Customer Reviews

Sony VCLHG1737C High Grade TeleConversion Lens for HRD-HC1, HC5, HD1000U, HC7, DCR-SR200, DCR-DVD308, DVD408 & DVD508 Camcorders

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

The only thing that I was disappointed with, is that 1.7x really isn't that much of an enhancement. I should have done the math. If you are standing 100 feet away from something, a 1.7 zoom factor will make it seem as if you are standing about 60 feet away (58.82 feet to be more precise). That's only about 40 feet closer.

I was expecting a psychological "Wow" instead of an "Oh... OK.". But that's no fault of the lens. This lens is high quality. It comes with a heavy cloth pouch, end caps, and a large rubber lens hood. The hood looks cheap, but it does the job - so I'm not complaining. It keeps stray light off the lens, and because it is relatively large, I imagine that it also will keep the lens dry in a light drizzle. That's always a plus.

I've heard people complain about vignetting (darkness near the outer edges) when fully zoomed out. There is just a tinge of vignetting in the corners on my HDR-HC7. It is barely noticeable - so I'm quite pleased because although I was prepared and willing to put up with vignetting, I was happy to discover it to be minimal.

Because this lens will not bring me significantly closer to my subject, I will probably not use it as often as I had imagined. But I'm glad to have it in my gadget bag because I know that sometimes, it will be just what I need.

Used this TeloConversion lens this year for deer season and was extremely please with its performance. At 500plus yards I could bring the deer in close enough to tell his horn size. Got some really great videos!

This conversion lens is a must for anyone shooting indoors or on a sightseeing tour. There is no detectable deterioration in picture quality, the pictures are crisp and the colors are excellent. You will probably not take it off at all except when you need to mount the sister TeleConversion lens VCLHG1737C. I've tried a number of other converters but none of them matches this one by Sony.

The photo and video quality of the HDR-SR11 are phenominal to begin with, adding this lens only improves your veiw.

value for money!!!! I have been using with this my sony High Def handy cam for months, and I am totally satisfied with the product. highly recommended!!!

I would have to agree with A. D. Lum's review on this teleconversion lens. I was disappointed with the fact that it isn't that much of an enhancement. I to also expected it to be a "Wow" but was also like "Oh... OK".

There was vignetting when fully zoomed out in the corner to the point where it was very noticeable on my HDR-SR12.

It looked great on my camcorder but because of the vignetting and that the lens do not bring me significantly closer to my subject as I expected, I returned it.

I bought this lens to attach to a Sony HDR-CX700V. The quality of the lens is without question. The problem I have with the lens is when you put the camera in "wide angle" mode, a black circle surrounds the picture. You have to set the zoom level to approximately mid-zoom in order to make the black edges disappear. That somewhat limits the use of the lens in my opinion.

This lens works fine for what it is. On a Sony HDR-CX560 or 700, because the lens goes so wide there is no much leeway before you hit the edges of the lens, but for what it does it's okay, it makes a stronger telephoto without too much CA. Buyer beware that it magnifies camera shake, so use a sturdy tripod.

I have never used a telephoto lens and am less than an amateur photographer. It took me just a little trial and error to understand how to really maximize the use of this lens. I first tried it out on a small mountain, zooming in and getting a sense of depth for environments in the foreground vs. background. It made me feel like I knew what I was doing!

Excellent and simple to use.

Negatives: A found it bit heavy and difficult to store in my small carrying case.

***Does anyone know if there is a polarized lens that can be placed on top of the telephoto lens? I would really like to do this.

It was really usefull to compensate the loss of zooming feature of Sony Handycam HDR-XR550V.
I was recently in Nepal and the accessory was essential to take mountain movies without beeing an alpinist or to film beasts without unnecessary risks in the Jungle.