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Through the Looking Glass: Lens Adapters

Jay Holben explains optical lens adapters to expand your camera’s angle of view.

…Although relatively small-sized camcorders, especially of the HDV variety, have allowed more videographers entry into the HD arena, there are several trade-offs to smaller chip sizes. One of them is the wide-angle shot, as the smaller imagers of 1/3″ (and smaller) cameras make it increasingly difficult to inexpensively manufacture quality lenses, especially with wide angles of view.

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