Digital Concepts 37mm TeleandWide Camcorder Lens Kit (KIT1337)

I have a panasonic SDR-H80 camcorder with a 70X optical zoom and a 37mm thread. I was a little wary of buying this product due to its inexpensive cost and some poor reviews, however, for $[...] with free shipping, I decided to take the risk. I ordered this product from DigitalGoja with standard shipping late Thursday night and revived it Monday morning.I did find that the product description is incorrect. Possibly the description is from a pricier product Digital Concepts sells, as the product claims to include 7 adapter rings to fit various thread sizes, however, I (like many others) received a product that included only 3 adapter rings:30mm, 30.5mm, 43mmLuckily for me, the lenses are 37mm, which fit my camera without an adapter. However, if your threads are not 30, 30.5, 37,or 43mm, I would suggest not buying this product or finding a different adapter for it.Upon opening the packaging, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the lenses. Both have a heavy-duty-like feel to them and thread incredibly easily! Even though I did not need the adapters, I put them on the lenses just to test the quality and ease of threading, which was fantastic. I was also happily surprised to discover that each lens comes with its own thread and lens cap (which was not mentioned in the description) and carrying bag (which was mentioned, but I did not realize that I would get one for each). The lenses also came with a cleaning cloth which was not included in the packaging, but in the bag it was shipped in.One thing I would like to mention, because it is not included in the description, is that the product includes a 2X telephoto lens and a .5X wide angle. These figures are a little more or less than comparable products, and it was hard information to find unless you squint really closely at the product image.I found that on my camera, when I was completely zoomed out, the wide angle lens has a tiny amount of vignetting in the corners, however, I had to zoom in less than 1X to remove them.The telephoto lens, on the other hand, has a LARGE amount of vignetting when zoomed out, so if you require only a small amount of zoom, I would not recommend using this lens, HOWEVER, I had to zoom in less than 3X to remove the effect, and if you desire to zoom in quite a lot, I would definitely use this lens to reduce the amount of zoom required to get the shot you need, thereby reducing the amount of over-sensitivity and blur/lack of focus that you get when zooming in large amounts.For example, I wanted a shot of a house window that was very far away. Without a lens, I had to zoom in 50X to get the shot, however, at this zoom, the image was very hard to stabilize and focus. Conversely, when I used my telephoto lens I needed only a 25X zoom to get the exact shot, which was much easier to focus and stabilize.Overall, I am quite happy with the product I received, but for anyone looking to purchase this item, be aware that the description leaves quite a lot to be desired and that the items in question may not work with your camera if you need an adapter other than the ones I previously mentioned.

Wide Angle:I have a nice Canon HF20 and sadly the only thing I did not like about my camera was the lack of area the lens captured. It was 12/23 when I decided I must get some sort of wide angle lens for Christmas Eve (as the kids open presents at midnight in my house) and I knew in order to get more I would need a wider lends. Now I did not want one that left dark areas around the corners, but I knew that I would get some with this lens. It is very minimalistic, at least on the screen of the camera, I've not yet uploaded them to my computer, so I will come back and add to this review when I do to see if it has more black than it seems.Either way, unless you spend a lot of $$$$ for a pro type of wide angle lens, you are gonna get one with black around the corners. I think its a well trade off for the extra space you get in the shot.Telephoto:I will update this when I try it,however I do not expect it to be much use.Shipping:With a free year of Amazon Prime (Student) I ordered this Wed 12/23 and got it early afternoon 12/24 on time for what I needed it for. Awesome!

I have used these extensively and I like them alot. The wide angle view is a necessity to get 'filmlike' shots of alot of scenes. And the 2x zoom avoids your camera's digital zoom, whick simply enlagres the pixels and gets blury. Keep your zoom in the optical realm. However; they're are blury spots on the lens, though not bad. My Panasonic PV-GS320 overall picture quality looks better without the add-on lens. The effect makes the trade-off worth it. Excellent choice to begin with, or as a disposable lens. I expect to upgrage to better optical quality.If you don't already have a wide-angle or 2x zoom lens, then i suggest you buy these. You won't regret it.

Attracted by the low price ($20) I bought this set mainly for the wide angle converter. Unfortunately, it provides no benefit with my recently purchased Panasonic VDR-D210 camcorder.The wide-angle converter itself intrudes into the picture beginning in the corners when the camcorder is set at the widest setting. By the time I get rid of the darkened corners, I have zoomed in to 2x which leaves me back where I started.With a 32x zoom, the 2x tele converter is not really necessary but does it help? I found that the sharpness is degraded to the point that the camcorder occasionally has trouble focusing. I tried both automatic and manual focus in one test of zooming in on fine print. The loss of clarity made fine print hard to read. It was more readable without the tele-converter and using the digital zoom instead to get to the same 64x zoom level.Maybe these would provide $20 of value with some other camcorder but I wish I hadn't spent the money. I don't know what price point below $200 would give satisfactory results. I would want to try anything else before I spent any more money on this type of product.

As with other reviews on this product, I found the telephoto lens to be of poor quality but I purchased this for the wide angle lens. The lens itself fit perfectly and for the most part works very well. After using it for 2 videos, I noticed a blurry section in one area of my picture. Upon closer inspection of the lens, I can see what appears to be a couple small smudges on the interior of the lens that must have happened during production. I have contacted the manufacturer and am going to see if they will replace the defective lens. If it were not for this defect, I would rate this at 4 stars for the quality and the price. I will update this review if/when I hear back from the manufacturer.

i got this lens pack because of the wide angle lens. its a good lens but dosnt get as wide as it says it does. i turned the lens into a fisheye to film skateboarding. over all you get what you paid for. its an okay lens for the price. but if you are getting this to film skateboarding. just pay alittle more money and get a better lens.