On Tue, 29 May 2007 16:42:15 +0100, Ian Woodrow wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've got a P850. Looking at the manual it says you need an adaptor to use
> 55mm filters for which it
> list neutral density and polariser. The UV filter is there but does not
> seem to be grouped with the
> other two. the question is .... DO I need this adaptor in order to fit a UV
> filter ? The information given
> is NOT very explicit at all and when I look on the web page it isn't much
> better. A google turns up
> some bits but not what I need to know.
>
> CAN I get a UV filter of some sort to fit the P850 without this monstrosity
> of an adaptor. I saw a pic
> of the adaptor and it doesn't exactly look flat. How does it work with the
> lens retracted ? The MAIN
> reason I want a UV filter is to protect the lens so it has to be on AT ALL
> TIMES and not just when
> the lens is extended.
>
> Cheers for now
>
> Woody, Scotland
I have one of the adapters. It is fixed, the lens moves within it. I
easily attached my old polarizing filter. IMHO it makes a dandy lens hood
and with it attached the camera is a fixed size - which one can view as an
advantage or a disadvantage, I guess.
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