JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

Just realized I was answering for the RX100 and not the RX10. Duh! Once my brain had settled on RX100, RX10 didn't register.

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UHH Sacred Tradition. Surely youre already well aware of that ;-)

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$25.00 to put a hood on a high ratio zoom lens ? Just a waste of $24.50.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

It is ONLY for the widest end...

MikeMck Loc: Southern Maryland on the Bay

I shoot lots of theater applications. Sometimes it not possible to get the entire stage in the shot. I can't move beyond the first row or I'll get a bunch of heads in the shot. Thanks for all your suggestions.

Canisdirus

Buy a different camera if that is what you are primarily using the camera for.

Rick from NY Loc: Sarasota FL

Apparently you are shooting during a live performance. It would be hard to convince me that any add-on adapter would produce a satisfactory image, unless you’re just shooting a “snapshot” or “record shot”. Shooting a wide expanse at 24mm without distortion is difficult enough. Anything wider than 24mm to include the entire stage will certainly introduce all sorts of unflattering distortion, keystoning or other unpleasant issues.

When shooting wide promotional images for theater or sport teams, etc., such images are generally shot during rehearsal. it is critical for the lens to be at the same level as the subjects. A ladder is your friend since any forward or backward tilt of the plane of the “film” will produce unflattering results at both edges. Or perhaps the balcony if there is one. If you are shooting a live performance from a front row towards an elevated stage, tilting the camera back to frame the entire stage will not yield satisfactory results even if you use a native 18mm or 20mm lens. That is why images taken during live performances are generally more tightly framed for one or a few performers rather than full stage. The laws of physics are impossible to overcome.

MikeMck Loc: Southern Maryland on the Bay

Actually, the local theater group I shoot for is in a gym. I am at the same level as the actors. My wide angle lens would be used for the cast photo at the end of the play. My only solution is going to be another camera. My Sony RX10 IV is idea for everything except this one shot. Thanks.

Rick from NY Loc: Sarasota FL

Fair enough. So if you are shooting the curtain calls after the performance, I would suggest that rather than a wider lens, you simply set up a step ladder behind the last row and use the generous telephoto ability of the RX10 to frame the entire stage. I’ll go out on a limb and guarantee that the results from the rear on a ladder at 300mm will be way better than from first row using wide.

Addendum - if shooting telephoto, be careful of dof issues. Shoot with small aperture.

MikeMck Loc: Southern Maryland on the Bay

I appreciate your comments. I have been looking at a Canon T7, price is less than $500. Have you had any experience with that?

Rick from NY Loc: Sarasota FL

Who are you addressing here?

MikeMck Loc: Southern Maryland on the Bay

Anyone who will answer.

gwilliams6

Found this one on Wal Mart, but beware the only review I found of it on Amazon, was a one-star rating. There are other wide angle conversion lenses in the market, you need ones that will fit the 72mm filter thread of the lens on the RX10 IV.

Be aware the resulting quality will likely not be up to the image quality you are used to from the standard lens. There is no free lunch when you add such a conversion lens. And you have to watch for any vignette caused by this lens extending from the front of the standard lens. It says it is low profile, so maybe no vignette will occur.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sony-Cyber-shot-DSC-RX10-IV-High-Definition-Ultra-Wide-Angle-Conversion-Lens-Low-Profile/247683830

Cheers and best to you.

Canisdirus

Any of the newer mirrorless cameras will be acceptable for your photography.

Just choose what you like...they are all good today.

All of these add-on lenses....magnification ones...wide angle ones.

As GWilliams points out...they all degrade your images...all of them.

It's inevitable...because the lenses are not made specifically for any lens...a jack of all trade attachment.

That's a tremendous disadvantage from an engineering perspective.
The attachment lens has no idea of the design of the lens it is being attached to...so results vary.

It's always better to spend coin up front so you don't have to use generic attachments later on.

Don, the 2nd son Loc: Crowded Florida

BUT the original poster has the R10iv which has 72mm filter threads!