Order and Arrival of Lens Adapters for the S3...

Placed my order for the S3 lens adapter & accessories

After reading plenty on the pros and cons of the 52mm vs the 58mm lens adapters, I decided on the 58mm and associated accessories.

I certainly was not going to go for the Canon adapter. Being plastic and more expensive...they should be ashamed of themselves! I explored extensively the posts here and Ebay, Lensmate & Camera Filters.

I went with CameraFilters.com.

I read about the products that Lensmate offers for sale, but I just couldn't see spending almost twice the amount for the same lens adapter that CameraFilters.com had for sale at $12.00. Others who bought from each of the two had either - absolutely no problems or a slight jiggle in the bayonet mount. Same thing on the vignetting. It was running 50/50, so I took a chance with the more economical supplier. And besides, they also had the other necessary accessories that I was looking for at one stop, and this was convenient and cost effective.

I got two lens adapters to keep the polarizer and the UV filter permanently on each one. Simple on and off, and no fumbling to unscrew.

The clincher here was the fact of No Shipping charge and 10% discount on 5 or more items. I was sold.


This is what I ordered:

1. Product ID: J27
Product Name: 58mm Adapter Tube for Canon S3 IS
Attributes (if any):
Price: $12.00
Quantity: 2

2. Product ID: PLC58
Product Name: 58mm Plastic Snap-On Lens Cap
Price: $1.00
Quantity: 2

3. Product ID: CK1
Product Name: Cap Holder 1
Price: $1.00
Quantity: 1

4. Product ID: HA8
Product Name: 58mm HOYA Green Label UV Filter
Price: $6.40
Quantity: 1

5. Product ID: TF16
Product Name: 58mm Tiffen Circular Polarizer
Price: $22.51
Quantity: 1

6. Product ID: G20
Product Name: 58mm Rubber Lens Hood
Price: $2.66
Quantity: 1

Order Summary:
Order ID: 13468
Order Total: Merchandise Total: $58.57
Discounts: $5.86
Sub-Total: $52.71

Local Tax: $0.00
State/Province Tax: $0.00
Country Tax: $0.00
Shipping: $0.00
Handling: $0.00

Grand Total: $52.71 USC


I should be receiving my goods sometime next week, as they processed my order prior to my posting this message, and sent me a confirmation email. There was a slight discrepancy on the 10% discount, as the shopping cart screen displayed it, but the final grand total did not. A simple email was sent out, and my credit card amount was adjusted immediately.

I almost got the conversion lenses too, but I need to heat my house.
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Chicago Astronomer Joe
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Telescope/Observatory Operator
Adler Planetarium & Museum

"We are all in the Gutter, but some of us are looking at the Stars"
Oscar Wilde 1852-1900

My Adapters and Accessories have arrived!

This Monday afternoon, I got a pleasant surprise in my mailbox. There was a USPS box sticking out and it just had to be the adapters I ordered last Friday:

nice!
what is from Oklahoma city? that's just up the road, is that where the warehouse is located?

The return lable states they are on Country Hollow Road in Ok city.

Either a late Christmas present...or an early one!

Nice work! Im impressed to find out that you have no vignetting with the hood on over a filter. I have the canon adapter and hood and with the hood over my Hoya CIR PL there is some vignetting beginning. I wonder what hood I can get that causes no vignetting when over a filter. I am thinking about getting ND filters (possibly to stack) and this would probably cause massive vignetting as there is already some with just one filter.

Congratulations on your new purchases! Have fun playing and experimenting!!

Experimenting with stacking filters and inviting Vignetting

Accessory Update:

I have been experimenting with various filter combinations and have discovered the following:

1 - I can stack the polarizer and UV filters with no Vignetting at all if ...I remove the smaller rings first.

2 - I get the smallest amount of Vignetting if I attach the rubber hood and extend it in this filter stacking configuration. If I fold the hood down I get no vignetting at all.

3 - The original lens cap that came with our S3's, makes a great end cap for an adapter. Fits snug and with the other cap on - keeps the foriegn debris out.

CONGRATS! my folleow friend (Chicago Astronomer Joe) on your new gadget(s).

i almost went with CameraFilters.com, but after many searching and reading, i ended up with 1 58mm adapter (ebay) and 2x 58mm Lensmate adapters. my lensmate adapter is by far the best fit.

for all of those items you got for just $50 + bucks, that only covers 2x 58mm lensmate adapters, but now its time and go out and explore what natures has in store for your Canon S3 IS.