Kenko 2X Telephoto Lens for 37mm Digital Cameras and for Digital / Hi-8 Camcorders #SGT-20 Hi

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Manufacturer: Kenko
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Product Description:

This lens is designed to be a high quality wide-angle lens with minimal distortion for Digital Still and Digital/video Cameras with a filter thread of 37mm or smaller. A front filter thread of 46mm encourages the use of special effects filters, whichopens up a whole new world of possibilities. All metal lens barrels ensure the lens will handle years of normal use. The Kenko SGT-20-Hi is designed for the following DV camcorders and Digital cameras: SONY: DCR-PC110 / PC120BT / PC100 DCR-TRV740 / TRV50 / TRV30 Mavica MVC-FD200 / FD100 / FD92 / FD87 / FD85 / FD75 Cybershot DSC-P50 / P30 / DSC-S30 / DSC-51 JVC: GR-DVL915U / DVL815U / DVL920U / DVL510U Using optional Kenko stepping rings will connect to the following DV camcorders and Digital cameras: Canon (with 30.5mm-37mm): ZR50MC / ZR45MC / ZR10 / ZR20 / ZR25MC / ZR30 MC / OPTURA Pi Canon (with 27mm-37mm): ELURA20MC / ELURA10 / ELURA 2 JVC (with 27mm-37mm): GR-DVM75U / DVM55U / DVM90 / DVM80 / DVM70 / DVM50 SONY (with 30mm-37mm): DCR-TRV27 / TRV25 / TRV18 / TRV17 / DCR-PC5 / PC9 Nikon (with 28mm-37mm): Coolpix 4500 / 995 / 990 / 950 (with N4137) Nikon Coolpix 880

Average Customer Rating:

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Comment: Kenko SGT-20Hi wins the comparison Rating:
I did a comparison of the Kenko SGT-20Hi with the Sony VCL-R2037, and the Kenko had the superior optics. Flare and coma were much smaller in the Kenko SGT-20Hi. Looking at Jupiter at night, the Kenko was able to resolve one of Jupiter's moons to a pixel, while with the Sony the moon appeared only sporadically. Chromatic aberration was a bit less in the Kenko. The vignetting that all the telephoto lenses have when the camcorder is in its wide angle zoom was slightly greater on the Kenko.

With a Sony CCD-TR500 camcorder, some telephoto lenses have a problem of being "near sighted"---unable to focus beyond about 50 feet when the camera is zoomed. This problem occurs with the Sunpak CAL-1160 and Kenko SGT-20 lenses, but is not a problem with Kenko SGT-20Hi or the Sony VCL-R2037 lenses, which have enough leeway in the focus to even accommodate far-spectrum red lights.

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