funkytwig Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Hi, although wide angle adapters are not ideal I have found they work well, as long as you get a decent quality one. I have a sony one for my Z1 and used it a lot without any noticeable loss of quality. Was wondering if anyone had tried any with the 14-140 lens and how they got on with it? Whitch make was it. I have found one at http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ProTama-Wi...-/330820901777 (ProTama Wide-Angle Conversion Lens with Marco DSLR-06II 0.6x 62mm) which looks promising. What do people think? Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I use Century Optics x 0.8 , its big and heavy 72mm rear glass and stunningly sharp (made by Schneider) plus I use Olympus x 0.8 this has a 58mm rear thread and is very sharp Olympus x 0.7 ..not as sharp but useful great for making those lenses on your GH2 20% wider! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Mantaras Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 How much light would you lose with those adapters, Andy? It's interesting for getting wider fast primes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkytwig Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Yes, heard very good things about Century Optics, I had one for my PD150. WAs wondering if there was anything a little cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 How much light would you lose with those adapters, Andy? It's interesting for getting wider fast primes. you hardly loose any light......1/4 stop maximim it is very small and yes this does let you get wide fast primes .......it works very well ! especially on a GH2 where fast primes are expensive. Ernesto Mantaras 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Yes, heard very good things about Century Optics, I had one for my PD150. WAs wondering if there was anything a little cheaper. stalk them on ebay .... I got an $800 Century Optics for $30 off ebay ..a bargin!..... nobody wanted it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I used an Olympus WCON-08b on my 14-140mm for quite awhile. It is a big piece of glass and it worked very well with no loss of light. I found it on ebay for around $80 I think. Anyway I finally bought and Olympus 9-18mm for the GH2 so don't use it anymore. Cheers, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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