G2 Best lens adapter and lens

Hi,

Where is the best Lens Adapter for the Canon G2? And the best Lens (wide angle and tele)?

Thank in advances

P.S. Excusme for my english, but I am italian... ;-)

From an optical performance perspective the Canon adapter, wide angle and telephoto will give the best performance.

I received both the canon and the tiffen adapters and lenses for Christmas and quickly returned the Tiffens. (my daughter was not sure which were best and ordered both from B&H)

You will see many posts on the lensMate adapter. It is a very well made product but is only 49mm at the lens mount end. Too small for the Canon lenses and the stepup adapter just adds to the vignetting problem.

For every day UV protection (I use a lens cap for protection and a 58mm HMC UV when UV protection seems appropriate) the LensMate and a good 49mm B+W or Hoya HMC filter is probably the best bet. For wide angle and tele the Canon product is best. I believe you will find the Canon selection to be supported by a large number of G2 owners. The Olympus lenses are quite nice as well but the really good B300 is difficult to find.

connex said:

Hi,
Where is the best Lens Adapter for the Canon G2? And the best Lens
(wide angle and tele)?

Thank in advances

P.S. Excusme for my english, but I am italian... ;-)

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--73 - Mike - K9JRI

Michael:

If one wants to go wider than the Canon .8x adapter (.7x would be nice), are there any decent choices? How wide does the B300 go?

Michael Blake said:

From an optical performance perspective the Canon adapter, wide
angle and telephoto will give the best performance.

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Michael Blake said:

The Olympus lenses are quite nice as well but the really
good B300 is difficult to find.

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B-300 available here.

http://users.orofino-id.com/mcelhatton/

connex said:

Hi,
Where is the best Lens Adapter for the Canon G2? And the best Lens
(wide angle and tele)?

Thank in advances

P.S. Excusme for my english, but I am italian... ;-)

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hi,
another alternate is a lensmate like adapter 52mm for about only 20€
see more :
http://www.achatzi.de
it's greatl for filters and makro lenses.
Follow -> Unser Angebot -> Achatzis Digitalzubehör / Spezial

Ciao!
Norbert from bavaria

Michael Blake wrote:
For every day UV protection (I use a lens cap for protection and a

Michael Blake said:

58mm HMC UV when UV protection seems appropriate) the LensMate and
a good 49mm B+W or Hoya HMC filter is probably the best bet. For
wide angle and tele the Canon product is best.

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Is it possible to use Canon product for simple lens protection? That is, is there some kind of Canon lens protection that doesn't require use of tele or wide angle?

-David B.

wireless200 said:

wireless200 said:

58mm HMC UV when UV protection seems appropriate) the LensMate and
a good 49mm B+W or Hoya HMC filter is probably the best bet. For
wide angle and tele the Canon product is best.

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Is it possible to use Canon product for simple lens protection?
That is, is there some kind of Canon lens protection that doesn't
require use of tele or wide angle?

-David B.

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I simply leave the Canon lens adapter on my camera at all times and attach a 58mm sky filter and lens cap to the adapter.

This way i have the prtection for the lens and I avoid the constant problem of forgetting to remove the lens cap before I turn the camera on.

JIM

jimgilchrist said:

I simply leave the Canon lens adapter on my camera at all times and
attach a 58mm sky filter and lens cap to the adapter.

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What is the difference between skylight 1a and 1b? What brand did you buy? Is it worth it to spend the extra $$$ on the multicoated filters.

-David B.

Absolutely!!!! Why spend $800 +- on a fine camera and then put a cheap uncoated lens over the good lens in the name of protection???

Coatings are all about reflected light and flare. The value of the UV for physical protection is NIL, but if you must put one on thenuse a good one.

Mike

wireless200 said:

jimgilchrist said:

I simply leave the Canon lens adapter on my camera at all times and
attach a 58mm sky filter and lens cap to the adapter.

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What is the difference between skylight 1a and 1b? What brand did
you buy? Is it worth it to spend the extra $$$ on the multicoated
filters.

-David B.

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--73 - Mike - K9JRI

52mm would be very convent. It probably would block the viewfinder and possibly the focus assist lamp. Is there a source in the USA?

Morris

Norbert Fiedler said:

connex said:

Hi,
Where is the best Lens Adapter for the Canon G2? And the best Lens
(wide angle and tele)?

