Wider view, bigger glass.

The product does exactly what it promises - takes the view of my G9 and makes it wider. I have taken a few shots with this so far, and they look good - canon makes pretty good glass, even at this lower screw-on adapter filter level of products. one thing though - this lens is BIG. makes the little point and shooter look like a kids toy with a big shiny monster eye in the middle.. I probably won't leave this on while walking around with the camera.

one 'feature' i didnt like was the way the threads are set up - you cant put another filter between this and the camera unless it has very deep threads - so i cannot use my IR filter and wide angle together easily.