whether we can attach filter lenses to sx 10 is

Hello Mr. Dan Elswick, pl. confirm whether i can use tele and wide angle lenses and PL and ND filter with a size of 58 mm

@ Dan Elswick:

I bought my SX10IS last week. At the store I 've been told that no filter could be attached. So I'm very curious wich filter, size and brand you use with your SX10IS?

Another question: can you attach the lense cover together with the filter?

Ashok,

No, you cannot use 58mm lenses and filters, only 52mm.

Jacqueline,

52mm lens filters, and you can attach the lens cover to the filters.
As to which brand, I moved and am living in a different house, as yet I have not been able to find my old lenses and filters to check for brand names.

The filters I have now are just a couple I recently picked up at Wal-Mart. The filters I have now are a circular polarizer and ultraviolet. Although Ultraviolet can come in handy for many shots, I primarily wanted it as protection for the lens on the Canon SX10 IS, cheap insurance.

So far, the Targus filters are doing a fine job.

By the way Jacqueline, the lens filters are a very tight fit, so, use care attaching them the first time. After that they are easy to screw on.

Picture of my SX10 IS with 52mm UV filter attached
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p266/Swing848/IMG_0750internet.jpg

Thank u very much, Dan Elswick

Thank you Dan:-)
Especially for the picture of your camera with filter.

For Dan Elswick,

Great picture of the Targus lens filter on the Canon SX10-IS camera.
I am going to purchase this camera over the weekend.

Question, is there an adapter in-between the lens and filter, or did it mount directly to the camera.

No adapter.

Remember, it is a tight fit, watch that the filter does not start to cross thread [at an angle].

Canon state that filters **cannot** be mounted on the SX1is or SX10is, some people have managed to 'cut' a thread by using a filter, but the official stance is... No filter can be mounted!
If one looks closely at the lens front of a new SX10,(before an owner has 'cut' a thread) the 'threads' are just rings!
Lensmateonline will be making an adapter very soon for filter mounting, and it will also enable the hood to be mounted facing both forward and backward.
http://www.lensmateonline.com/ for updates and to be informed when the adapter will be available.

BTW, I would advise against screwing any kind of WA or TC lens on the front, the extra weight would eventually damage the camera!

Thank you AndyR,
I sent an e-mail to Lensmateonline.

Dan Elswick: Do you know if non Canon, but dedicated flashes as Digital Concepts 952A or Bower SFD 35C will work in E-TTL II with Canon SX10 IS model? Those flashes are offered for the EOS cameras. What is the top speed synchro? I like to shoot all indoor photos with the flash bounced. I will appreciate your opinion.

I moved to a different house and have yet to find my camera gear [along with the case containing gear for my 10" telescope, and other important gear], so I can't answer your question yet. Also, I have not purchased a flash from Canon. As you know, the hot shoe on Canon cameras are proprietary.

I am sorry that I am unable to answer your question. Hopefully the followint will help.

Edit:

I provided a hot link, however, Canon's web site did not want to oblige, so I removed the link. Here is part if the info that was in the link:

Speedlite 220EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 580EX or 580EX II.
- The maximum flash synchro shutter speed is 1/250 second.
- The flash will automatically adjust its output when [Flash Adjust] is set to [Auto].
- In <M> (Manual mode) or when [Flash Adjust] is set to [Manual], the flash will fire with manual adjustments. Refer to the guide number noted in the instructions manual for the flash you are using for aperture value and ISO speed, and set the appropriate value for the distance from the subject.
- When [Flash Adjust] is set to [Manual], the flash output can be adjusted. When [Flash Adjust] is set to [Auto] the flash exposure compensation can be adjusted.
- In <M> (Manual mode) or when [Flash Adjust] is set to [Manual], the output of an externally mounted flash can be adjusted in the flash output adjustment screen. When a Speedlite 430EX, 430EX II, 580EX, or 580EX II is mounted on the camera, you can adjust the flash output from either the flash or the camera. (The flash setting overrides the camera setting when both are set.) To set it from the flash, you are recommended to use the flash?s manual mode. When using Speed Light 220 EX, adjustment can be made on the camera only. You can also adjust the flash output even when the camera is set to the E-TTL automatic flash exposure compensation mode by changing the flash exposure compensation setting. To shoot with the flash, you are recommended to set the white balance to the (Flash) setting.

