Sanyo wide angle lens

[Brumack]

Hello all,

Is there anyway to adapt the Sanyo VCP-L06W wide angle lens to the Sanyo HD1000? The lens is designed as a push fit for the Sanyo HD2 and the HD1000 uses a screw thread. The HD1000 really needs a wide angle lens for indoor use and the VCP-L07W lens that I bought was comically too big. I bought the VCP-L06W lens and it's the perfect size but of course it doesn't fit. I prefer the VCP-L06W lens so much so that I'm thinking of selling the HD1000 and buying the older HD2.

I'd prefer not to sell as I really like the HD1000 but I need a wide angle lens.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[ivillages]

Hi, found your post via Google search. I just bought a used Xacti HD1 and need that VCP-L06W! If you still have it, are you interested in selling it?

Thanks
Bob

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day BRumack

Go to the back of the Hoya filters catalogue and look at adapters for camera lenses without filter threads

Hoya make? [certainly used to make] a series of adapters for non-threaded lenses, whereby the adapter was held in place by 3 small finger screws, and then a filter would screw onto the other end. From memory, these adapters used 39mm then 46mm then 55mm filters as the size of the adapter increased in size

I guess that your ancillary lens would then match one of the filter-thread sizes to fit onto the camera itself

Hope this helps
Regards, Phil

[ivillages]

Good idea. Where can I find Hoya filters catalogue ?

Bob