Advise asked

Hi!

I am looking for some advise. I own a G6 and and am quite happy with.
One problem I have is that (when removing the lens-cap or otherwise) touch the lens with my finger(s) which give 'greasy' spots.
These are, of course, removable (lenspen, soft cloth) but I am afraid to scratch the lens.

On my anlogue older camera I had a UV filter which protected the lens.

Is there something like that also for the G6? If so, what would you advise?
Can you point me to a webpage, where to order?

What are other G6 owner experienced to this point?

Thanks, any help is appreciated!

Check this site out. Most of us here will agree that their stuff is great.

http://www.lensmateonl​ine.com/

Also do a serach in this forum because it has been discussed a lot.

Kaine

suggestion -- buy a 58mm adapter from lensmateonline (also allows you to use a Canon wide angle or telephoto lens) and a UV/Skylight filter. You also need to buy a snap-on lens cap for the 58mm filter. As with all optics, try to get quality filters (Hoya, B&W, etc) to go with your top-notch Canon lens.

Thanks for the info.

When a lensmate is attached, will the original lens be able to move within?

Yes. It is an extension tube that fits over the entire zoom mechanism but is threaded to allow you to add a UV filter or Converter lens.

I have a lensmate for my G6 and I love it.
While you're at it, get a nice polarizer--that makes the extension tube that much more useful! Do think about getting a high quality filter with multi-coating though. You'd be better off with finger prints all over your lens than with a cheaper filter creating lens flare etc.

Speaking of which, that is also a valid route--just ignore the smudges on your lens. Personally, I can't do it--I know they don't cause noticable issues in my image, but I just can't stand them You are entirely right--smudges are much less of a problem than scratching the lens.
I've ended up only using the polarizer on mine.

Practically, the advice given here is good and solid.

The only remark is that is is not an extension tube (that's something you use on a SLR camera to mount between your body and lens to increase the distance to the focal pane for macro photography).
It is an adapter, and technically speaking it is definitely a tube

Other than that, I did the same thing for my G2 (get an adapter to mount conversion lenses and a UV/polarizer filter), but for me the added bulk of the adapter+UV filter was detrimental to the compactness (well, not really) of the camera ... so I left it off after some initial try-out.

Best regards,
Andy

Does anyone know if this HOYA 58mm THIN CIRCULAR POLARIZER Super-HMC Filter ~NEW (7575969918) polarizer will work on my G6? I asked this question of the seller on ebay and he didn't know either which makes me more than a little worried. I already have the OEM Canon adapter tube. If not I'll probably go with another Hoya polarizer from Lensmate. Thanks for any responses.
MicheleRF

MicheleRF wrote:
Does anyone know if this HOYA 58mm THIN CIRCULAR POLARIZER Super-HMC Filter ~NEW (7575969918) polarizer will work on my G6? I asked this question of the seller on ebay and he didn't know either which makes me more than a little worried. I already have the OEM Canon adapter tube. If not I'll probably go with another Hoya polarizer from Lensmate. Thanks for any responses.
MicheleRF

58mm filter + 58mm adapter. Sounds like a match to me.

Hold on... I just looked at the link. Are you talking about the US$219 thing?

If so, STOP RIGHT NOW. A quick look on www.bhphotovideo.com shows what I think is the same item -- 58mm Circular Polarizer (S-HMC) Super Multi-Coated Glass Filter - Thin -- for $77.95.

Look around this link before you buy anything at that price...
http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …rizer&image.x=0​&image.y=0

Cheers,

Don

Thanks for looking out for me, Don. The polarizer I'm looking at is: HOYA 58mm THIN CIRCULAR POLARIZER Super-HMC Filter ~NEW

selling for $59.90 plus $4.95 shipping which seems to be a better price than Lensmate gets for a regular HMC polarizer. The seller has 99.9% positive feedback over 8000+ transactions and carries a wide variety of filters, Hoya and others. My only other question would be is; will my G6 and wide angle converter (with adapter) accept this thin polarizer as it "does not have a front thread" as listed in the product description. Sorry if my questions seem inane but I'm relatively new to this and want to maximize the potential of my G6 which I am enjoying very much thus far.
Thanks again for any assistance/advice.

Michele

Hi Michele,

Glad you got my message; sorry that I picked up on the wrong item.

If you are planning to screw the polarizer onto your adapter and then want to put the wide-angle on top of the polarizer, you will not be able to do it because of the lack of front threads. You're only going to be able to use the polarizer by itself (or screwed on top of some other filter, like your UV protective filter).

Sorry if that answer seems inane. Your questions, on the other hand, show a lot of foresight. Better safe than sorry.

Cheers,

Don