Sony VCL-DH1758 Tele Conversion Lens for DSCH1 Digital Camera

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 3 x 3 inches ; 8.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009OAFJ8
• Item model number: VCL-DH1758
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2005

Product Description

Sony VCL-DH1758 Tele Conversion Lens for DSCH1 Digital Camera

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A quality lens from Sony!, June 7, 2006

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Brian5 (New Canaan, CT USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sony VCL-DH1758 Tele Conversion Lens for DSCH1 Digital Camera (Electronics)

I bought this for use with my DSC-H5 which only has 12X optical zoom :) I felt that I wanted more zoom capability and have been very happy with the results.

I did research on non-Sony lenses and ruled those out pretty quickly.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazon Rocks outstanding product quick delivery, November 15, 2005

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T. Barcinas "Stranger" (Lompoc.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony VCL-DH1758 Tele Conversion Lens for DSCH1 Digital Camera (Electronics)

This lens conversion rocks, crispy clear results, I am not a professional photographer but man I feel like one with this on my DSC-H1 it really enhances it already outstanding ability to capture those special moments from a distance unlike the generic lens kit I purchased thru ebay. Don't fool with those junk lens kits this is the one to get, Amazon really comes thru

48 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great lens! Great price!, June 20, 2005

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Kenneth P. Wert (Shamokin,Pa. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony VCL-DH1758 Tele Conversion Lens for DSCH1 Digital Camera (Electronics)

(Note:) This is part of an email message I sent to the Amazon seller that I puchased this lens from last week.

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I received the lens today. It is superb, and I thank you for the fast
service and great price. I'll be leaving you very positive feedback shortly
for this transaction.

I ordered this for use with my Cybershot DSC-F717 camera. The lens they used
to sell for this camera was the VCL-HGD1758. It sold for well over $200 and
had a list of $299 on Sony's website. Although it is not advertised as a
match for this camera, it seems to be the same lens as the VCL-HGD1758,
except it is in an ABS plastic housing.

I have compared the images I have taken with the lens I just received from
you with sample shots from the VCL-HGD1758 and they are equal if not maybe
even better. This lens weighs a lot less than the older one and should be
even easier to use. It appears to be an even better lens arrangement than
the heavier, higher priced unit.

I have noticed that the VCL-HGD1758 lens no longer appears on Sony's
website, nor will a search on their site turn up any reference to it. And
they do not refer to the VCL-DH1758 as a replacement for it. Sony does say
that this lens is to be used with Cybershot models with 58mm threads, but
only recommends the DSC-H1 model

What I'm getting at here is that you might consider advertising this lens
as a great telephoto lens for the DSC-F717 camera. You should be able to
sell quite a few to the users of the DSC-F717 model. They sold tons of those
cameras, and it also will match the DSC-F707 as well. I'm pretty sure that
it is a match for the DSC-F828 also. The price difference probably would
make it very attractive to owners of these cameras who aren't willing to pay
over $200+ dollars for such a lens. And, as you are probably aware, most of
the aftermarket lenses of this type are absolutely dreadful. On Ebay, even
the used VCL-HGD1758 goes for over $180 and although I was outbid on 2 of
them, I'm very glad that I bought this one instead. A very consistent
complaint about the VCL-HGD1758 was it's cost and extremely heavy build that
made it difficult to handle the camera when attached.

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The VCL-DH1758 is a perfect substitue for the much heavier, more expensive VCL-HGD1758. I can'r say absolutely, in that I don't have the VCL-HGD1758 to compare directly, but I'm pretty sure it has less chromatic abberations.