these lenses you must always use fixed focus. Thankfully, the focus never changes once set in the small range of zoom you have available to you.

Chuck