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With a wide angle lens, you can more easily include foreground subjects and emphasize the distance to the background. A wide angle lens has a shorter focal distance than a normal lens. From any given spot an image is made with a wide angle lens, it includes more field of view than with a normal lens. The Diamond 0.3x™ produces a 110-degree field of view, the Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ produces a 67-degree field of view and the Platinum 0.2x™ produces a 180-degree field of view (actual field of view depends on your camcorder's specifications). Whether you prefer to use the Diamond 0.3x™, the Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ or the Platinum 0.2x™ depends on how far away you think you might usually want to be from your subject.

The Diamond 0.3x™, the Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ and the Platinum 0.2x™ wide angle lenses are useful for taking pictures where space is limited. As an example, a wide angle lens would be ideal if you were taking video of your family in your living room, as you are only able to stand so far away from your subjects.

As it may be advantageous to get as much as possible in your image, anything from the first person perspective is an ideal situation for the Diamond 0.3x™ and Platinum 0.2x™. If you are wearing any sort of hand/helmet/belly/body mount, the Diamond 0.3x™ and Platinum 0.2x™ will allow you a very full image. In close action/extreme sports are shot exceptionally well with both lenses. The same is true for any interview-type situation.

Choosing between the Diamond 0.3x™ and Platinum 0.2x™ depends on the amount of field of view required relative to a fish-eye effect. The Platinum 0.2x™ is significantly wider than the Diamond 0.3x™, and has a minimal distortion fish-eye (curvature) effect. The Diamond 0.3x™ will allow the widest field of view possible with only minimal barrel distortion (no fish-eye effect).

The Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ is useful for gaining a wide field of view, but not needing to be 'right on top of the situation'. The Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ has no barrel distortion.

Some of the uses of our lenses are: Personal Home Use, Professional Film Production, Skydiving, B.A.S.E Jumping, Paragliding, Hangliding, Skateboarding, Aerobatic Cockpit Filming, Formula 1, Model Aircraft Perspectives, Military Applications, BMX, Motocross and much more.

Both lenses are able to zoom in only until the half-way point. This is a limitation due to the nature of a low-profile wide angle lens.

A wide angle lens is a necessary addition to any vidoegrapher's arsenal. We hope you will find the Diamond 0.3x™, the Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ and the Platinum 0.2x™ assets to your camcorder videography.

Compare the Field of View of
the Platinum 0.2x^™/Diamond 0.3x^™/Stealth 0.5x ver.2™
(based on a 1/4 inch CCD)

Don't de-value your footage

Avoid Vignettes!

No Wide Angle	Stealth 0.5x ver.2™
Diamond 0.3x™	Platinum 0.2x™

Compare the Field of View of
Diamond 0.3x^™/Stealth 0.5x ver.2™
with other Wide Angle Lenses

No Wide Angle	Stealth 0.5x ver.2™
0.45x	0.42x
0.38x	Diamond 0.3x™

Comparison images are based on the camera's and the lens' initial point of non-vignette. All images shot with a Sony DCR-PC5.

Some images of ‘other lenses’ show a slight vignette (black corners), their technical field of view would be exactly 'less the vignette' (slightly less wide of an image than shown).

The Diamond 0.3x™ is shown zoomed full wide and has absolutely no vignette.*

*No Vignette on single CCD, CMOS and HD camcorders, not using a step-up ring

PRODUCT MEASUREMENTS

Size Does Matter

One of the significant advantages of the Platinum 0.2x™/Diamond 0.3x™/Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ are that they are extremely small in physical size. Other wide-angle lenses can be as much as or more than THREE times as big in length!

Measurement chart:

Diamond 0.3x™/
Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ Platinum 0.2x™ Kenko .42 Titanium .45

Diameter 44mm
(1 3/4 in) 44mm
(1 3/4 in) 48mm
(1 15/16 in) 58mm
(2 1/4 in)

Length
(Depth) 8mm
(5/16 in) 12mm
(1/2 in) 33mm
(1 5/16 in) 35mm
(1 3/8 in)

The small physical size of the Platinum 0.2x™/Diamond 0.3x™ and Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ have several benefits:

Less wear and tear on a camcorder’s fragile frame

Less wear and tear on the camcorders threads and lens

Minimizes vibrations and camcorder shake

Minimizes the chance of damaging your camcorder due to an object strike (factory service for camcorder repair is expensive and often takes several weeks)

Makes your camcorder more compact and therefore more adaptable filming situations

Avoid having to add extra support to a larger wide angle lens

Don't get your lenses get ripped off your camera like this guy! I wonder how much his repair bill was for his camera! And he must have waited weeks for the repair service.

This could have been avoided if he used a lower profile Platinum 0.2x™, Diamond 0.3x™ or Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ lens

Don't de-value your footage. Avoid Vignettes!

Does this image look familiar?

