JVH1727 0 #1 April 2, 2009 What's the best lens for the money? I would like a .3 Thanks, JVH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 2,874 #2 April 2, 2009 Raynox 3030. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites saxboy 0 #3 April 3, 2009 QuoteRaynox 3030. I agree! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JVH1727 0 #4 April 5, 2009 Do you know where to get one? B&H told me that they were discontinued Thanks JVH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dragon2 2 #5 April 5, 2009 clicky ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JVH1727 0 #6 April 6, 2009 Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Waldschrat 0 #7 April 10, 2009 Hello billvon, is the 3030/HD3032 pro also fully zoomable from 0.3-0.7? Do this feature replace 3 single wide angle lenses or is this more a gimmick? Many thanks... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 2,874 #8 April 10, 2009 >is the 3030/HD3032 pro also fully zoomable from 0.3-0.7? It seems to work OK although I have only tried it in freefall from full wide to almost full wide. On the ground I can get back to "normal" wide (i.e the camera's normal setting without a lens.) Keep in mind that the CX100 with the 3030 is NOT a good inside lens; it's much narrower than the 3030 than on (say) the HC1. So if you want a really wide lens for freefly or whatever this might not be for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Wharewaka 0 #9 April 10, 2009 So which lens is good for freefly and/or handicam then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 2,874 #10 April 10, 2009 >So which lens is good for freefly and/or handicam then? I don't know; I haven't found one that works well yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shamanski 0 #11 April 19, 2009 in plans to get new cx100 soon and im in the same confusion which lens is optimum for FF? ))) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MartinOlsson 0 #12 April 19, 2009 I've compared the raynox 3032 to a kenko 0.42, and there is a considerable difference in angle. The Kenko is alot wider. To me the raynox was a bit of a dissapointment, at least width wise. /Martin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tim-O-T 0 #13 April 26, 2009 you could try adding some spacers to the lens. I am using the baby death with the CX100 and it was also quite narrow till i added two spacers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites niwotskydiver 0 #14 April 27, 2009 dude im useing the royal .3 and the video is great only problem im having is with the auto fouces still testing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dragon2 2 #15 April 27, 2009 Quoteyou could try adding some spacers to the lens. I am using the baby death with the CX100 and it was also quite narrow till i added two spacers. If by spacers you mean step rings, you cannot make the lens wider you can only make it more narrow. Plus have a care that using rings may cause vignetting, always check your footage on a PC not just on a TV as the PC will show much more of the image. ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skyjuggler 0 #16 April 27, 2009 Anyone have anymore comments on the Opteka Baby Death lens? There was a thread about it, but no final conclusion to it. Has anyone had the chance to form an opinion on it? DSE, did you check it out at the convention you were at in Las Vegas? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DSE 5 #17 April 27, 2009 i did talk to Century, and they are in the process of litigating with Opteka. Opteka apparently (according to Century) violated their patents. Century did show a new semi-low profile .5 (I'd sort of alluded to this earlier) that I'll post photos of later today (between loads, gotta jam). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skyjuggler 0 #18 April 28, 2009 DSE, thanks for that post. Kind of makes me believe that the lens is a copy and at $99 is a better price than $300. Might take the chance and order one then! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites primemory 0 #19 April 29, 2009 got a link to the century .3 ans .5? i got on the website but i cannot seem to find them. maybe im slow or somethin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Blink 1 #20 April 30, 2009 They Century Optics website has merged with the parent company website: Schneider Optics. 0.30: http://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?CID=1069&IID=1755 0.55: http://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?CID=1069&IID=1754 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites icevideot 0 #21 May 14, 2009 QuoteI've compared the raynox 3032 to a kenko 0.42, and there is a considerable difference in angle. The Kenko is alot wider. I was just wondering if these comparisons were on the same camera? That would eliminate the possibility that the cameras had different focal length. thanks"... this ain't a Nerf world." 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saxboy 0 #3 April 3, 2009 QuoteRaynox 3030. I agree! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JVH1727 0 #4 April 5, 2009 Do you know where to get one? B&H told me that they were discontinued Thanks JVH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #5 April 5, 2009 clicky ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waldschrat 0 #7 April 10, 2009 Hello billvon, is the 3030/HD3032 pro also fully zoomable from 0.3-0.7? Do this feature replace 3 single wide angle lenses or is this more a gimmick? Many thanks... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,874 #8 April 10, 2009 >is the 3030/HD3032 pro also fully zoomable from 0.3-0.7? It seems to work OK although I have only tried it in freefall from full wide to almost full wide. On the ground I can get back to "normal" wide (i.e the camera's normal setting without a lens.) Keep in mind that the CX100 with the 3030 is NOT a good inside lens; it's much narrower than the 3030 than on (say) the HC1. So if you want a really wide lens for freefly or whatever this might not be for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wharewaka 0 #9 April 10, 2009 So which lens is good for freefly and/or handicam then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,874 #10 April 10, 2009 >So which lens is good for freefly and/or handicam then? I don't know; I haven't found one that works well yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shamanski 0 #11 April 19, 2009 in plans to get new cx100 soon and im in the same confusion which lens is optimum for FF? ))) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MartinOlsson 0 #12 April 19, 2009 I've compared the raynox 3032 to a kenko 0.42, and there is a considerable difference in angle. The Kenko is alot wider. To me the raynox was a bit of a dissapointment, at least width wise. /Martin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tim-O-T 0 #13 April 26, 2009 you could try adding some spacers to the lens. I am using the baby death with the CX100 and it was also quite narrow till i added two spacers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
niwotskydiver 0 #14 April 27, 2009 dude im useing the royal .3 and the video is great only problem im having is with the auto fouces still testing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #15 April 27, 2009 Quoteyou could try adding some spacers to the lens. I am using the baby death with the CX100 and it was also quite narrow till i added two spacers. If by spacers you mean step rings, you cannot make the lens wider you can only make it more narrow. Plus have a care that using rings may cause vignetting, always check your footage on a PC not just on a TV as the PC will show much more of the image. ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjuggler 0 #16 April 27, 2009 Anyone have anymore comments on the Opteka Baby Death lens? There was a thread about it, but no final conclusion to it. Has anyone had the chance to form an opinion on it? DSE, did you check it out at the convention you were at in Las Vegas? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #17 April 27, 2009 i did talk to Century, and they are in the process of litigating with Opteka. Opteka apparently (according to Century) violated their patents. Century did show a new semi-low profile .5 (I'd sort of alluded to this earlier) that I'll post photos of later today (between loads, gotta jam). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjuggler 0 #18 April 28, 2009 DSE, thanks for that post. Kind of makes me believe that the lens is a copy and at $99 is a better price than $300. Might take the chance and order one then! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
primemory 0 #19 April 29, 2009 got a link to the century .3 ans .5? i got on the website but i cannot seem to find them. maybe im slow or somethin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blink 1 #20 April 30, 2009 They Century Optics website has merged with the parent company website: Schneider Optics. 0.30: http://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?CID=1069&IID=1755 0.55: http://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?CID=1069&IID=1754 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
icevideot 0 #21 May 14, 2009 QuoteI've compared the raynox 3032 to a kenko 0.42, and there is a considerable difference in angle. The Kenko is alot wider. I was just wondering if these comparisons were on the same camera? That would eliminate the possibility that the cameras had different focal length. thanks"... this ain't a Nerf world." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