Thank in advances

P.S. Excusme for my english, but I am italian... ;-)

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hi,
another alternate is a lensmate like adapter 52mm for about only
20€
see more :
http://www.achatzi.de
it's greatl for filters and makro lenses.
Follow -> Unser Angebot -> Achatzis Digitalzubehör / Spezial

Ciao!
Norbert from bavaria

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I have had both the Canon adapter and Tele lens, as well as the Lensmate adapter and B-300 tele lens.

Here's my experience

FIrst Adapters - I like the lensmate. I don't know what Canon was thinking when it made it's adapter. It flares out at the end (to 58mm vs 49 for lensmate) and while it is true that no step ring is required to attach one of the canon lenses, the STUPID ADAPTER blocks the flash and blocks the AF assist light! Daaaaaa! The lensmate does neither of these things. I leave the lensmate on permanently with a clear filter at the end to protect the delicate canon lens underneath. Absolutely no vignetting with the camera lens at any angle.

NOW ON TO TELE LENSES

The Canon lens is smaller. That's good. And it has a fairly decent zoom range. It does vignette somewhat as you approach wide angle but that could also be a function of the clear filter that I attach it to (sandwiched between the tele lens and the adapter. Picture quality is very very good.

The B-300 is larger. But when I first got one I was surprised that it was not as large as I had thought. The B300 is also not as heavy as some make it out to be.

I actually think the camera can be held more securely with EITHER of the tele lenses.

Picture quality with B300 is exceptional - crisp and clean and wonderful light. The drawback to the B300 is that it is really more of a fixed lens -at about 185 mm on a G2. So you need to position yourself in relation to the subject rather than just zoom in and out.

WHICH options are best? I really depends on what you want to do. I would certainly vote for the lensmate over the canon adapter. Regarding the B-300 vs the Canon tele, I think you will get better image quality with the B-300 but you loose the ability to zoom. What we really need is a fully zoomable B-300!

MMC

connex said:

Hi,
Where is the best Lens Adapter for the Canon G2? And the best Lens
(wide angle and tele)?

Thank in advances

P.S. Excusme for my english, but I am italian... ;-)

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For those looking for simple lens protection and maybe an improvement to the handling qualities the Tiffen adapter and filter at Circuit City is hard to beat. $35 total, off the shelf, for an adapter, UV, and circular polarizing filters. I am sure there are better filters available but I haven't noticed any problems with mine. The biggest advantage if you are just looking for protection is the small diameter of the Tiffen adapter. It uses 43mm filters, and is totally cylindrical end to end at the minimum diameter that will screw to the camera. The Canon lens cap works fine with the 43mm filter. It is barely visible in the viewfinder and doesn't block either the flash or auto focus light. No vignetting at any FL. However it is not as pretty as a Lensmate.

Regards, Ed

Can you stack the 43mm UV and polarizer without vignetting?

• Thanks!

E. J. Shockley said:

For those looking for simple lens protection and maybe an
improvement to the handling qualities the Tiffen adapter and filter
at Circuit City is hard to beat. $35 total, off the shelf, for an
adapter, UV, and circular polarizing filters. I am sure there are
better filters available but I haven't noticed any problems with
mine. The biggest advantage if you are just looking for protection
is the small diameter of the Tiffen adapter. It uses 43mm filters,
and is totally cylindrical end to end at the minimum diameter that
will screw to the camera. The Canon lens cap works fine with the
43mm filter. It is barely visible in the viewfinder and doesn't
block either the flash or auto focus light. No vignetting at any
FL. However it is not as pretty as a Lensmate.

Regards, Ed

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I use the Tiffen multi-coated filters. The one I leave on the camera at all times is the sky 1A which I buy in the 58mm thread size so it screws on the Canon adaptor. For $4 i bought a 58MM lens cap that I use with this combo.

The Tiffen sky filter to some extent I treat as a throwaway, it cost $20 CDN. (about $14 US) so if gets scratched I buy another one.

Hope this helps.

JIM

wireless200 said:

jimgilchrist said:

I simply leave the Canon lens adapter on my camera at all times and
attach a 58mm sky filter and lens cap to the adapter.

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What is the difference between skylight 1a and 1b? What brand did
you buy? Is it worth it to spend the extra $$$ on the multicoated
filters.

-David B.

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Deslock said:

Can you stack the 43mm UV and polarizer without vignetting?

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Deslock, I'd never tried that until now. The answer is no, at full wide angle there is a tiny amount of visible vignetting.

regards, Ed

connex said:

Hi,
Where is the best Lens Adapter for the Canon G2? And the best Lens
(wide angle and tele)?