Other Canon Flashes
- Since other flashes fire at full strength, set the shutter speed and aperture accordingly. You are recommended to set the white balance to (Flash) to shoot.

Press the shutter button halfway. The flash is charged when its pilot lamp lights up.


Press the shutter button all the way to shoot the image.


For continuous shooting, the flash can be in quick flash mode (pilot lamp flashing in green). In this case, light emission may be smaller than with full flash (pilot lamp flashing in red).
The focus bracketing mode and the AEB mode cannot be used for flash photography. If the flash fires, only one image gets recorded.
Flashes (especially high-voltage flashes) or flash accessories made by other manufacturers may override certain camera functions or cause a camera malfunction.

Notice
The following functions can be used with a Speedlite 220EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 580EX or 580EX II:

Auto Exposure (Use the E-TTL mode with a 580EX)
FE Lock (Not available in M mode or when [Flash Adjust] is [Manual])
Flash Sync (1st-curtain/2nd-curtain) (2nd-curtain priority with Speedlite 430EX 430EX II, 580EX or 580EX II)
Slow Synchro
Flash Exposure Compensation (When Speedlite 430EX 430EX II, 580EX or 580EX II is used, if flash exposure adjustments are made both from the camera and the flash, the 430EX 430EX II, 580EX or 580EX II's flash exposure compensation setting takes precedence when the flash is set to E-TTL mode. The camera's flash exposure compensation setting will not activate.)
Auto Zoom (Not available with the 220EX)
Manual flash

Hi,
can I use an infrared filter with the canon sx10?

Thanks AndyR I agree about the threads and will order the adapter. My SX10 arrived today 2-16-09 so it may be a slghtly revised model. I find that the lens hood on my camera does go on facing both forward and backward and seems to fit properly clicking into place without unnatural effort.

Clicking a hood might be different than screwing a filter on.

In the meanwhile I received an e-mail from Lensmateonline that they have developped an adapter to mount filters to the SX10 or SX1 which can be pre-ordered.
http://lensmateonline.com/newsite/SX10SX1.html

This filter adapter attaches in the same place the Canon hood does. So you can't use the Canon hood when the filter adapter is mounted.
Also you can't use the original lenscap. But the filter holder (and most filters) accepts regular 58mm lens caps.

I wonder wether this is convenient or not. What do you, other SX10 owners, think?

Apparently the Lensmate adapter for the Canon SX10 & SX1 is now available at http://www.lensmateonline.com/. I just ordered on for $15.95 + 8.52 for shipping (priority mail--the least expensive option)

@AJC: would you please let us know your opinion of the Lensmate filteradapter when you 've received it?

Hi,

I am planning to buy the lensmate adapter. My question is will the customs make a problem if I ship it from US to India?

Yow! This is complicated. I have derived this from the discussion:
The Canon sx10 has some sort of ridge that can be forced to act as threads for a 52 mm filter....
But this is not recommended by Canon officially...
But there is a Lensmate adapter for 58 mm filters....

I would like to save the money and trouble of getting an adapter....has anyone who has forced a 52 mm filter on noticed "vignetting" dark areas at the outer edges of the photos when at full wide angle? Especially if using a polarizer? It seems that 52 might be a bit narrow to saty out of the way of a wide angle view.

Why would Canon neglect filter usage on a fairly serious camera like this? For those who never tried it, a polarizer does wonders for sunny, outdoor scenery shots, I would never go without.

Thanks for any help.

A 52mm ProMaster UV lens can be carefully threaded onto the SX10 lens. Then, you can thread on a regular polarizing filter if desired. Canon disclaims any use of a filter on the SX10. Why? Who knows. I like having the UV filter because it protects the main lens from dust, water, and scratches. Hope this helps.

I went the full route and got the Lensmate adapter with a warming polarizer their site offers. I am extremely pleased. The adapter goes on and off with a quarter turn, bayonet-like. I find this very handy for quick change. Although a bit expensive for a ring of plastic, it is well designed and is a very specific product. The warming polarizer yields gorgeous color in the less than ideal "blue" hours of midday. Highly recommended.

