Canon WC-DC52 Wide Converter for the Canon A10, A20, A60, A40, A70, A75, A80, A85, A95, A510, A520, A540 & A570IS Cameras

Canon WC-DC52 Wide Converter for the Canon A10, A20, A60, A40, A70, A75, A80, A85, A95, A510, A520, A540 & A570IS Cameras Features

Additional Canon WC-DC52 Wide Converter for the Canon A10, A20, A60, A40, A70, A75, A80, A85, A95, A510, A520, A540 & A570IS Cameras Information

What Customers Say About Canon WC-DC52 Wide Converter for the Canon A10, A20, A60, A40, A70, A75, A80, A85, A95, A510, A520, A540 & A570IS Cameras:

Used it some on my original Canon but it does not fit my newer one

I Like the wide angle.BUT.DON'T USE THE FLASH WITH THE WIDE AGLE. Otherwise it is a Great Product and the Price is Good.Thaks, C.A.

I purchased this wide angle lens for my digital camera. I went to my local camera shop to ask for help in this matter and he said I would need to adjust the white balance according to the light in the room, but he said, in reality, 'these digital cameras are really not meant for attachments'. When I was experimenting with it taking photos inside my house, there was a dark shadow in the lower right hand portion of the photo. When I took a photo outside, there was no shadow. I did experiment with the light balance, but still had no luck in getting that dark area to disappear.The flash on the camera is not strong enough to compensate for the area the lens blocks. I returned the product.

I wanted a wider view for the camera and this converter took care of it beutifully. I'm very happy with it.

It just stays at home because it's not worth hauling around just for those few cases when I could have used it.I will say that it otherwise works well. You can squeeze a lot more in the frame with this lens. (This in contrast to a similar though older Kodak product I own, which blurs all but the center of the shot).The lens is very quick and easy to attach or detach. Unless you want a big shadow cast across a large part of the shot, the lens has to be taken off every time you need the flash.

A minor "issue" with this technique (keeping the lens attached to the adapter): The adapter is 1.5 inches long, so it does provide a bit of a shield around the circumference of the back of the lens (while they're screwed together), but that end of the lens is still somewhat vulnerable. Which is more often than not at indoor social gatherings. So I end up rarely using the lens at all. I got this lens mainly for confined settings where you frequently end up backing into a wall or corner and still can't fit everybody into the shot. And maybe if the covers had a spot for attaching a string to keep track of them.One last tip: it's not convenient, but you can get acceptable results using the flash with this lens if you hold a flash diffuser in front of the flash. And the entire field seems to focus fairly well.

(Also a contrast to the Kokak product, though at least the flash works with it so you don't have to take it off so often). Easy, that is, provided you leave the lens screwed onto the (required, purchased separately) adapter and handle the lens/adapter as a unit.

I suppose you could even jury-rig some kind of mount for that.A related note: I highly recommend the waterproof case(s) for shooting underwater and in other wet (or sandy or dusty etc). Unfortunately, the lens and adapter block my A80's built-in flash.

The cover for the camera end of the lens is too large for the camera end of the adapter. You can still zoom all the way in or out.

(This in contrast to the corresponding Tele lens, with which you reportedly must keep the camera zoomed all the way). It would be nice if Canon provided a cover for the camera end of the adapter too.

conditions with these cameras.