Sony VCL-DH0758 Wide Angle Conversion Lens for DSCH1, H2 and H5 Digital Cameras

This lens is of good quality and does exactly as it should, increase the angle in which you are taking a picture. The first test I did was with my back against the wall looking into my kitchen. With the lens, my Sony DSC-H10 appeared as if it were five feet further back than without the lens! A must get if you want group shots or absolutely stunning landscape pictures. Don't believe some of the other posters belief that this lens "doesn't do that much." If you are a prosumer or above, you know what to expect and what not to expect out of a wide angle lens. This did exactly as it claimed, it changed my focal length from 38mm to ~26.2mm (35mm scale). Great purchase, don't pass this one up. With this lens, the H10 really blows the Panasonic TZ5 out of the water. No need to get a wide-angle camera when this one can be adapted in so many ways.

Was considering the Canon Wide Converter WD-H58W for my Canon HF-G10 video camera (at a cost of more than $400) but, instead bought the Sony VCL-DH0758 (used, for less than $50) and I am extremely please with this lens. There's is very little, if any, distortion around the edges - even at the widest setting. It's a heavy piece of glass, but most quality lenses are. It will make the camera a little front heavy, but the extra width is worth it. A great buy used.

This was the biggest farce I have purchased from a Sony product. The lens is so big it makes handeling the camera horrible and the width of the viewed image is not that much better than the original lens. Big mistake.

I bought this lens for my Sony DSC-H20 camera which did not provided a very wide view are. These lens make a big difference. Now I can cover a larger area. My camera looks nice with this wide angle lens. I can take nice and colorful panoramic pictures. The only thing I do not like about these lens is that you can't use the flash with the lens mounted. The lens create a shadow at the bottom of the picture. Sony did not think on that problem or maybe they did, but they leave it like that in order to the costumer has to buy an external flash. However, I do not think I would be using the flash too much and if I have to I will just unlock the adapter and take out the lens.

I read a review of this product before buy it, about interiors photo using flash; that customer was correct, you`ll see a shadow on the floor(half an orange), this is the shadow of the lens.I think this problem can be solved attaching a flash that come out far from the camera, no matter up or side.My camera is a Sony Cybershot DSC-H2 6MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilization Zoom , great camera!In fact this lens is good, you`ll see a wider field but consider other than the built in flash for interiors, when flash is needed of course.

I have a Sony CyberShot DSC-H1 that came with an adapter tube (56mm to 52mm). I thought it would be great to extend the power of the 12X lens by buying this 0.7X wide angle converter and a 1.7X tele converter lenses, also made by Sony. Both converter lenses stated that they had 58mm threads to mount to the camera, so I bought a 52mm to 58mm adapter ring, thinking that one adapter ring would work with both of them. Well, the 1.7X tele converter mounted on the adapter ring just fine. But this 0.7X wide angle converter would not! The problem is that the threads for mounting this lens are recessed about a quarter of an inch. That means I will need, not an adapter ring, but an adapter TUBE just to mount this lens! Thus far, I have taken some great pictures with the 1.7X tele converter lens. But I cannot even mount this 0.7X wide angle converter on my camera! And I have no idea where I can find an adapter TUBE for 52mm (camera) to 58mm (lens) adaption. It's probably a great lens. Too bad I can't use it!

I intened to only give it 4-star since with the size of the lens, flash will shot a significant shadow on almost half the size of the photo. Yet, it's the design issue on H5, not the lens. Overall, under sufficient lighting condition, the images look great. Very good quality from Made-in-Japan SONY lines.

This wide angle conversion lens does just what you'd expect it to. Regarding a few of the reviews that say it doesn't add that much, maybe the operators didn't have the conversion settings switched properly in the Camera Menu. On a recent trip to the Southwest, the added area was very noticeable. Just sitting in my living room and aiming at the same point with and without the less gives a tangible result. It's true that the lens does block the bottom portion of the flash, but knowing that, adjust your shot accordingly. Also, your zooming is limited with this lens attached, so don't expect to use the full 12x optical of the H5 without removing it. I am very pleased with this lens.