http://www.digitalcameratracker.com/sony-hx1-reviews-sample-photos-videos/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:07:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.digitalcameratracker.com/sony-hx1-reviews-sample-photos-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-30646 Jeff Mon, 11 May 2009 05:58:12 +0000 http://www.digitalcameratracker.com/?p=11200#comment-30646 Just bought the camera. What about using a filter to protect the lens??? Just figuring out that this is a problem. I'll be watching this issue which will hopefully have some sort of a fix. Just bought the camera. What about using a filter to protect the lens???
Just figuring out that this is a problem.
I’ll be watching this issue which will hopefully have some sort of a fix.

]]> http://www.digitalcameratracker.com/sony-hx1-reviews-sample-photos-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-26975 Rob Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:48:54 +0000 http://www.digitalcameratracker.com/?p=11200#comment-26975 If you go to the Sony site and look you will see that the HX1 does in camera filter effects. While not as good as attachable filters, at least there are some near effects. If you go to the Sony site and look you will see that the HX1 does in camera filter effects. While not as good as attachable filters, at least there are some near effects.

]]> http://www.digitalcameratracker.com/sony-hx1-reviews-sample-photos-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-25916 WillyT Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:51:23 +0000 http://www.digitalcameratracker.com/?p=11200#comment-25916 DSC-HX1 FILTER DELEMMA Regarding the DSC-HX1, I remain dismayed at the prospects of using lens front filters. Having read every word, and seeking every depiction of this interesting camera on the internet, I see difficult obsticles to lens front filtering. Noted of course, is the lack of lens front threads. Also noted - none of the sites I've seen, including SonyStyle.com, make any mention of a lens adaptor or a lens hood included in the box with this camea, as is done with the H10 and the H50. Rightly so I believe, because this 20x lens has a very long excursion and extension when at maximum telephoto. Any sort of lens adaptor or hood adaptor that would be long enough - unless exceedingly wide - would certainly cause servere vignetteing at wide angle. It seems probable to me that Sony has chosen to omit lens hood, lens adaptor, filter adaptor, and provisions for tele-x or wide-x lenses because of the difficulties depicted above. This is sad. In my mind, lens front filter threads - as seen on SLR lenses - is all that is needed to resolve this quandary. Possibly the issue with lens front threads is allowing the opportunity for attaching excessive weight to the front of the lens barrel - I don't know. For me, the use of 1 or 2 filters is necessary. Certainly, the wieght of 2 filters is not excessive weight. Lack of lens front filtering is probably a stopper for me and this camera. I encourage any of you to chime in with your opinion about these issues. In the meantime, I am researching possible modifications and/or retro-fits to achieve my goal. For now, I will persue a modification that will allow using the included lens cap, etc. (with small extension rings in the body barrel, if necessary. Hopefully the body barrel is threaded!). I have no desire to use an adaptor ring with set screws. I HATE set screws! Thanks, everyone. Bill :o DSC-HX1 FILTER DELEMMA
Regarding the DSC-HX1, I remain dismayed at the prospects of using lens front filters. Having read every word, and seeking every depiction of this interesting camera on the internet, I see difficult obsticles to lens front filtering. Noted of course, is the lack of lens front threads. Also noted – none of the sites I’ve seen, including SonyStyle.com, make any mention of a lens adaptor or a lens hood included in the box with this camea, as is done with the H10 and the H50. Rightly so I believe, because this 20x lens has a very long excursion and extension when at maximum telephoto. Any sort of lens adaptor or hood adaptor that would be long enough – unless exceedingly wide – would certainly cause servere vignetteing at wide angle.
It seems probable to me that Sony has chosen to omit lens hood, lens adaptor, filter adaptor, and provisions for tele-x or wide-x lenses because of the difficulties depicted above. This is sad. In my mind, lens front filter threads – as seen on SLR lenses – is all that is needed to resolve this quandary. Possibly the issue with lens front threads is allowing the opportunity for attaching excessive weight to the front of the lens barrel – I don’t know. For me, the use of 1 or 2 filters is necessary. Certainly, the wieght of 2 filters is not excessive weight.
Lack of lens front filtering is probably a stopper for me and this camera. I encourage any of you to chime in with your opinion about these issues. In the meantime, I am researching possible modifications and/or retro-fits to achieve my goal. For now, I will persue a modification that will allow using the included lens cap, etc. (with small extension rings in the body barrel, if necessary. Hopefully the body barrel is threaded!). I have no desire to use an adaptor ring with set screws. I HATE set screws! Thanks, everyone.
Bill

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