I just bought the Canon SX1 IS and like to have the lens protected on my cameras.
That's true, lens protection doesn't exist according to Canon, but there is a work around :

- 1 - Find some Lens adapter 52 - 58 mm, which will fit on your camera.
- 2 - You can now adapt any 58 mm filter you wish.
- 3 - Downside : you will have to buy a new cap lens of 58 mm, and you won't be able to fit your hood, unless you unscrew this adapter.

Regards

Oh, in case anyone wants to see samples of the color that the warming "Moose" filter provides from Lensmateonline.com, look at my photos at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lancekoz

The first 8 are all taken with this filter. As you can see, the effect is not too much to harm the natural blues.
Again, the Lensmate adapter and this warming polarizer are highly recommended (by me, anyway).

I recently purchased a B+W 52mm UV filter and it was able to thread it on just fine, much to the surprise of the photo store salesman. There are no problems at all using the filter and it came in quite handy when I was taking some macro shots of flowers and I got too close to the stamens and it soiled the filter. It would have been a mess to clean if it soiled the lens. Although a bit pricy, the B+W filter is highly recommended as there is no degradation in picture quality. Also, there is no issue with attaching the lens hood with the filter installed.

Ok, I know this is going over old ground, and I'm sure Akio had a good experience putting a 52mm filter on his camera but, if his camera is like mine, he had to cut new threads.

On my SX10IS the ridges are not a screw thread, if I were to put a pin or toothpick in the topmost groove and trace the groove all the way around the lens multiple times, it would still be in the topmost groove. I don't doubt that I could cut a new groove across the ridges and accommodate a filter. I have no idea why Canon chose not to put a filter thread on the lens but the ridges are not a thread.

It seems that users of the camera have improvised two different solutions. Cutting new threads seems to have worked for many users, but it makes an irreversible change in the camera. The Lensmate adapter does not make any change to the camera but it can't be used with the lens hood. The March 13th summary by Lance is right on target and I have to lean toward the Lensmate solution solution.

Bob G is absolutely correct. The ridges are not a screw thread and are cut out of plastic, not metal. I did not have to cut new threads, and upon inspection of the plastic threads upon removal of the filter for cleaning, there is no damage. However, I would not recommend constantly removing the filter in order to prevent damage to the plastic threads. My primary purpose for use of the B+W UV filter is as a lens protector.

The B+W UV filter does screw on, but one row of threads on the lens filter is still visible, so it is not quite flush with the lens barrel. This does not in any way affect the performance of the B+W filter and it is very secure. I have taken over 800+ shots without any issues and more importantly, as stated before, I have not experienced any image degradation or vignetting. For me, the benefits of having some kind of protection for the great lens on the SX-10IS outweighs any concerns I have over the plastic threading. Also, I use the lens hood which ruled out the Lensmate adapter.

I was initially going to purchase the Lensmate adapter and a Hoya clear filter. But for the same amount for both I was able to purchase the B+W filter. Since the B+W filter threaded the lens of the SX-10 so securely, I had no need for the adapter and the optics are far superior to the Hoya. I also considered a Heliopan UV filter but the thin design of the B+W filter provided a better fit.

Hi everyone,
Thanks for this thread, its very helpful to me...

I have canon SX10IS camera, today i have bought 52/58mmUV lens for of Nikon brand. & thats get fitted to camera properly. Does it make any problem, becuase i have bought Nikon UV lens for Canon camera?

& one more thing, i want to use Polizer lens also ? so does it create any problem with camera whlie using both lens. ie UV lens + Polizer lens ?

~Virendra~

Hi Everyone,

I just bought canon sx10 is. The person i bought it from didnt have any UV protector for the lens. This thread has helped me get some clarity on the matter.

Just wanted to check if anyone can tell me which would be a better choice- the lensmate adapter and an extra filter or the B+W filter?? I am assuming that the lensmate adapter will allow me to use various filters for 58mm with the single adapter.

Thanks
Aditi

The Lensmate adapter has regular threads and will allow any filter. I guess you are asking if the B+W brand filter is better quality than those offered at Lensmate? I do not know that, I am not very much a purist about filter brands. I have used expensive ones and cheap ones for 30 years and cannot tell any difference in the final result, but then, I am not a professional. I do know that polarizers are crucial to my outdoor shooting, and the color provided by the "Moose" warming polarizer offered at Lensmate is very pleasing to me and saves some of the trouble of adding warmth to the shots later with software.

