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I can recommend this lense for the Pro series -S cameras (S2,S3&S5). I have used this lense at a wedding party of one of my close relatives and found that the results are very good. Many people have complained about the semi-circular shadow when using the built-in flash. I have found it satifactorily suitable when there is no sufficient space for taking a step back ( without the WC, as one of the reviewer has suggested ). Any how, if the pictures are not to be blown up to poster size, this is a good lense for the purpose it is meant for. As for the construction quality, I am not sure about how hard or how fragile is the plastic, as I have not dropped it yet.
Usage of the lense is very easy. The pictures are sharp and detailed. Pictures look grainy after a certain degree of enlagement. The manual, which comes with the camera, already suggests this situation and recommends to use an external flash. The horizontal and vertical distortion are normal for any Wide Angle Lense, only that people use different softwares to correct this under post processing.I like unprocessed images. As the Canon Powershot S5IS camera has 36mm at the extreme wide angle, it helps to attach the WC-DC58A Wide Angle Converter Lense for covering more horizontal and vertical view of any given scene, as it gives 27mm at the extreme wide angle.
My experience with this Lense is that the enlargement capacity of the created images is limited. Hence, one has to go with the recommendation ( only sensible and fair ).With this attachment there seems to be an effect on the camera's Automatic focus and white balance operations, some times, particularly during night time even with the external flash.
Perfect. brick and mortar store purchase. Exactly what I wanted, and Brand New in the Box. Good Price vs.
Gives you that extra little bit. I bought this lens and the teleconverter lens from Amazon for half the price I was quoted from a brick and mortar shop. I purchased this for my S3 IS. I can't say enough about Canon's optics, the picture quality is excellent.
My only issue is with the fact that with the addition of this lens the regular flash leaves a shadow and is basically useless. This lens is what can be expected from Canon.a great quality product but, with the brand name comes the price as well. So, a side mounted flash is a good addition to this lens.
You have to take some care with using this lens. I did not detect any appreciable barrel distortion or fringing in the photos. The addition of the converter makes a significant difference in field of view. The front lens is humongous and a fingerprint magnet. You pay extra to have the brand name. It's just a wide-angle converter, providing 0.75x magnification, meaning the equivalent of a 28mm lens on the low end of a Canon S5 instead of the normal 35mm. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.
Fortunately, the Canon S5 has a hot-shoe and I simply used a generic strobe on manual. On the S5 and, I presume, the other Canons that it will work on, you have to adjust a menu setting to indicate that you are using the converter and then remember to toggle the setting off when you remove the lens. The converter attaches to an optional adapter and the threads do not have a very sturdy feel. Yes, it is overpriced, but that is - forgive the pun - the price of buying Canon, Nikon and similar products. I am sure that if I subjected the images to minute inspection, I would find some evidence of both, but I am not that critical. Canon did not provide threads around the front of the converter, so you can't attach a filter. But it is well worth the cost when you need a fairly wide angle lens.
This is a big hunk of glass.
I had buyer's remorse immediately after ordering all the way to the point of entering museum, at which point I nearly broke my arm patting myself on the back for my wise decision.
In my case, I was able to capture the full wingspans of B-29, B-36 and B-52 bombers in the museum as well as being able to get good shots of other aircraft in the sometimes relatively narrow walking lanes of the museum.
It blocks the internal flash of an S5, so you get a dark semi-circle on any nearby subjects.
It's a handy item to have.Jerry
Combine it with the compactness and lightweight of the Canon cameras it works with and you have an excellent camera kit that will not break your back or your wallet.
I bought this on impulse before leaving for a trip to the National Museum of the U.S.
The optical quality of the lens is very high.
Be very careful to avoid stripping the threads.
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