Imagine you're in a small room, trying to squeeze the whole stage of a theater production into one frame, but your lens just won't zoom out enough. You're pressing against a wall - what can you do? Having an inexpensive x.45 lens converter in your camera bag gives you an option. Having a crazy wide x.3 fisheye converter at a birthday party can give a strange levity to some of your shots, and that 2x tele-converter might just give you the extra reach you need in a pinch. While a cheap lens converter will degrade the quality of your final image, sometimes it's the only option.
If you're a high-end video producer, having a depth of field adapter might be the extra punch you need to get your movie noticed and picked up by that festival. Doctors might find great usefulness in being able to videotape what they see through the microscope.
Your camera's abilities don't stop and start with the lens that came attached to the camera. Expand your horizons: try out a new lens adapter or converter.
Kyle Cassidy is a visual artist who writes extensively about technology.…
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