Hi!

I'm a newby to all of this. I bought the sx10 a few months ago, and just recently lost my lens cap, however, I would really like to get some lenses for it. I have no idea where to even begin... I usually order everything from ebay so originally I was going to order my accessories there. However, I'm not sure whether or not to get 52mm or 58 mm.. I need to first start out by buying a new lens cap.. Will the lenses affect what type of lense cap to purchase and are there any suggested lenses that aren't too expensive?

Has anyone found solutions to losing use of the lens hood when installing the Lensmate adapter? Akio: with the UV filter attached, is it possible to attach other filters (polarizing, etc)? Or would you have to remove the UV one and attach a separate polarizing filter?

LeFrog, it wouldn't be a problem if you kept the hood on all the time.
With Lensmate, you can't use the hood unless you got one that screws into the filter .
Then you would probably get vignetting.

Shannon, you can't stack filters because you will get vignetting. I already tried it.

Best method:
- 1 - Get a 52 - 58mm step ring
- 2 - You can now adapt any 58 mm filter you wish
- 3 - But you will have to buy a new 58mm lens cap and...
- 4 - You will have to decide whether you want to keep your hood on or off permanently.

Otherwise, you would be better off getting the adapter from Lensmate.

More recently I purchased a HOYA UV(0) multi coated low profile frame PRO 1 digital filter and it can screw on directly very well & securely into my Canon SX 1 camera lens. Although, the photos. performance are also very well, but one thing it may not suitable screw on and out frequently. Before that I was use HOYA standard type UV(0) filter. However, still able mounted into my Canon SX 1 but the new HOYA thinner frame UV filter can be screw on little bit close to the lens.

In researching the pros and cons of purchasing a sx20is, the filter problem came up. To eliminate the worry of continually attaching and detaching a filter on a makeshift thread, use a 52 to 58 adaptor ring. You can screw the ring on once and attach any filter you want to the adaptor ring. Also, the use of 58mm filters might eliminate some worries of masking the lens.

Can you help me ? I can't buy lens cap for CANON POWERSHOT SX1 SX10 IS
Thanks
Petr

You can mount a variety of filter to the cannon sx10 is. I purchased an adapter ring (that fits the bayonet mount designed for the lens hood) that allows you to use ANY 58MM threaded FILTER! In addition to the adapter ring I purchased a 58mm tethered lens cap that works very well. I purchased both of these items from WWW.LENSMATEONLINE.COM very reasonabley priced under $30 for both



I have a UV filter, to protect the lens, and a CPF (Circular Polarizer filter} they both work great!

I just bought the Targus TGK-58M digital filter set from Walmart for $20 for my SX20is. It comes with multi coated glass circular polarizer and UV lenses and two adapter rings. I used the 58-52mm adapter which screws right on to the camera lens (tightly, but no damage) and then the 58mm lenses will screw into the adapter easily. Just another option...

It is true that there are no threading but when you first time put a 52 mm UV filter, it makes thread on the camera.. in the starting it is so tight that one could not go ahead to fix it properly. So there remains a gap between lense and the filter. That may cause slight impact on picture quality. But whatsoever, it is too good to protect the lense.

I have used it and the filter goes tightly as there are threads but actually it is made of metal and cuts the ridges of the camera and convert them to the thread. But it is true the filter are not fixing accurately, as also there remains a confusion about picture quality. I thought I can take better picture without filter, so I removed it carefully. There is no ulternate for this. Canon have supplied no filter for this. So one should not use any thing which can harm the camera.

The only solution is to take care of lense from soil, dust and scretch. One this is more significant... lense are made of high quality glass.. so there are a lease chances of being any screch on them. You can hardly see any scretches on glass items like mirrors, cups, TV screen, untill any one forcefully try to make a scretch. So nothing to worry about. Just blow the dust on the lense and clean it with a super soft cottom cloth. Thats all.

Sorry to correct the best answer winner. but that is a wrong information. putting a filter on your sx10 is not possible, while you can easyly force one on it is not designed for one. i should know seems i have spoken to the canon canada representative who is employeed by canon and tells me without a doubt that the sx10is is not designed for a filter. iI also own and love my Sx10. works amazingly, soon upgrading to the 7D