Customer Rating: 
Summary: Excellent Lens
Comment: Received this lens converter today and took a few interior shots with it to assure it's condition. I am extremely pleased with this lens. It is of the highest quality and delivers sharp clear pictures with a much wider field of view than the S5IS lens is capable of without it. I used a Canon 220EX flash and obtained excellent results.
I would highly recommend this lens converter to any S5IS owner who wants a wide angle lens with Canon's quality.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Canon Accessory
Comment: Great value & excellent Canon Lens
Very pleased Great delivery & price
Allan Watt
Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing for everything except high magnification
Comment: This was a great purchase for me. For family shots indoors, or even outside landscape scenes, it works very well, capturing a lot more panorama than you could otherwise. But one word of caution. At maximum magnification with my Canon S5 IS, I got a little blur, and not just around the edges. Perhaps it is my camera, but everything else is wonderful and in focus...unless I go to maximum length on the lens. I also got a rounded shadow when I used the built in flash with the Wide Converter, because the Wide Converter sticks out so far. However, if you use a larger flash off the hot shoe (i.e., I use a Canon 580 EX II from my DSLR), you can shoot all day with no shadow at all. Do not forget one more very important thing. To attach the Wide Converter to your camera (Powershot S2, S3 and S5), you must have the Canon LAH-DC20 Conversion Lens Adapter (which also comes with a junky little sun hood). I got my lens adapter (LAH-DC20) at Amazon as opposed to Canon, and for a whole lot less...almost half. The adapter allows you to attach filters like Sky 1A, polorizer, star and others, but you can't attach a filter and then attach the Wide Converter. It only goes on the lens adapter (LAH-DC20). If you get the LAH-DC20, and attach a 58mm filter, you can also order a Canon 58mm Snap-on-lens Cap (about $9 at Amazon). It fits perfectly and firmly on any lens filters you attach and the camera lens is then protected, as is your filter(s). What you can't do is put any filters on and then add the Wide Converter. And you should know the Wide Converter has no threads on the outside/end to add a filter there either (and FYI...the Wide Converter comes with a very large cap of it's own and a plug for the other end when not in use, along with a nice little cloth pouch). The lens cap that comes with the camera is made to slip off when the camera is turned on, to avoid compromising the gears in the lenses as they move out of the camera body...a Canon safety feature. But the thing comes off if you look at it cross-eyed, so it leaves a lot to be desired. I actually bought two of the LAH-DC20 Lens Adapters and leave one attached to the wide converter and the other to a polorizer filter with the positive 58mm cap attached. That way the lens is always protected and I can interchange them very quickly. I'm sorry this is a little long, but you should know the whole story. And for the record, I love my Wide Converter and S5 setup. Good luck to you.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Canon Converter lens WC-DC58A
Comment: I purchased (from Amazon) this lens together with the S5 IS to be used in my trip to Yellowstone Park 3 weeks ago . The lense is great. But when I used it for night shots using the camera flash, its curved shadow appeared on the pictures. I might have to buy an external flash. By the way, I like my S5 IS (it's a little bit heavy though).
Customer Rating:
Summary: Above Average Results But Too Expensive
Comment: For about $30 more than the basic 58mm Raynox 6600, the WC-DC58A, (S2/S3/S5) WC-DC58N (G3/G5/G6), and WC-DC58B (G7) are worth the extra money because they provide a much sharper image. While there is certainly more barrel distortion than both 6600 series lenses, this is something which can be easily corrected in most image software. As experience shooting with wide angle lenses increases, users tend to figure out readily how to best frame shots to avoid obvious levels of distortion. In terms of post-processing, if correcting distortion is necessary it is a quick fix with little lost compared to the often lengthy process which goes into fixing unwanted fuzziness.
The only real negative with the Canon wide angle conversion lens series is the inability to utilize lens filters and hoods. Although it should be unnecessary for most shots, you can easily put together a 72mm slotted holder for Cokin filters but, as is the case with every wide angle conversion lens currently on the market, you will get vignetting. There are several solutions available for creating proper wide angle shots that will work for power zooms but the cost for bracket rigs is equivalent to buying a mid-range dSLR.
