Comments on: A Wide-Angle Converter For The Canon G10

By: Raynox SRW 6600 Works

Raynox SRW 6600 Works — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:53:01 +0000

I just got the Raynox SRW 6600 58mm and it works with lensmate Part A with not vignetting with the G10 at full wide angle. This gives around 18.5mm with minimal barrel distortion compared to other converters

By: hd72

hd72 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:48:50 +0000

I’ve had my G9 with the wide angle converter for about a year now, and I recently got a Panasonic LX3. I have to say… i love them both equally, for different reasons. The LX3′s fast f2.0 and 24mm lens make it my indoor camera, and the G9 having a 6x zoom (and great controls) is my outdoor camera.
The G9 even with the wide angle lens attached can’t fit as much in the picture as the LX3 by itself – and the G9′s wide angle lens weighs as much as the camera does!
I’m keeping both cameras, but planning on selling that lens.

By: Mike Martin

Mike Martin — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:37:50 +0000

Marcus,
Thanks for reminding me not to believe everything I read on the internet My source was:
http://www.studionemo.com/2008/10/canon-10-new-but-not-improved/
I looked at your suggested KAPChris’s solution. I doubt most of us can make this happen without a lot more info and support. But I’m inspired. I’m a Mechanical Engineer, retired. My experience tells me a simpler solution would be a trip pseduo finger activated by pulling a string (thus eliminating servos, controllers, batteries, etc.). Maybe I should work on this.
On the other hand, I wish someone could tell us how to adapt Canon’s TC-80N3 for use on these cameras. I’m told it has a fantastic time lapse sequencing program built in-anything from 1 sec to 99 hrs between shots, also 4 other sequence types-(variable self timer, variable long exposure night shot facility etc,). If do-able, this looks like a great way to go.

Back on subject, if the Canon G10 can take RAW in AV mode, if it can delay taking shots for up to 30 seconds, if it can take a burst of 5 shots after the delay in RAW, if its RAW format can be read by Adobe Elements + others programs, then I should buy one.

By: marcus

marcus — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:58:51 +0000

Mike you are mistaken, the G10 CAN shoot RAW in Av or aperture priority mode.

If you switch to the green ‘I don’t know how it works just take a pic for me’ mode, or the scene modes, then the camera [rightly] disables RAW, but you can shoot RAW in ‘P’ auto mode as well as M, Tv and Av.

By: marcus

marcus — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:26:47 +0000

Mike, check out KAPChris’s solution using an LX3 on a pole with a servo trigger attached to the hotshoe:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kap_cris/3154193529/in/pool-kaprigs

By: Mike Martin

Mike Martin — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:19:20 +0000

If there is a way to delay the shutter for up to 30 seconds and then take a burst (5 minimum), I’d be interested. However, I don’t think the Panasonic LX3 will do this. A custom delay timer for up to 30 seconds seems to be a Canon only thing.
My main camera is a Canon 40D. I’ll continue to look for a smaller camera that will do almost a much. I want smaller because: (1) international travel and (2) use in atop my pole for PAP.

By: larry

larry — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:51:09 +0000

Mike- Wow, I didn’t know the G10 doesn’t shoot RAW in AP mode. Thanks for pointing that out.

Have you looked at the Panasonic LX3. Everyone I know that has one raves about it. Smaller, 24mm Leica lens f2.0, RAW if I didn’t love my G9 so much I’d run out and get one.

By: Mike Martin

Mike Martin — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:43:24 +0000

Larry,
I’ve finally read enough reviews to know the Canon G10 isn’t for me. Besides dropping many cool G9 features (large video, time-lapse, etc.) it also won’t take RAW images in aperture priority mode. That’s a deal breaker for a HDR fanatic like me. So now I’m contemplating finding a G9. However, I think it will be too heavy for my wind-sock pole for PAP, especially if I want to add a wide angle lens. The G9 still might be ideal for long international trips. Or maybe I should wait to see if Canon will get it right with the G11.

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By: larry

larry — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:29:23 +0000

Chris,
I have not researched the G7 as extensively as I have the G9 and G10 but according to http://www.lensmateonline.com/newsite/G7.html (the site I refer to) the answer is, no the G7 appears to be identical to the G9 which has different size threads than the G10… this is why almost nothing out there fits on the G10, Canon changed the thread size on the lens.

If you are wanting to fit adapters to the G7 look over the stuff they have at lensmate.com. They have a lot of things that work for the G7 and G9.