G2 Flash

[pwaug]

This is a nice Forum and I thought that I would join. Santa was good and I received a G2 under the tree. The camera works great, and as a 35mm vetran I like external flash. Does anyone know if a Vivitar 550 FD will work on the G2? I don't want to risk damaging the camera. I get a little nervous asking the kids at the mass merchandisers these kinds of questions.
I noticed that the lens barrel on my camera has a little bit of side to side play in it. I have many of the older FD lenses for my 35 F1 and never have seen this kind of movement in a lens barrel. The Tec guy at Canon says it's normal but if I secure the camera and move the barrel I can see the image move on the display screen. Anyone have any thoughts on this? The Camera takes great pictures with very little effort. It appears that in a short while digital will have the quality that most of us are familiar with in 35 mm cameras.
It would be nice if Canon provided a small acronym key as there are so many to try to remember.

[ega1]

There is a website: http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html that lists trigger voltage for different flashes. There seem to be conflicting reports on the Vivitar 550FD. If I were you, I would buy an inexpensive voltmeter and measure it myself before risking my G2.

Both G1 and G2 seem to have this wiggly lens. It's normal. But if you get a filter/lens adapter and a nice UV filter, you'll stop worrying about it. The unprotected lens seems to be a weak point, and I've heard several stories of damage when the camera was dropped with the lens extended.

My current G2 setup includes a lensmate from http://www.lensmateonline.com/, a B+W MRC UV Filter, and a metal screw-on lenscap.

[Scott99999]

The stock Canon converter to 58mm is a better option, in my opinion, than the lensmate. I've had both, but the lensmate limits your options when you want to buy a teleconverter, since you get vingetting (dark corners) with most add-on teleconverters. Just get the stock Canon stuff. Slightly more expensive, but there's a reason why they're built the way they are.

[pwaug]

Thanks ega for the info on the web site, I will check it out. The Lensmate looks like a good idea also.

[ega1]

Scott99999 wrote:
The stock Canon converter to 58mm is a better option, in my opinion, than the lensmate. I've had both, but the lensmate limits your options when you want to buy a teleconverter, since you get vingetting (dark corners) with most add-on teleconverters. Just get the stock Canon stuff. Slightly more expensive, but there's a reason why they're built the way they are.

Hi Scott, while I have nothing against Canon products (I currently own three Canon digitals and two Canon external flashes - you can hardly call me a Canon basher) I think the main reason Canon went with 58mm is compatibility with other systems.

The Canon teleconverter does give you a little bit of zoom range without vignetting, while other teleconverters such as B300 can only be used at full zoom. However, in my humble opinion, Lensmate + Oly B300 is hard to beat for quality. Also 49mm filters are cheaper and more easily available.

Not that the 58mm Canon option is a bad one.

[kd6lor]

ega1 wrote:
Also 49mm filters are cheaper and more easily available.

Not that the 58mm Canon option is a bad one.


Also, smaller size reduces viewfinder blocking for us who like to frame in the viewfinder. Also less chance of shadow on closeup flash. ( and no I have never actually seen that one )

Paul