Sony VCLHG2037Y HG Tele Conversion Lens x2.0 for 37mm High Performance Lens

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.7 x 3.8 inches ; 13.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009Y2WS0
• Item model number: VCLHG2037Y
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 1, 2005

Product Description

HG TELE CNVRSN LENS 2.0 FOR 37MM HP LENS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A 2x lens is useful, March 7, 2006

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Bill G (Northern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony VCLHG2037Y HG Tele Conversion Lens x2.0 for 37mm High Performance Lens (Electronics)

BUT in this case, it is only truly useful in tele-mode. When you zoom out about half way, the sides of the lens actually start creeping in on the corners of the scene - and when fully zoomed out, the image appears to be getting shot through a length of pipe. I am using this on a Sony HDR-HC1 which has only 10x optical zoom, so the 2x this lens adds is handy - but this tunnel vision is a disappointing and unexpected side effect. When zoomed in - or anything past about half way - it does a great job and there is no tunnel-vision.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Does the job in a pinch, February 21, 2007

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Darren Edgar (houston, tx United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony VCLHG2037Y HG Tele Conversion Lens x2.0 for 37mm High Performance Lens (Electronics)

While I do like this lens, when zoomed all the way out I can see the edge of the lens through the camera in a big blacked out circle around the outside edge of the video. I'm sure a larger lens would help with that, but I think it is a good compromise due to its weight which isn't as bad as some say, it balances the camera with a larger battery pack quite well.