Vignettes ('black corners') are an imperfection of many popular wide angle lenses. Vignettes make footage unusable in the world of digital video. Sometimes, our cameras do not show a vignette on our LCD screens or on our TV screens, but they show when downloaded on to a PC.

Don't risk having less usable footage than you could have. The Platinum 0.2x™, Diamond 0.3x™ and Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ have Absolutely No Vignette!
Even when downloaded onto an uncropped field such as a PC editing program.

The 'vignette-free' Diamond 0.3x™

Operating Instructions for The Platinum 0.2x™, Diamond 0.3x™and Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ Wide Angle Lens

    To focus your lens, use auto focus to set the focus (on the ground), then set your focus mode to 'manual' (the 'f' in the little hand).
DO NOT use 'infinity' mode (the picture of the mountains). It is possible to use your camera in any 'program mode' (sports, auto, beach and ski, etc). If it is anything but 'auto' however, you will need to manually focus your camera any time it goes out of focus. Use the manual focus ring to do this. Or, put the program mode back to 'auto' and let auto focus do the work, then choose your desired program setting.
   Don't worry, YOU WILL NOT NEED TO RE-FOCUS YOUR CAMERA often; only if your camera goes out of focus for some reason.
   The Platinum 0.2x™, Diamond 0.3x™ and Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ is able to zoom in half way. Enjoy capturing images never before possible with such clarity.

Thread Size Chart:

The Platinum 0.2x™, Diamond 0.3x™ and Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ currently come in 25mm, 30mm and 37mm thread size.
The Diamond 0.3x™ is now also available in a 27mm, 30.5mm and 40.5mm thread size.
The Stealth 0.5x ver.2™ is now also available in a 40.5mm and 43mm thread size.

For most other thread sizes, adapter rings are available at Para-Gear. No. L1321 Step Up Adapter Ring.

