- At time of entry, this Wide Angle Conversion lens is suitable for use with the Olympus C-4000, C-50 and C-740 Zoom Digital Cameras
- May be suitable for use with other discontinued, existing or pending models, as mentioned here or by manufacturer
Product Description
The WC0N-07 Wide Conversion lens decreases the magnification of your subject by 0.7x when your camera lens is set to the wide-angle position. This will help you include more in the picture when shooting skylines, group shots, or houses, just to name a few types of shooting situations.
The following models require the CLA-1 and 43-55mm Step-Up Ring:
C-2000/2020/2040/3000/3020/3030/3040/4000/4040/5050 Zoom
The following models require the CLA-4:
C-740/750/765/770UZ and SP-500UZ/SP-510
The following models require the CLA-6 Lens Adapter Tube:
C-5000 Zoom
The following models require the 49-55mm Step-Up-Ring:
C-2100UZ/E-100RS
The following models require the 43-55mm Step-Up Ring:
D-500/600/620/C-2500L
Note: Wide angle lenses extend the camera’s wide-angle range. This lens is not intended for use at telephoto zoom settings. Additionally, use of the camera’s built-in flash with this lens attachment is not recommended. We recommend use of your camera’s LCD to aid in composing the image.
Keith Roberts @ 12:55 am
I have a Nikon Coolpix 8700, and the 35mm max wide angle was really limiting the shots I could take. So I bought this lens plus an adapter, and it really expands the range of my camera. I was recently at the Statue of Liberty, and from the base I was able to get my friend, the entire base, and the entire statue all in the same shot.
The lens is also quite light, and pretty durable. However, it is quite large, and doesn’t fit so well into camera bags.
Steven Bogolea @ 3:45 am
The extra view with this lens means I can shoot indoors and not have to worry about getting a good shot… When I don’t need a flash. The only drawback is the lens is large, large enough that the flash on top of the camera is blocked.
Otherwise, I can find so little distortion that I rarely have to correct for it in PhotoShop and at least with my setup there are no additional artifacts or fringing that I’ve seen on screen or in 5 x 7 prints.
It does not work well into the 12X telephoto range of my camera (extreme tunnel vision and visably soft edges), but the FZ-5 has a quick disconnect lens adapter, so if I need to switch it’s not an issue.
Mary Block @ 4:28 am
I’ve been using this lens for about 2 years now. Being in Colorado, I shoot a lot of wide angle outdoor shots. This lens is great for my purposes. I did buy an external slave flash so I can use flash with this lens, as it’s so big it blocks the internal flash of my Olympus C-5000.
George the Greek @ 5:14 am
I have an Olympus camera and this product can be used but it requires an adapter as well. The reason I bought it is for my Panasonic DMC FZ30. It fits directly and takes great pictures.Very good lens.
John Uske @ 6:49 am
My journey to transition from film to digital photography began in earnest in July of 2002. That is when I bought my first high-grade digital camera, which was an Olympus C-700 UZ. I found myself taking indoor shots in close quarters, but not being able to get everyone in the frame no matter how far back I stood from the subject. The answer was to have a wider-angle lens, but the lens on this camera was a built in zoom that was not interchangeable,so what other options did I have?
I did some research in mid 2003 and found Olympus offered the answer in the form of the WCON-0.7X wide-angle converter lens. Using a CLA-4 adapter tube I could add this lens to my camera and increase its area of coverage at the wide end of the built in zoom. To install it you screw the CLA-4 adapter tube into the filter threads on the lens of the camera, and then you screw the converter lens into the CLA-4 adapter tube just like were screwing on a lens filter and that is it, you are done. Next turn on the camera and set the zoom back as far as you can. This is what gives you the widest angle of coverage. You can still zoom in if you wish but then you get severe vignetting at the perimeter of the frame and the focus is soft at the edges too.
All in all the WCON-0.7X proved a great way to enhance the capability of my camera at a minimum of cost and give me the wider coverage I needed when shooting subjects in close quarters. One note of caution: the very large diameter of this lens will block the beam from built in flash of most cameras. The recipe to get around this problem is spelled out in my review of the Olympus FL-20 flash. Go read that review to learn what you need to do to overcome this problem. In the end the WCON-0.7X converter lens is still a great accessory to add to your camera. You will be pleased with the results.