Opteka 58mm Lens Adapter (Two-part) for Canon Powershot G10 & G11 Digital Camera

by Opteka

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• ASIN: B001MRZM80
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 1, 2008

Product Description

Opteka 58mm Lens Adapter (Two-part) for Canon Powershot G10 & G11 Digital CameraAllows use of 58mm threaded lenses and filtersLightweight and small enough to fit into any camera accessories pouchEasily screws onto front of cameraThis adapter easily screws onto the front of the Canon G10 Digital Camera, allowing you to add 58mm lenses and filters.

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Pleased, March 31, 2009

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R. Rickey "Michael" (Orange County, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka 58mm Lens Adapter (Two-part) for Canon Powershot G10 & G11 Digital Camera (Electronics)

I purchased this adapter because several reviews of the Canon adapter weren't so great. I have found this adapter to be well made and have a very good fit both on the camera and the tele-converter.

I have the Canon tele-converter (TC-DC58D). After attaching this adapter to the lens, you can use the lens' original rear cap on the lens adapter and the entire assembly fits into the bag that came with the TC-DC58D. Very slick.

You should also note that the picture is not accurate. The adapter isn't tapered and it's a two-part adapter (like the Canon). Although I have no idea why it's a two-part adapter.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adapter, March 8, 2009

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Glenn I. Dubin "Dubie" (Mukilteo, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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The adapater works fine, however you must use the proper lenses. Previous generation lenses (S21S, S31S) will screw on to the lens but will interfere with the operation of the G10 camera. This is important if you are considering upgrading from the S2is camera. BTW, the G10 has an awesome wide angle and with the 15.4 MP resolution, don't worry about cropping to pull in the image.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than Canon version, not perfect, December 15, 2009

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D. W. Brace - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka 58mm Lens Adapter (Two-part) for Canon Powershot G10 & G11 Digital Camera (Electronics)

As mentioned above, the picture is misleading. It is a straight, two-piece adapter, made from lightweight aluminum, not plastic like the Canon ones. Also, for this price, it does the same thing as the much more expensive Canon model and is probably a better option. The problem is that instead of making a wider, tapered cone, they made this in two pieces. When you use it with little zoom (up to about 1/3 to 1/2 of the zoom range), you just put your filter or lens on the end of the first attachment. If you want to use more zoom, you need to attach the first and second attachments, allowing the camera to zoom fully through the barrel of this piece without contacting the filter. It works well, but it is just a bit of a pain having to switch on and off between the one or two attachment modes if you frequently go back and forth between full wide angle and highly zoomed pictures, since you'll have to keep unscrewing your lens/filter and moving it from one to the other. I believe Canon's adapter is the same way, so you may as well buy this one. I have no problems at all with any shaking or loose attachment to my G10.