Size Chart:	Compatible Cameras:
25mm:	Sony – DCR-DVD - 91, 101, 105, 201, 205, 301, 305, 605, 705 Sony – DCR-HC - 19, 20, 21. 22. 26, 28, 30, 32, 36, 39, 40, 42, 46 Sony – DCR-PC - 106, 107, 108, 109 Samsung – SC-D - 6550 Duocam Samsung – VP-D - 451, 453, 455i, 461, 463, 905
27mm: (Diamond 0.3x™ Only)	Canon – DC - 10, 20, 22 Canon – Elura - 100 Canon – MV - 3i Canon – MVX - 450, 460 Canon – S - 1 JVC – GR-D - 201US, 230, 244, 250, 270, 270US, 290, 295, 295U, 350, 370, 395, 396, 396US, 750, 770, 796, 850 JVC – GR-DA - 30US JVC – GR-DVM - 55, 75 JVC – GR-DVX - 9, 400EG, 707 JVC – GR-DX - 27, 28, 28E, 37E, 77, 77E, 78, 97 JVC – GZ-D - 200US JVC – GZ-MG - 20 Panasonic - NV-DS - 60, 65 Panasonic - NV-GS - 10, 11B, 15, 22, 30, 33, 55, 120 Panasonic - PV-DV - 103 Panasonic - PV-GS - 2, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 31, 33, 55 Samsung – SC-DC - 165, 363, 365, 372 Samsung – VP-D - 361, 362, 363, 364W Sharp - VL-NZ - 100U, 250U
30mm:	Sony – DCR-DVD - 92, 103, 108, 200, 203, 308, 403, 405, 505, 602, 610, 650, 653, 710, 805, 810, 850, 905, 910 Sony – DCR-HC - 3, 15, 38, 48, 52, 62, 65, 90, 96 Sony – DCR-IP - 5, 7, 45, 55, 220 Sony – DCR-PC - 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 101, 104, 105, 350, 1000 Sony – DCR-SR - 32, 40, 45, 47, 65, 68, 83, 85, 87, 88, 220, 220D Sony – DCR-TRV - 8, 11, 18, 22, 25, 27, 33, 38 Sony – HDR-CX – 100,105, 110, 150, 300, 350v Sony – HDR-HC - 3 Sony – HDR-SR - 1, 10, 10D, 42, 62, 82, 100 Sony – HDR-UX – 1, 10, 20 Sony – HDR-XR – 100, 150, 200v, 350v Sony – HXR-M - 1 Samsung – SC-D - 105, 107, 303, 353, 6040 Samsung – SC-DC - 173U, 575 Samsung – SC-HMX - 10 Samsung – SC-MX - 10, 10P. 20 Samsung – SMX – F43bn Samsung – VP-D - 101, 103i, 353, 6550i Sharp - VL-Z - 1U, 3U, 5U, 7U, 500H
30.5mm: (Diamond 0.3x™ Only)	Canon – DC – 410, 420 Canon – Elura - 65 Canon – MV - 400i, 600, 630i, 650i, 700, 700i, 730i Canon – MVX - 10l Canon – Optura - 300, 400, 500 Canon – ZR - 25MC, 40, 45MC, 50MC, 60, 65MC, 70MC, 80, 85, 90, 960 Hitachi – DZ-GX - 3100A Hitachi – DZ-MV - 350A, 780A, 780E JVC – AG-EZ - 20 JVC – GR-AXM - 17U, 18 JVC – GR-D - 23, 23E, 27, 34E, 53E, 54E, 72, 73, 73AG, 73E, 650 JVC – GR-DF - 450, 470, 570 JVC – GR-DX - 25, 95E, 106E, 300E, 300US JVC – GR-SXM - 38 JVC – GZ-D - 93 JVC – GZ-DX - 75, 95 JVC – GZ-HD – 320b JVC – GZ-HM – 200, 300, 340 JVC – GZ-MC - 100 JVC – GZ-MG - 21, 67, 70, 77, 100, 130, 155, 200, 255, 330H JVC – HDC-SD – 10k JVC – HDC-TM – 10k Panasonic - NV-GS - 17, 21EG-S, 25, 27 Panasonic - PV-DC - 252 Panasonic - PV-GS - 25, 29, 32, 36, 39, 59 Panasonic - VDR-D - 100, 200 Panasonic - VDR-M - 75
37mm:	Sony – DCR-PC - 7, 10, 100, 110, 115, 120, 330 Sony – DCR-SR - 200, 300C Sony – DCR-TRV- 70 Sony – HDR-CX - 7, 11, 12, 500v, 520v, 550v Sony – HDR-HC - 1, 5, 7, 9 Sony – HDR-SR - 5, 7, 8, 11, 12 Sony – HDR-UX - 5, 7 Sony – HDR-XR – 500v, 520v, 550v Sony – HVR-A – 1e Canon – DC - 40, 50 Canon – MVX - 150i Canon – Optura - 10, 20 Canon – Vixia - HF10, HF11, HF20, HF21, HF100, HF200, HFM30, HFM31, HFM300, HG20, HG21, HG30, HR10, HV10 Hitachi – DZ-GX - 3300A Hitachi – DZ-MV - 230A, 270A, 380A, 550A, 550E, 580A, 580E JVC – GR-D- 22U, 31EK, 50, 51E, 70, 70EK, 200 JVC – GR-DVL - 160EG, 517, 820U, 9200, 9800 JVC – GRX - 5, 5U, 5US JVC – GZ-HD – 500, 620 JVC – GZ-HM – 330, 550 JVC – GZ-MG - 505 Panasonic - HDC-HS – 9, 100 Panasonic - HDC-SD - 5BNDL, 9, 100 Panasonic - HDC-SX - 5 Panasonic - NV-DS - 27B, 38 Panasonic - NV-GS - 18EF-S, 75EG, 150, 200, 300B Panasonic - NV-VZ - 17B, 18 Panasonic - PV-DV - 901, 951 Panasonic - PV-GS - 65, 70, 80, 83, 85, 150, 180, 200, 300, 320 Panasonic - PV-VM – 202 Panasonic - SDR-H - 18, 20, 79k, 80k, 90k, 200 Panasonic - SDR-S – 25a, 26k, 100, 150 Panasonic - VDR-D - 50, 210, 220, 230, 250, 300, 310 Panasonic - VDR-M - 50, 70, 70E, 95 Samsung – SC-D - 23, 27, 33, 67, 80, 86, 180 Samsung – SC-DC - 164 Samsung – VP-D - 80, D340 Sanyo – Xacti VPC – FH1, TH1
40.5mm:	Sanyo – HD - 1000, 1010, 2000
43mm: (Stealth 0.5x™ Only)	Canon – VIXIA – HG10, HV20, HV30, HV40 Hitachi – DZ-BD - 7HA, 70ª JVC – GZ-HD - 5, 6, 10, 30, 40 JVC – GZ-MG - 730 Panasonic - AG-DVC - 7, 20 Panasonic - AG-HSC - 1UP Panasonic - HDC-DX – 1 Panasonic - HDC-HS – 20k, 250, 300 Panasonic - HDC-SD – 1 Panasonic - HDC-TM – 20k, 300k Panasonic - NV-GS - 500 Panasonic - PV-DV - 950

Other Popular Camcorders:

28mm:	Canon – Elura - 40MC, 50 Canon – MV - 5iMC, 6i Canon – ZR - 100, 200, 300, 400
34mm:	Canon – DM-MVX - 2i Canon – Elura - 70, 80, 90 Canon – MVX - 4i, 20L, 25L, 45i, 200, 200i, 250L, 350i Canon – Optura - 30, 40, 60, 200MC, 600 Hitachi – DZ-BX - 35A Hitachi – DZ-GX - 20A, 20E, 3200A, 5020A, 5080A Hitachi – DZ-HS - 300A, 500A Hitachi – DZ-MV - 730A, 750 Panasonic - VDR-M - 53, 55