Stremglove 0 #1 October 1, 2003 Hi there! Is the Diamond 0.3 the only variant? What about other wide 0.3 lenses? Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivejersey 0 #2 October 1, 2003 No. But its the best one. I have one and its an excellent lens. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TattooedMoFo 0 #3 October 1, 2003 Diamond is the way to go, may be a bit costlier than the others, but you won't be disappointed. Max is your man www.royal-lens.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
groundrushpull 0 #4 October 1, 2003 Yep Diamond .3 is da bomb. from .3 to about a .6 setting is available range for jumping. You essentially have all the lenses from .3 to .6 by simple using the zoom to which one you want (field of view) If you want to use it for ground video it is good to but...you can't use it to zoom in past about 20% of the zoom bar (past .6) other wise it looses focus and goes blurry. If you want a .6 sony lens i have no need for it anymore....$20.00 John Maggio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
czechbase 0 #5 October 1, 2003 I bought a 0.3 wide angle lens from www.flyers-pit.com Seems allright and you can only zoom in a certain amount before things get all blurry. I find that if I put a UV filter before it, then you get a vignette. Also, I notice that objects seem very rounded...does the diamond do this??? Matthewwww.motavi.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #6 October 1, 2003 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=567824;search_string=Diamond;#567824 The diamond does not vignette while being used in video. It does a little when used for stills. I have the .3 and the .5 . They are the best. The Australian one, the "red" whatever, is also effective. Higgy has that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #7 October 1, 2003 QuoteI bought a 0.3 wide angle lens from www.flyers-pit.com Seems allright and you can only zoom in a certain amount before things get all blurry. I find that if I put a UV filter before it, then you get a vignette. Also, I notice that objects seem very rounded...does the diamond do this??? Matthew look at that lense and look at the dimond lens side by side.... they appear to be exactly the same.. i cannot tell a difference on video or by looking through it or by holding it in my hand,.... they appear to be exactly the same lens.. just the one from flyers pit is cheaper....i ordered it from there and it came from tokyo in less than a week Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stremglove 0 #8 October 2, 2003 So... what's the difference?:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randolf 0 #9 October 2, 2003 I also bought the lens from www.flyers-pit.com. Diamond .3 and Flyers-pit .3 are from the same manufacturer. The difference is only the name. If you live outside USA, it's better to order from Flyers-pit. Their shipping chg is cheaper. They charged only $12(including insurance) to Europe!(Diamond is $25) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #10 October 2, 2003 QuoteSo... what's the difference?:) the only difference i found was the price... thats it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
