WD-H43 in the UK?

[veg]

Has anyone managed to purchase the WD-H43 Wide Angle adaptor in the UK?. Cant seem to find it anywhere.

[Terfyn]

Techno under WD43 £119.99! OUCH!!!! Also TL43.
I have seen the WD43 on other sites. Can't remember which - but search under WD43.
Cheers

[joemit]

Still seems that the WD-H43 is hard to find in the UK. Here's a reply I posted a couple of weeks ago, hope it helps:

"I gave up trying to find the WD-H43 in the UK about two weeks ago and decided to make my first purchase from B&H Photo in the USA.

The lens cost $199.95 plus $40.10 shipping. I also received an invoice from UPS for the UK import duty, tax, etc. which totalled approx. £45. So total cost was about £167.

The whole order went smoothly and the lens arrived in less than a week.

Be aware that if you are making your first order with B&H you will need to fax a copy (or e-mail scans) of both sides of your credit card as confirmation before they will ship."

Good Luck, Joe

[Rikki]

Got mine from ebay, came from Japan in under 5 days.

[veg]

Thanks for replies guys....
Terfyn..
Thats not the Hi Def lens. the Hi def lens is WD-H43. The 'H' standing for hi definition as I understand it. Or am I wrong?

joemit..
As a Scot that price would cause me more pain than I could possibly bare but thanks.

Rikki..
Cant find it on ebay UK. You wouldn't happen to still have a link to the page on ebay would you?

[Mal]

Rikki..
Cant find it on ebay UK. You wouldn't happen to still have a link to the page on ebay would you?

Me not Rikki, but I bet it's this fella:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-WD-H43-0-7x-HD-Compatible-Wide-Angle-Converter_W0QQitemZ300116328533

[veg]

Me not Rikki either...but me is getting a creeping pain brought on by the thought of an impending invoice from UPS for import duty on top of this if I purchase...a la joemit. Did you get hit for import duty Rikki?.
Just by the by I found out from Canon UK that its not available here yet and they were less than forthcoming when I asked when they would expect to have it available. "Not sure, I'm only a saleswoman":hv20-smilie79:

[pascalbrown]

I think I'll need a wide angle converter when I get my HV20 but that is a lot of money when you consider you could have bought the hv20 for $784 a few days ago!!!

Is the quality of this one really superior to other knock offs? Are there cheaper options? What do you lose in quality (either as a percent or visual signs).
Thanks

[John Watson]

Hmm, I'm disappointed to see the TL-H43 isn't yet available in the UK. I found this thread after having no luck finding one. Presumably the same situation as the WD-H43.

Are these the only lenses that will work with an HV20?

Edit: And what is the actually difference between the TL-43 and the TL-H43? I realise the H is the Hi Def versions.. but what is the real difference? Just wondering if the TL-43 would work just as well?