Lenses for Canon A620

[BlueKitty]

I have seen ebay sellers offering wide angle and close up lenses in a kit with the camera. Are these worth it, and do they work with the ikelite housing?

 

[dbh]

They are not for underwater use and will not fit in a housing. You need external or "wetmate" wide angle and / or macro lenses. IMHO, Inon is the best available on todays market. I am not sure which is compatible with your system.....you need to contact a dealer or another A620 user.

HTH,
Dave

 

[midwestdvr]

If you want add-on lenses for your canon underwater housing, you're out of luck. The only housing for the a620 that'll take add-on lenses is the ikelite housing.

 

[BlueKitty]

Thanks - are add on lenses a good idea or is money better spent on a strobe?

 

[dbh]

strickly my opinion...I would get a strobe first. Nothing will make a bigger impact on your photo quality than adding a strobe. Next, add a macro or WA lens....whichever you shoot most.

Dave

 

[dlndavid]

If you want add-on lenses for your canon underwater housing, you're out of luck. The only housing for the a620 that'll take add-on lenses is the ikelite housing.

I was looking into the a620, which Ikelite housing is there?

 

[alijtaylor]

strickly my opinion...I would get a strobe first. Nothing will make a bigger impact on your photo quality than adding a strobe. Next, add a macro or WA lens....whichever you shoot most.

Dave

I agree that strobe should come before add on lenses because the add on lenses will block the internal flash so without a strobe you are restricted to shooting with the available light, which at least where I live, is not often enough.

But, if you don't already have it I would buy Photshop (the real deal or Elements) or buy/download one of the other correction programmes well before an external strobe or wide angle.

Alison

 

[dbh]

I was looking into the a620, which Ikelite housing is there?

http://www.reefphoto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_32&products_id=1184&zenid=31181be35964931f2b7780589d129329

 

[dbh]

I agree that strobe should come before add on lenses because the add on lenses will block the internal flash so without a strobe you are restricted to shooting with the available light, which at least where I live, is not often enough.
Alison

I may be wrong but I believe only the WA lens will block the internal flash....the macro will not.


Dave

 

[dlndavid]

Thanks Dave for the link. We saw nudies like the one in your avatar in the Philippines. Where is yours from?