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DP1m + Minolta ACW100 0.8x wide angle convertors

Started May 30, 2016 | Discussions thread
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motiwala
motiwala Regular Member • Posts: 473
DP1m + Minolta ACW100 0.8x wide angle convertors

I am personally not a big fan of wide angle convertors but heard pretty good things about Minolta ACW-100 so decided to give it a shot and it turned out to be better (and larger too) than I expected.

I was expecting IQ loss and there is definitely some IQ loss and flare but not too bad except top right corner which is weaker. However, often that area is occupied by sky so I don't think that would be quite noticeable in landscape shots.

It's quite large so it won't be on camera always but I know it's there when needed.

Btw, before I acquired dp1m, NEX5n+16mm was my landscape camera and dp1m+ACW-100 produces much better than that.

Overall, I feel it's a worthy companion when I will really need it.

Some pictures with and without and comparing it with nex.

DP1m

DP1m + ACW-100

NEX5n+16mm

DP1m

DP1m+ACW-100

NEX5n+16mm

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