Real Life Difference Between WCON07 & 08

airconvent · 8th July 2005

After 2 weeks, still hunting around for a wcon08.
anyone who used them can feedback on what is the difference between the 07 and 08?
I understand the 08 has been replaced by the 08b but the price is much higher?
Getting very discouraged looking for 08, so very tempted to buy a third party WCON+MACRO lens (only cost $60+!)
I know they are not as good as the Olympus lens from what I read here but perhaps its decent enough for non-professional use?
cheers

huggable · 10th July 2005

The difference between the WCON08 and b is the lens thread. The WCON08 has 55mm thread, which can be screwed directly unto the FZ-5. The WCON08b has a 62mm screw thread.

Firefox · 10th July 2005

Originally Posted by airconvent

After 2 weeks, still hunting around for a wcon08.
anyone who used them can feedback on what is the difference between the 07 and 08?
I understand the 08 has been replaced by the 08b but the price is much higher?
Getting very discouraged looking for 08, so very tempted to buy a third party WCON+MACRO lens (only cost $60+!)
I know they are not as good as the Olympus lens from what I read here but perhaps its decent enough for non-professional use?
cheers

The difference is that the WCON-07 has a 0.7x conversion whereas the WCON-08 has a 0.8x conversion..

mpenza · 10th July 2005

Originally Posted by airconvent

I understand the 08 has been replaced by the 08b but the price is much higher?

It's not a replacement but a different product meant for a different series (pro series) of Olympus cameras.

dominator · 11th July 2005

Originally Posted by Firefox

The difference is that the WCON-07 has a 0.7x conversion whereas the WCON-08 has a 0.8x conversion..

i read somewhere stating that a wcon08 is wide while the wcon07 is much wider. wonder whether it's true or not...

8th July 2005	#1
airconvent Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,083	Real Life Difference Between WCON07 & 08 After 2 weeks, still hunting around for a wcon08. anyone who used them can feedback on what is the difference between the 07 and 08? I understand the 08 has been replaced by the 08b but the price is much higher? Getting very discouraged looking for 08, so very tempted to buy a third party WCON+MACRO lens (only cost $60+!) I know they are not as good as the Olympus lens from what I read here but perhaps its decent enough for non-professional use? cheers

10th July 2005	#2
huggable Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: East side Posts: 3,027	The difference between the WCON08 and b is the lens thread. The WCON08 has 55mm thread, which can be screwed directly unto the FZ-5. The WCON08b has a 62mm screw thread. Last edited by huggable; 10th July 2005 at 03:58 PM.