• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Vid Camera Wide Angle Lens

Thanks not all that cheap....I bought my wide angle from Sears when they still had stuff like that about 4 years ago for around the same price. The threads for my small Sony at the time may have made it a little cheaper, but still around $40.
 
It may not be a zoom-through lens (only works when the camera's internal lens is zoomed out all the way). Chromatic abberation and softness are probably not good, which in SD may not be an issue - but is something that is going to be pretty noticable in HD. I'd want to see full-size screen grabs taken with this instead of the tiny ones on the auction.

IMO wide angles for video are not worth having. I bought a $300 one for my VX2100 back in 2004 and used it maybe once. They're too much of a hassle to take on and off during a chase, and I rarely found occasion to need it anyway.
 
Ok, thanks for the response Dan. Maybe I'll buy and see if I like it or not since its so cheap anyway. The reason I asked about the price is I was thinking it was so cheap compared to buying a nicer wide angle lens for a still camera. Maybe there are some nicer ones out there but I wasnt sure of the differences, I see B&H had one for like 150 which may have been better.

If anyone has any experience with this feel free to make any other suggestions.
 
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