Nikon Reviews

Open up your digital photography to a new view. Can't step back far enough to get everyone in the picture? Use this wide angle converter lens to get the whole picture. Gain almost twice the normal view than with your standard digital lens without moving further away from your subject. Ideal for group shots, cityscapes, outdoor panoramas, room interiors, real estate and any situation where you need to see more.

This lens is even more than I expected it would be. There is no chromatic aberration (the WC-24 did have some). It is very well corrected for a ultra wide angle lens (I get no curving of straight lines), the horizon is straight even when placed close to the edge of the frame. I wish it had a lens hood and you can't put filters on it but it is a great addition to my Coolpix 5000.

Hey Andy, from Patterson: I also love my CP 990 (refurb unit, the camera is, though).
Re: your wide angle: did you set the camera to "M", then hit Menu, then scroll to Lens and select "Wide Adapter"? If you didn't, THAT'S why your 990 wouldn't focus!
Everyone else, I don't have this wide adapter yet, but I'm sure it's just as nice as the fisheye I DO have. (And the wide angle is on my wish list.)

After purchasing and using the Coolpix 900 for nearly a year, I realized that in order to take much of a wide angle shot than the camera zoom alone would allow, something more was needed.
Well the WC-E53 is just that item. It perfoms just as you would expect from any Nikon lens and the only area of difficulty is that you cannot use the built in flash with the lens in place. I have yet to have any circumstance that would require the internal flash. There is always the external flash that would be available and needed to illuminate the wide angle area anyway.
Easy to use, just screw it on and set the menu for wide angle lens. On and off in seconds. Less peripheral angular distortion
than I expected. Overall very high recommended.

If you are finding that your 3x zoom is going in the opposite direction of what you want then get this wide angle lens.

I was impressed with the quality of the images that this lens can produce. There is very little distortion except when used at very short focal lengths.

The only downsides are the size of the lens, the weight, and the fact that it blocks the optical viewfinder.