new to lenses and filters, please advise

[Joey Lee]

Hi,

I just bought a Olympus XZ-1 user. Recently, I also bought the 52mm lens adapter from fellow CSer.

I am looking for a cheap (not more than $100) but good fisheye lens and UV/CPL filter to add on..

any recommendation? or is it even recommended that I use all these? and where can I get it?

 

[daredevil123]

Hi,

I just bought a Olympus XZ-1 user. Recently, I also bought the 52mm lens adapter from fellow CSer.

I am looking for a cheap (not more than $100) but good fisheye lens and UV/CPL filter to add on..

any recommendation? or is it even recommended that I use all these? and where can I get it?

You spend over $600 to buy a camera that gives very good image quality, only to try to save money buying a cheap lousy fisheye convertor to put in front of the lens, killing the image quality. :dunno:

If you still want one, look for Vitacon branded ones. Most camera stores sell it, but do not pay more than $60 for it.

 

[Rashkae]

You spend over $600 to buy a camera that gives very good image quality, only to try to save money buying a cheap lousy fisheye convertor to put in front of the lens, killing the image quality. :dunno:

If you still want one, look for Vitacon branded ones. Most camera stores sell it, but do not pay more than $60 for it.

I'd actually suggest also looking in the buy / sell section here. Do a search for "vitacon". Should have some CSers desperate to sell these pieces of junk that the shops "carrot-chopped" them with.

 

[Octarine]

I just bought a Olympus XZ-1 user. Recently, I also bought the 52mm lens adapter from fellow CSer.
I am looking for a cheap (not more than $100) but good fisheye lens and UV/CPL filter to add on..
any recommendation? or is it even recommended that I use all these? and where can I get it?

Regarding CPL / UV: there is a sticky thread about filters just on top of this thread list: http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/threads/803029-Newbie-Guide-to-Filters
Read this, make up your mind, buy only what you understand. Since you have a 52mm filter adapter you will need this size.

 

[pinholecam]

Frankly, there isn't anything worth adding onto a XZ-1
The worst case will be your over eagerness makes you an easy target to the chopper shops trying to sell you such stuff at 2-5x the price of such items.

I'd suggest you play around with your camera first and hang around here a while. Do some more read up on photography as well.
When you are more familiar, maybe you might want to add some filters like polarizer and GND (maybe...)

 

[edutilos-]

Hi,

I just bought a Olympus XZ-1 user. Recently, I also bought the 52mm lens adapter from fellow CSer.

I am looking for a cheap (not more than $100) but good fisheye lens and UV/CPL filter to add on..

any recommendation? or is it even recommended that I use all these? and where can I get it?

No, recommend that you don't buy any of these. Hope this helps.