Customer Reviews

Nikon WC-E68 Wide Angle Converter Lens for Coolpix 4300, 4500, 5000, 700, 800, 880, 885, 900, 950, 990, and 995 Digital Cameras (#25105)

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This lens is even more than I expected it would be. There is no chromatic aberration (the WC-24 did have some). It is very well corrected for a ultra wide angle lens (I get no curving of straight lines), the horizon is straight even when placed close to the edge of the frame. I wish it had a lens hood and you can't put filters on it but it is a great addition to my Coolpix 5000.

Must be a mistake!

Dollar for dollar, this lens rates as possibly best among the many accessories I've purchased for my camera. I have the CP4500, which I bought about 4 years ago and although I have several other digital cams, including DSLR, the 4500 is the most used. It seems that a few years ago only the expensive version of this lens was available from Nikon, so I alternatively bought other (far more expensive than this one) brands. They were clumsy to use and produced disappointing picture quality. This lens is great! Built well and pic quality is excellent! Very happy to have found it, even so long into owning the camera. I can't say how it compares to the expensive version but for the money, it can't be beat.

Pete V

I bought this lens on an incredible sale. Including the adapter, which you have to purchase seperately, I spent right around $50.00. Many of my friends have larger, fancier, Nikons (the D-80's etc.) and are spending $600.00 or more on fisheye lenses. None of us are professional photographers. For what we do, my Cool Pix 5000 and this $50 lens take shots comperable to theirs. The bennefit of mine is it is much more compact. The lens does add quite a bit of wieght to the camera, but it is still much smaller and lighter than than a regular digital SLR. Very easy to use and assemble. Comes with a protective sack, though I think a sturdy carry case would have been nicer, still for $50.00 I'm not complaining.

This Nikon WC-E68 Wide Angle Converter was compatible with Panasonic LX3, LX5. But it needed Panasonic DMW-LA4 Conversion Adapter(less than $20).
If you guy need a Wide Angle Converter for your LX3, LX5, but the Panasonic brand Wide Angle Converter cost too much, and other anonymous Wide Angle Converter sucks. The used Nikon WC-E68 Wide Angle Converter was great and cheap solution.

I bought this after seeing the price at Amazon. It is a discontinued item but for the price (or even 3x the price), go for it! I have a 24mm on my 35mm film camera (Minolta) and used it all the time. I find I use this lens (26mm equiv)quite a lot. It's a little bit of a pain to attach/de-attach/reset menu, but if you like photography, you'll like this. Excellent optics.

Got the lens at a good value, considering the camera is outdated. Most people would think I'm stupid, but I just am getting back into photography and figured I'd re-familiarize myself with the basic for a year or so with a camera I already have. The lens is great and has produced some really good images so far. The only drawback is that because it is so wide, it partly covers the viewfinder

I bought it because I read that it did not gave any distortion when you photographed straight skyline.

It is not true, you always get the horizon curved and that is a real pain.

Same when you want to photograph a high rise building, you will get a curved line.

Please do not buy if you are very serious about it.

ALso I tried to return it and I could not get any answers from Amazon. Beware.

This product got to me quickly, too bad it requires an adapter to use. :(

I will never buy any camera item on Amazon again. You can not beat talking to a real person to make sure you are buying the right item. I have a Nikon Coolpix P5000 and this lens and adapter were supposed to be a fit for my camera. Well, they were not! About 8 hours later, after talking to the folks at Keeble and Shuchat Photography, I tried to cancel the order but it was too late. So, I refused the shipment and ended up getting only $30.00 back from my $75.00 purchase (including shiping, restocking fee). I couldn't be happier with the lens from the local camera store. I then when back and bought a speedlight from them.