G10-Bower 58mm Adapter Tube problems

[WendyV]

I purchased a wide angle lens and attached it with the Bower 58mm Adapter tube and I cant view without the tube showing. I have switched the setting for the converter in the "menu". Does anyone have any suggestions of how to get rid of the tube from the shot. (I have extended the zoom as far as it can go without shutting the camera down)

[Jon]

Whose wide angle lens?

[WendyV]

Vivitar - Vivitar .43x Wide Angle Lens Attachment for 58mm Filter Thread
and
Vivitar - Vivitar 58MM High Definition 3.5x Telephoto Lens

Using a Bower 58mm Adapter tube

[Jon]

OK, well for starters wide adapters are intended to be used only at the wide end of a camera's zoom range. However, the G10 is somewhat wider than was until recently typical of P&S cameras, so it may, at widest zoom, actually overreach the air image the adapter lens produces. That all said, I note that the Vivitar 0.43x WA adapter got pretty bad reviews at Adorama.

[texles]

Originally Posted by WendyV

I purchased a wide angle lens and attached it with the Bower 58mm Adapter tube and I cant view without the tube showing. I have switched the setting for the converter in the "menu". Does anyone have any suggestions of how to get rid of the tube from the shot. (I have extended the zoom as far as it can go without shutting the camera down)

I have a g-10 and use the same Bower 58mm Tube. I had to go into the menu and change the digatal zoom settings. In OFF or standard I could still see the tube. Try switching to 1.7x or 2.2x. I had the same problem of my zoom hitting the lens. After the tube is clicked on to the camera my zoom still hit the lens. There should be another tube that came in the kit. It is about 3/4 of an inch long. With this screwed on to the end of the other tube, and the lens attached I had no more "bottoming out" problems. I am somewhat of a newbie to photography, long time user just didn't understand the "how to's" With the help of everyone here I am learning more and more. Hope this helps you.

[denncald]

Lensmate makes a three tube adapter system - parts A, B, and C. Part A is the shortest piece that attaches to the camera, and this is the one you would have to attach a wide angle conversion lens, and ONLY use it at the widest zoom setting - 28mm. Zooming out from there will cause a lens crash. Using the part A adapter with the WA lens will eliminate vignetting. If your 58mm adapter tube has two parts, you should unscrew the two parts and only use the part that attaches to the camera bayonet connection.

http://www.lensmateonline.com/store/G11partA.php

Dennis

[denncald]

Originally Posted by WendyV

I have switched the setting for the converter in the "menu".

The G10/G11/G12 does not have a menu setting for a wide angle converter, only for a telephoto converter lens. These G series models do not list a wide angle converter option, even though some folks have been successful at using various wide lenses.

Dennis