Canon S3 Accessories

[cerebrus]

icic.. u guys S3 IS users ought to haf a photoshoot together. perhaps create a thread to share ur photos..

Good idea! No SLRs allowed shoot Then I will not feel left out.

 

[NightZ88]

More for protection. With the adapter, you can fix the UV lens on permanently and I the use my cokin filter system with the filters to enhance my pics. I also bought a Cir Polarizer.

yeahz.. abt. all tis lens stuff, u guys ought to ask felixcat8888.. knows it quite well as he had played wif all these.
but seriously, u leave ur UV lens on permanently? i hardly even put mine on..

 

[NightZ88]

Good idea! No SLRs allowed shoot Then I will not feel left out.

yeahz.. nth in e line of e SLRs and DSLRs. we can den share tips durin e outin and use e S2/S3 to its fullest potential..

 

[NightZ88]

3. How does the camera look like with the adapter and converter? Any pictures?

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0602/06022111canons3is.asp

 

[hwchoy]

I just realise this camera does not have a hot shoe. in macro photography, one of the major concern is getting light onto the subject as you are typically very close to the subject and your lens adaptor will be blocking the pop-up flash.

bear this in mind, the PowerShot G6 maybe a better camera for really close-up macro requiring hotshoe use.

 

[NightZ88]

I just realise this camera does not have a hot shoe. in macro photography, one of the major concern is getting light onto the subject as you are typically very close to the subject and your lens adaptor will be blocking the pop-up flash.

bear this in mind, the PowerShot G6 maybe a better camera for really close-up macro requiring hotshoe use.

yeahz.. by comparison, e G6 img. quality is better den e S series. but well, tis is a S3 thread.. users wld wanna know how to use their macro and not wat is a better alternative. thx for e recommendation.. but G6 is discontinued.
neways, get e slave flash for ur S series and it is sufficient already..

 

[felixcat8888]

yeahz.. abt. all tis lens stuff, u guys ought to ask felixcat8888.. knows it quite well as he had played wif all these.
but seriously, u leave ur UV lens on permanently? i hardly even put mine on..

Yes I do. So that I dun have to take aprt and put back again and again. So the bag I bought fits the cam with the adapter nicely.

 

[hwchoy]

on my G5 I actually bought two adaptors, one permanently with close-up filters, the other permanently with a tele-convertor. it is much easier to swap the whole thing rather than screwing and unscrewing filters in the field.

 

[NightZ88]

on my G5 I actually bought two adaptors, one permanently with close-up filters, the other permanently with a tele-convertor. it is much easier to swap the whole thing rather than screwing and unscrewing filters in the field.

yes.. i've tot of doin dat too. but i haf quite abit of accessories.. so i wld nid loads of adaptors tis way.

 

[NightZ88]

Yes I do. So that I dun have to take aprt and put back again and again. So the bag I bought fits the cam with the adapter nicely.

but e thin is if u haf a wide-converter, u cannot fix it in when u put e UV lens.. e canon one has an additional thread on e converter. datz one major flaw.. esp. when i wanna use it to take a wide angle of water. canT put a polarizer on..
e polarizer is on most of e time.. likes e colors it add to e pic. but haf to sacrifice light..

 

[hwchoy]

yes.. i've tot of doin dat too. but i haf quite abit of accessories.. so i wld nid loads of adaptors tis way.

just put it on the most commonly used ones.

 

[NightZ88]

just put it on the most commonly used ones.

yeahz.. guess so. one for e close-up lens and another for polarizer..
btw, by puttin on two layers (polarizer wif e UV lens on top), wld e img. quality be affected? so far, i've tried and notice a little degradin of quality wif two..

 

[hwchoy]

try not to stack filters. especially like Hoya filters are OK but not super good optics loh.

 

[NightZ88]

try not to stack filters. especially like Hoya filters are OK but not super good optics loh.

hmm.. yeahz. so i always haf to switch accessories.. durin transitions, i'll lose some rather decent moments to capture.

