Here's a low-cost, high-quality wide angle solution. The .55X WAA offers a single-element design of negligible size and weight. This new adapter nearly doubles the angle of view and it allows close focusing — right up to the lens front — on many camcorders. When this adapter is attached, angle of view is increased by 45%. Although technically a fixed wide angle adapter, the ability of many cameras to autofocus in macro mode allows this adapter to partially zoom at the wide angle end of the lens.