Sony VCLHG0737C High Grade Wide Conversion Lens for HRD HC1, HD1000U, HC5, DCR SR200, DCR DVD308, DVD408 & DVD508 Camcorders
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Manufacturer: Sony
Model: HG0737C
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: Sony
Label: Sony
Features for Sony VCLHG0737C High Grade Wide Conversion Lens for HRD HC1, HD1000U, HC5, DCR SR200, DCR DVD308, DVD408 & DVD508 Camcorders:
Small Picture
Medium Picture
Customer Reviews
the original resolution is down. 
2008-10-14
I found that by using the 0737C lens the picture or photo's resolution reduced greatly.
Good lens but ... 
2008-07-26
The lens is ok. But because of its size, the flitser is partly blocked. Also the input for your microphone will decrease. I have a HD camcorder SR6 or something.
Great lens for Sony Handycam 
2008-05-30
We got this wide angle lens for our new Sony Handycam and it works
beautifully. Easy to put on and take off.
Complementing accessory 2008-05-28
This lens works perfect. Finally I can get the whole group in the frame! The craftsmanship is top quality. It secures to the camera just fine. If you are investing in a high definition camera why would you pair it with anything but the best wide angle lens you can get for it? Don't risk compromising the capabilities of your HD camera.
Great Lens 2008-05-05
I also have a Sony HDR SR12 Camcorder. Got this lens for it and it is working great.
Of course you can't drop it and expect it not to be damaged (see P. White review).
The lens has a rubber ring around it and I had no problem holding on to it.
It is a great lens and I am happy with it (I agree with AC Clarke "Sony did a fine job").
wide angle lens 2008-05-04
The Sony VCL HG0737C wide conversion lens is compatible with HD as well as higher-specification standard definition models. It features a newly developed optical design that reduces its size and weight - making it an ideal match for latest ultra-portable Handycam models.
High quality glass 2008-04-23
Like the previous high-grade 30mm wide-angle lens from Sony for it's 30mm camcorders, this 37mm model is very high quality. Yes, it's a little delicate, so you'll need to take care when installing it and removing it. It works best if you hold (or mount the camcorder on a tripod) vertically in order to thread the lens onto the camera, but you shouldn't avoid this lens just because P. White is clumsy. If you have a thumb, you should be fine. Also, you should realize that this is a wide-angle lens, and will give you a larger field of view, not get you closer to your kid's soccer game like Bob Fox thought. There is very little distortion at the corners of the image, as is common with most wide angle lenses. Good glass makes a good lens, and Sony did a fine job with this one.
Semi-Wide angle 
2008-04-05
I did several test with this product, and although it is wider than the standard lens, customers should not expect huge wide angle shots like in the movie the Shining. You just get a little bit more. If anyone know anyone knows a wider angle lens that would work for the Sony Handycam HDR-CX7 please let me know. In a positive the packaging was great and it came with a firm fitting lid for both sides.
Pretty much what you'd expect 2008-04-01
I have a Sony HDR-HC7 and really needed a wider angle of view. Really I wish that camcorder designers would make their standard lenses wider, but that is not the point. This adapter is just what you'd expect. You screw it on and get a wider view. My only complaint is that it really doesn't go as wide as I would have liked. Be warned, it is a bit heavy cumbersome.
A nasty, badly designed product ... 2008-03-27
I bought this lens to accompany my new HDR-SR12E camcorder. The lens costs $142 (a lot more in the UK) and the camcorder (from Amazon) $1400. The lens screws into the very fine pitch filter mount on the end of the existing lens. The thread is extremely delicate and barely adequate for small and light filters. It is grossy INADEQUATE for a heavy and bulky lens assembly. The lens is held on by two vertical rotations of thread. That's ridiculous. I only got the camcorder yesterday and I fitted the lens indoors as a test last night. That time it screwed on after little fuss but I had no light with which to test it. Today I took the camcorder and the lens outside at lunchtime. A typical camcorder case will not accommodate the camcorder with the lens attached so I had to mount it in the street. It refused to locate into the threads and with only a few seconds of trying I'd managed to scratch the end of my camcorder with the lens mount and strip the black enamel paint from the camcorder's filter thread!!! Then disaster, I was so busy trying to protect the camcorder that I lost my grip on the cone shaped (and smooth!) lens and it fell to the ground. The impact crushed the tiny threads and made my $142 lens junk there and then. I didn't get a single frame of video out of it and I'm furiously angry with SONY for creating such a piece of junk. There's no way a large piece of heavy glass should ever be attached to a camcorder by a tiny filter thread with a pitch so fine that it's near impossible to engage the lens into the threads without stripping them. This is a truly appalling design and I urge you not to risk it.
