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Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

01/04/2006 12:14:45 PM · #1

Hi, I'm new to the site and new to photography so I don't understand hardly anything yet. I have a question about the Powershot s2 though. I see all of these 58mm conversion tubes, 2x teleconverters, wide angle converters, fisheye converters, filters, etc.. Are any of these worth getting and what do they do? Thanks in advance!

LoudDog

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

01/04/2006 01:31:50 PM · #2

Get the adapter tube. The cheap ones on Ebay are aluminum so you are less likely to cross thread it, but they have a slight wiggle to them compared to the plastic Canon one for $30. The wiggle is not a big deal so I'd go with the Ebay one.

Once you have the tube you can use anything that threads into a 58mm lens. Most importantly, filters! Avoid most of the cheapy ones on Ebay as most of them are cheap for a reason. I've had really good luck with Hoya filters and others will say Tiffen, B&W and others are also good. There are about 1,536 different types of filters so you'll need to look at different ones, figure out what they do and figure out which ones you want. Personally I like my PL, ND and CS filters.

The Canon teleconverter and wide angle lens are about $100 each and will give you the best results. A teleconverter lets you zoom in even closer and a wide converter lets you take wider photos. The Tele is a 1.5x and gets you up over 600mm of zoom (I have it and am happy with the results). The wide is .7x which gets you down to about 25mm. They are made for the S2 and you can tell the camera they are on so it can adjust the auto focus properly. The non Canon converters are going to be a crap shoot. There are some good ones out there, but from what I've heard, the cheap tele and wide kits on Ebay are crap and not worth the money.

Does that help?

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

01/04/2006 01:34:15 PM · #3

Tremendously! Thanks!

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

01/04/2006 01:34:51 PM · #4

Lensmate makes a great set of adapters. I have their G2 version and their S1 IS version.

01/04/2006 01:36:19 PM · #5

I do have one question about your reply though. You said the teleconverter is 1.5x and makes the zoom from 25mm to over 600mm. How is that possible when the stock zoom on the S2 is 6mm to 72mm (I could be off just a tad on the 72mm part but I think that's right) or was that for your camera?