Which wide angle lens should I get?

[skydivingdutch 0]

I just bought a PC110 on ebay ($560 - yeah!)
Now I need a wide angle lens for it.
I was looking at sony's 0.6x but I dont know if it will be wide enough.
I'm kinda hesitant about el cheapo asian lenses. I definatly do not want vignette or other distortion. Also since the PC110 has fairly good image quality, I want to avoid any lens that would detract from that.
I've seen Royal's diamond & stealth , but I can't really afford those as of now.
Any thoughts?

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[chachi 0]

what kind of skydives do you think you will video for your first 100 or so jumps?

~Chachi

[NoPush 0]

I fly the sony .6 and it is almost identical to most .43's without fisheye look that some .43's give.

I vid mostly 4ways

Cheers!

[skydivingdutch 0]

I want to do some recreational 2-3-4way videoing and Tandems.
so sony 0.6x seems like a good general purpose lens?

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[quade 4]

The Sony 0.6 is a decent lens, not great but decent. A little less corner resolution than I'd like but more than acceptable for 90% of what you'll be doing.

BTW, not all lenses are consistant in their labeling when it comes to the magnification factors. If you can get some local folks to show you different lenses, you'll get an idea of what different manufacturers call what.

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[diablopilot 2]

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BTW, not all lenses are consistant in their labeling when it comes to the magnification factors.

Also remember that not all lesnes produce the same result on all cameras. For example my Kenko .5 produced a wider image on my TRV9 and TRY 17 then it does on my PC 100, 110 or 105

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[YahooLV 0]

Get a .5 for RW, tandems and whatever else you want to do.



After you get some experience....then you will know what to get.

BTW, you've got a LOT of jumping before you should even thenk about strapping on a camera!!!!!

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[piisfish 140]

yeah, .45 or .5 do a good job.
however with a .6 you keep more distance and therefore safety, specially on your first camera jumps.
as said, make sure to jump more before strapping the camera, and get advice from videoflyers at your DZ.

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[masher 1]

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Also remember that not all lesnes produce the same result on all cameras. For example my Kenko .5 produced a wider image on my TRV9 and TRY 17 then it does on my PC 100, 110 or 105

Do your TRV9 and TRY 17 have a wider field of view without the lens?

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[ltdiver 3]

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yeah, .45 or .5 do a good job.
however with a .6 you keep more distance and therefore safety

Good point of view (no pun intended). Safety is #1 in my book on each and every skydive.

However, in my bag of lenses my Sony .6 has a larger view than my Kenko .5 or .43. Kind of seems like an opposite, but it's dependent on manufacture and their own devices.

ltdiver

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[Deuce 1]

The Royal .3

You can zoom it to about a .6 if you are doing tandems or RW.

Oh, Iäm currently using mine out of a Hercules in Sweden, if you didnät know.

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[Cornholio 0]

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The Royal .3

You can zoom it to about a .6 if you are doing tandems or RW.

Yup, I didn't know that before. But I got mine last week and they sent this flyer with details on that "feature" and a few other cool tips.

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