INON GoPro UFL-G140 SD

Peter Rowlands · Issue 117, Nov/Dec 2020 · pp. 41–43

Products mentioned: INON UFL-G140 SD, INON SD Front Mask for HERO5/6/7, GoPro Hero 7 Black, GoPro 3-7, Olympus STYLUS TG-Tracker, Sony FDR-X3000, Sony HDR-AS300, INON base tray and handles

The INON UFL-G140 SD is a semi-fisheye conversion lens primarily for the GoPro 3-7 but also the Olympus STYLUS TG-Tracker, Sony FDR-X3000 and HDR-AS300 action cameras. INON supplied me with a review lens for my GoPro Hero 7 black in their dive housing onto which attaches the INON SD Front Mask for HERO5/6/7. This is a well designed bayonet fit accessory for quick and easy mounting and removal of the UFL-G140 SD. At its widest setting on land the GoPro Hero 7 Black covers 151° but underwater behind the flat port of their dive housing this is reduced to 94°. Whilst this is still usefully wide for most GoPro users, the full image potential of the GoPro will only become available if you use the INON SD Front Mask and UFL-G140 SD lens. This will restore the underwater angle to 140° and give an extremely wide depth of field which virtually eliminates the need to focus. For the majority of GoPr…