Program A and Super Wide Angle Converter

leytono
Posted 23/03/2009 - 19:42 Link
Hi all

Picked up a Program A today mainly for the 50mm f/1.7 lens and it also came with a 0.42x Super Wide Angle converter that screws onto the lens.
Any help with the following questions would be much appreciated

Q1 Is there any demand however small for these cameras (working good as gold with just a few marks on the body)
and
Q2 Is the converter any good or just an amusing gadget

The converter appears to give a Fisheye effect, its case is marked up as Laser and is made in Japan

Thanks
Rich
womble
Posted 23/03/2009 - 19:56 Link
leytono wrote:
Q1 Is there any demand however small for these cameras (working good as gold with just a few marks on the body)
and
Q2 Is the converter any good or just an amusing gadget
Super As sell for an average of £32 on ebay, up to £68.00 for a pristine one.

The fisheye is an amusing gadget but given that distortion is the name of the game it is probably worth having some fun with.

Cheers, Kris.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
leytono
Posted 23/03/2009 - 20:12 Link
Thanks for the reply Kris

Thought that might be the case with the converter, think I will keep it and see what sort of images I can amuse myself with.

As for the camera body, reckon Ebay is calling
Came with the instructions and the registration card, so hopefully that will help it sell

Cheers
Rich
Edited by leytono: 23/03/2009 - 21:36
Hardgravity
Posted 23/03/2009 - 21:33 Link
Quote:
As for the camera body, reckon Ebay is calling
Came with the instructions and the registartion card, so hopefully that will help it sell
It certainly will, cameras with instruction manuals always make more.
Cheers, HG

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