kalpesh Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Hello, I am quite new to photography. I want to know the difference between a lens adapter and an add on lens e.g. tele lens or wide lens. I have recently bought a S2IS and want to know if there is anyway I can protect the lens. Yesterday I was shooting in a tall building and becuase of the wind, a lot of dust stuck on the lens. i am scared to touch any cloth on it as some guys do not recommend it. Kalpesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted December 5, 2005 Veteran Share Posted December 5, 2005 I don't think you can fix a filter on your S2 like you can do on SLRs cameras. Search for 1.x tele for your S2 and look if there is also a filter that can be fixed on the 1.x tele. that could be possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 yeah the lens retracts, dont think its possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacey Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 what you want is a lens filter. those are typically just pieces of glass, the same diameter as your lens, say like 52mm. so you buy a 52mm filter and you screw that on to the front of your lens to protect it. filters also serve other purposes such as adding tones, like sepia etc. HOYA is a good brand of filter. i use a standard clear UV filter on all my lenses to protect them. if something bad happens, you wreck a $50 filter instead of a $500 lens etc. to clean a lens, you probably want to get special microfiber cloth, and a can of compressed air or blower. do NOT use any sort of fluid on a filter, because they have special coating that you'll just wash away (i know, i did it to my first filter). a lens adapter, sometimes called a step-ring, adapts your lens to other size filters. for example. you have a 52mm lens, and a 70mm sepia filter, you can use a lens adapter in between to put those together. this is completely different from another lens, such as a wide or telezoom lens like you mentioned. hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted December 7, 2005 Veteran Share Posted December 7, 2005 nah, he cannot fit a filter on a canon S2. It's a SLR-Like camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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