 

[hwchoy]

which is why you should keep your accessories simple and to the "must-haves". e.g. if you put on a tele-convertor, but without polariser, you still can shoot, wouldn't die one. the most photoshop work harder a bit. better than to miss the picture entirely.

one thing to note, the S-series apparently does not support RAW format. This means you have limited option during post processing to correct wrong settings such as white balance and exposure.

 

[NightZ88]

which is why you should keep your accessories simple and to the "must-haves". e.g. if you put on a tele-convertor, but without polariser, you still can shoot, wouldn't die one. the most photoshop work harder a bit. better than to miss the picture entirely.

one thing to note, the S-series apparently does not support RAW format. This means you have limited option during post processing to correct wrong settings such as white balance and exposure.

yupz.. true. v. hard to edit.. in fact, i seldom edit my shots.
i'm into macro now.. lookin for close-up lens. do u tink e canon one will perform better den third party's? and i presume for macro, i'll nid a slave flash too..

 

[Jackals]

on my G5 I actually bought two adaptors, one permanently with close-up filters, the other permanently with a tele-convertor. it is much easier to swap the whole thing rather than screwing and unscrewing filters in the field.

ain't that more exp?

 

[hwchoy]

yupz.. true. v. hard to edit.. in fact, i seldom edit my shots.
i'm into macro now.. lookin for close-up lens. do u tink e canon one will perform better den third party's? and i presume for macro, i'll nid a slave flash too..

I read somewhere the S3 supposed to use the 500D filter. this is a +2 dioptre filter. On the G5 I was using the 250D which is +4. Basically the diopter power specifies how much closer it allows the fixed lens to focus. The higher the power, the closer you can focus and hence the larger the magnification.

Hoya close-ups cost about $12-15 a piece, regardless of power. these are single element which is basically just a magnifying glass albeit made with better glass, careful polishing and coating. The Canon 250D/500D are twin-element filters (some call it lens) which give better image quality. Personally I couldn't see the difference other then it being much bigger and heavier and cost about $120 each.

Suggest you just get the Hoya in +1, +2 and +4 power then you can stack them or use individually as appropriate. always put the higher power filter nearest to your camera. suggest you play with something in bright light first, get use to the technique and operation of the camera before getting any slave flash and such.

 

[cerebrus]

I read somewhere the S3 supposed to use the 500D filter. this is a +2 dioptre filter. On the G5 I was using the 250D which is +4. Basically the diopter power specifies how much closer it allows the fixed lens to focus. The higher the power, the closer you can focus and hence the larger the magnification.

Hoya close-ups cost about $12-15 a piece, regardless of power. these are single element which is basically just a magnifying glass albeit made with better glass, careful polishing and coating. The Canon 250D/500D are twin-element filters (some call it lens) which give better image quality. Personally I couldn't see the difference other then it being much bigger and heavier and cost about $120 each.

Suggest you just get the Hoya in +1, +2 and +4 power then you can stack them or use individually as appropriate. always put the higher power filter nearest to your camera. suggest you play with something in bright light first, get use to the technique and operation of the camera before getting any slave flash and such.

Go look at the Lensmate site, you can see that the Hoya filters are not the best match for the S2/S3. I am happily using the Raynox at the moment. Its 3E/2G, more of a lens then a filter. They just released a new set of close up lenses, wonder how they will be.

 

[hwchoy]

Go look at the Lensmate site, you can see that the Hoya filters are not the best match for the S2/S3. I am happily using the Raynox at the moment. Its 3E/2G, more of a lens then a filter. They just released a new set of close up lenses, wonder how they will be.

I actually have a lensmate adaptor for my G5. it is metallic and back, so much prettier than the Canon's silver ah beng version. nevertheless there wasn't much choice when I was using the G5. I seriously doubt you can tell much difference considering I couldn't tell a pix taken with the Canon 250D and a Hoya +4.