Thank in advances

P.S. Excusme for my english, but I am italian... ;-)

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I posted earlier in the forum under the subject Sony Convertor Lenses and I guess I shouldn't have posted there.

I see from the Camera Canada website (Cameracanada.com) that there are a number of Sony convertor lenses with different magnifications and thread diameters and they look like they would fit the Canon series. I am wondering if anyone has ever used any of these and if so what is the experience.

JIM

How about the Raynox lenses. Anyone ever tried them? Here's the link:
http://www.raynox.co.jp/english/dcr/dcrhome/egmain.htm

Here's the two tele's they offer and the adapter w/ prices from a web site that sells them (link below)

DCR-1850PRO $ 166
DCR-1800 $ 126
RT5246G1 $ 16

Received an email from these folks who sell them and this is what they said:

"I would not expect vignetting with either of these lenses. For one
thing, Raynox alerts me to such problems if they exist. Also the
lenses are of a greater diameter than your camera lens, generally
this problem occurs when you put a smaller lens in front of a large
camera lens. Raynox has been making accessory lenses since
1963, we' never had a customer complaint in the years we've
been selling them. You'll find the lenses to be of the highest quality"

You can get tp their web page at: http://www.don-sara-parsons.com/

I would like to hear some comments about this lens if anyone has some. Thanks bc

jimgilchrist said:

connex said:

Hi,
Where is the best Lens Adapter for the Canon G2? And the best Lens
(wide angle and tele)?

Thank in advances

P.S. Excusme for my english, but I am italian... ;-)

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I posted earlier in the forum under the subject Sony Convertor
Lenses and I guess I shouldn't have posted there.

I see from the Camera Canada website (Cameracanada.com) that there
are a number of Sony convertor lenses with different magnifications
and thread diameters and they look like they would fit the Canon
series. I am wondering if anyone has ever used any of these and if
so what is the experience.

JIM

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E. J. Shockley said:

For those looking for simple lens protection and maybe an
improvement to the handling qualities the Tiffen adapter and filter
at Circuit City is hard to beat. $35 total, off the shelf, for an
adapter, UV, and circular polarizing filters. I am sure there are
better filters available but I haven't noticed any problems with
mine. The biggest advantage if you are just looking for protection
is the small diameter of the Tiffen adapter. It uses 43mm filters,
and is totally cylindrical end to end at the minimum diameter that
will screw to the camera. The Canon lens cap works fine with the
43mm filter. It is barely visible in the viewfinder and doesn't
block either the flash or auto focus light. No vignetting at any
FL. However it is not as pretty as a Lensmate.

Regards, Ed

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At the Lensmate site : http://www.lensmateonline.com/faq.html#flash

Pictures taken with Lensmate adaptor is put alongside with the Canon and Tiffen adaptors. They all show vignetting effect of different degrees. What's your comment on your actual experience with Lensmate?

Albert

connex said:

Hi,
Where is the best Lens Adapter for the Canon G2? And the best Lens
(wide angle and tele)?

Thank in advances

P.S. Excusme for my english, but I am italian... ;-)

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Hello,

Here is my experience just a few days with my new camera.

No matter which adaptor you choose, there is the vignetting effect. Go here and read the discussion: http://www.lensmateonline.com/faq.html#flash

Many of the users at this forum suggest no need to mount the adaptor, except you really need it for wide angle or telephoto. If you mean to use it for protecting the lens of the camera and permanently mount on the camera. You will get a dark shadow at the bottom right hand corner when you shoot with the built-in flash of the camera. I suffer with a 52mm adaptor with a UV filter. Now I am thinking to dismount it to remove the vignetting effect. Of course, you can use external flash to remove the dark shadow.

If you really wish to buy one adaptor. try the following sites:
http://www.lensmateonline.com
It sells 49mm Lensmate adpator.

http://www.tiffen.com/digital.htm
It sells 43mm Tiffen adaptor.

But think about what is your purpose of using a adaptor first before you buy.

Albert

Maybe I am a little bit slow .... but I have gone through every message from this discussion and I have only found out this .....

Most of the users recomend the "Lensmate" as an adapter.....

Another person said that the original lenses from Canon were the best That leaves me with the question..?

Lensmate is a 49mm adapter and the Canon lens is wider than that so what type of "wide angle lens" should I choose to go with the "Lensmate".

thanks ----> Raven