Filter use G1x Mark lll

Marco Nero wrote:

KeepCalm wrote:

The big question is why they did not just put this bit of plastic in the box in the first place and up the whole package with the cost price which is probably a minute fraction of what it will cost separately.

Canon have slowly been forcing their customers their "optional yet necessary" accessories for some time now. I remember that the PowerShot Pro1 came with the filter adapter. But from memory the G1X did not, even though it was almost an identical product. It's as annoying as introducing a new model of battery for an identical size of camera that offers no difference in output.
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I noticed recently that when I bought a wife angle 11-22mm lens for my EOSM cameras that the tiny, thin lens hood did not come with the lens. This would have to be one of the smallest lens hoods in the world... and it sells for between $3 for a knock-off to $15 locally (US$11) so it's very likely Canon has them made for less than $1. I had to buy it separably and no camera store bothered to order them so it was deemed a 'special order' and I had to wait a couple of weeks for one to arrive.
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I can understand Canon trying to make their cameras smaller and lighter so they can brag about it like they do their lenses (by removing the metal fittings and replacing them with plastic just so they can fold a record for a couple of months). I know Canon are hard up for cash these days with so much competition and so few people buying cameras over smart phones... but this has to stop.
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They really should include all the goodies in the box as a sign of good faith. Especially with a FLAGSHIP series camera and especially with a Pro or Serious Photographer type model.

The thing is these adaptors are a really good idea as a quick change system for filters and protect the lens mechanism from having to force a locked in filter undone but they somehow manage time and time again to turn it in to a public relations disaster rather than promote it as an asset. I doubt if they force people to buy the stuff as Kiwifotos, Lensmate etc. do perfectly good substitutes.

I remember one Canon one I had was rather flimsy and any grip on the adaptor trying to unscrew it locked in the filter. The technique is to hold the 2 in the flat of your hands and twist. Hopefully this hood system is robust enough not to flex as I presume you could not do this technique if a filter locks in. Hopefully Lensmate will do an adaptor. There is stuff for the G7X but not for the G1X II as I suppose it has not sold in vast numbers. The III probably will though.