Summary: Excellent Lens
Comment: Received this lens converter today and took a few interior shots with it to assure it's condition. I am extremely pleased with this lens. It is of the highest quality and delivers sharp clear pictures with a much wider field of view than the S5IS lens is capable of without it. I used a Canon 220EX flash and obtained excellent results.
I would highly recommend this lens converter to any S5IS owner who wants a wide angle lens with Canon's quality.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Canon Accessory
Comment: Great value & excellent Canon Lens
Very pleased Great delivery & price
Allan Watt
Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing for everything except high magnification
Comment: This was a great purchase for me. For family shots indoors, or even outside landscape scenes, it works very well, capturing a lot more panorama than you could otherwise. But one word of caution. At maximum magnification with my Canon S5 IS, I got a little blur, and not just around the edges. Perhaps it is my camera, but everything else is wonderful and in focus...unless I go to maximum length on the lens. I also got a rounded shadow when I used the built in flash with the Wide Converter, because the Wide Converter sticks out so far. However, if you use a larger flash off the hot shoe (i.e., I use a Canon 580 EX II from my DSLR), you can shoot all day with no shadow at all. Do not forget one more very important thing. To attach the Wide Converter to your camera (Powershot S2, S3 and S5), you must have the Canon LAH-DC20 Conversion Lens Adapter (which also comes with a junky little sun hood). I got my lens adapter (LAH-DC20) at Amazon as opposed to Canon, and for a whole lot less...almost half. The adapter allows you to attach filters like Sky 1A, polorizer, star and others, but you can't attach a filter and then attach the Wide Converter. It only goes on the lens adapter (LAH-DC20). If you get the LAH-DC20, and attach a 58mm filter, you can also order a Canon 58mm Snap-on-lens Cap (about $9 at Amazon). It fits perfectly and firmly on any lens filters you attach and the camera lens is then protected, as is your filter(s). What you can't do is put any filters on and then add the Wide Converter. And you should know the Wide Converter has no threads on the outside/end to add a filter there either (and FYI...the Wide Converter comes with a very large cap of it's own and a plug for the other end when not in use, along with a nice little cloth pouch). The lens cap that comes with the camera is made to slip off when the camera is turned on, to avoid compromising the gears in the lenses as they move out of the camera body...a Canon safety feature. But the thing comes off if you look at it cross-eyed, so it leaves a lot to be desired. I actually bought two of the LAH-DC20 Lens Adapters and leave one attached to the wide converter and the other to a polorizer filter with the positive 58mm cap attached. That way the lens is always protected and I can interchange them very quickly. I'm sorry this is a little long, but you should know the whole story. And for the record, I love my Wide Converter and S5 setup. Good luck to you.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Canon Converter lens WC-DC58A
Comment: I purchased (from Amazon) this lens together with the S5 IS to be used in my trip to Yellowstone Park 3 weeks ago . The lense is great. But when I used it for night shots using the camera flash, its curved shadow appeared on the pictures. I might have to buy an external flash. By the way, I like my S5 IS (it's a little bit heavy though).
Customer Rating:
Summary: Above Average Results But Too Expensive
Comment: For about $30 more than the basic 58mm Raynox 6600, the WC-DC58A, (S2/S3/S5) WC-DC58N (G3/G5/G6), and WC-DC58B (G7) are worth the extra money because they provide a much sharper image. While there is certainly more barrel distortion than both 6600 series lenses, this is something which can be easily corrected in most image software. As experience shooting with wide angle lenses increases, users tend to figure out readily how to best frame shots to avoid obvious levels of distortion. In terms of post-processing, if correcting distortion is necessary it is a quick fix with little lost compared to the often lengthy process which goes into fixing unwanted fuzziness.
The only real negative with the Canon wide angle conversion lens series is the inability to utilize lens filters and hoods. Although it should be unnecessary for most shots, you can easily put together a 72mm slotted holder for Cokin filters but, as is the case with every wide angle conversion lens currently on the market, you will get vignetting. There are several solutions available for creating proper wide angle shots that will work for power zooms but the cost for bracket rigs is equivalent to buying a mid-range dSLR.
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