Replace lenses 'on the fly'?

[Pierre Gielen]

I am considering buying an extra non-fisheye lens for my fish-eyed Git2, but I'm wondering how easy (or not) it will be to replace the lens. Do I need to disassemble the entire camera or can I just change lenses 'on the fly', screwing them in or out like I do with my DSLR?

 

[Alistair Parsons]

apparently with hairdryer once glue is melted its possible, focusing then becomes the issue, a lot of people do change them, you shouldnt need to dissasemble the whole camera, most videos have entire breakdown rather than just lens swop, has anyone seen just a lens swop video?

 

[Pierre Gielen]

It might be wise to just buy another camera with the right lens. I mean, € 100 for an entire camera that works is a better deal than € 50 for swapping a lens in a way that will cause focusing issues.

 

[jmaturner]

it just unscrews. mine came off pretty easily.

 

[Pierre Gielen]

it just unscrews. mine came off pretty easily.

Did you encounter any problems with focus? Does the position of the lens need to be calibrated?

 

[jmaturner]

No not that I know of. I have removed it a few times, but I haven't replaced it with any other lenses.