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I am shocked that Canon would sloutch to this level, as to sell a lense that does nothing more than the camera will already do. I am a novice so that's what these are made for evidently.
I am sure it is my fault for not doing more reviewing of the products. They look all professional, like you really got something, but you may as well duct tape the bottom of a Coke bottle to the front of your camera and you would get the same results.
I bought the wide converter WC-DC58A and the tele-converter TC-DC58B lenses that go with this adapter. Guess I need to spend at least $3,000 to come close to what I thought I might get.
Buyers, DO YOUR HOME WORK. Their magnification, above and beyond the cameras capabilities are so minimal that they are a total waste of money.
If Canon is worried about their image, they should not even make this junk available.
This is where the adapter mounts.The other item is that at full wide zoom, the corners of a picture may be obscured when using a filter with the hood in place. The adapter and lens hood are plastic and have a less-than-sturdy feel. You should just be aware. I've had this same problem with film cameras in the past so not a big problem. However they do mount securely and perform as expected.Two things to note, the conversion kit does not come with any instructions so you have to figure out how to actually mount it. Hint: the "D-shaped" button at the base of the camera lens releases a small ring at the top of the camera lens by a small turn of the ring.
Also, both the hood and lens adapter are made of plastic, and it feels like it'd be fairly easy to crack one or both items. We worked at it for probably 15 minutes before it finally came off. And in order to have the lens adapter, you have to buy the package with the lens adapter and hood.
My father's did not- the hood wouldn't line up correctly with the lens adapter and wouldn't screw in all the way. So, I mean, if you want different lenses for your Powershot, you have to get this item. but, but the time he decided to give up, it was on enough that it wouldn't readily come off.
If you have a Canon Powershot S-whatever, in order to have a wide angle lens, close up lens, or telephoto converter lens, you have to have this lens adapter. Mine worked fine- I could screw the hood on and off with ease. And actually, I read another review with a great tip: you should one of these for each lens you buy, so that you can just screw this and the lens together and then snap it onto your camera quickly, rather than have to unscrew one lens then screw the other on.
Now, the hood is basically fine, but once you get one of the other lenses, become pointless as it no longer fits around the lens. Also, just because they come together doesn't mean they'll fit together- I bought two of these, one for myself and one for my father.
She has not used the hood much yet.Good quality. works great my wife uses the adapter with the Canon TC-DC58B zoom lens wich she loves to use.
By itself, the barrel portion is often all you need since that's what you screw the filters on to. Granted you do have to watch out for vignetting from the lens hood if you are zoomed all the way out. Overall, there's probably something better, but this product is effective and will help protect the lens from any unforeseen events. If this item were made of something more durable than plastic I would give it five stars. However, it is still a solid product that does what it's supposed to.
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