Suggestions for Lens

[TeeDee]

Hello all,

Looking for a suggestion for my Wife's Birthday Present ,She has a Canon Powershot S5 IS ( 8 mega pixel ) which i think is a fairly standard camera(?)

I would like to get her an additional lens/zoom ( as you can tell I'm not hot on Camera speak! ) so that she can has additional range for longer distance shots, the camera currently has ( reading off front ) a 6.0 - 72.0mm 1:2.7 -3.5 USM 12 x.

What would be a good 'next step' up ?, Her camera isn't the be all of her life so Budget suggestions please, and where to get it from.


Thanks.

 

[gregorach]

Well, a quick search on eBay reveals that you can get an add-on telephoto lens for that camera surprisingly cheaply from Hong Kong... [No affiliation with seller, buyer beware, etc, etc...]

 

[TeeDee]

Hi Gregorach , Sorry , I 'm naive with Camera Kit , is that ( ie bargain bucket, cheap as chips ) likey to be total cack or something reasonable ( note ;- not fantastic or awesome )??

Genuine question

 

[Grooveski]

I've had decent results from the 1.7x teleconvertor(on the same camera). Wasn't expecting much but was quite surprised how well it worked considering the price.
You get heftier ones(up to 3x) but I reckoned best not. Much as I'd like a bigger lens cheap optics have a habit of getting worse the further you push them.

Quite a few of the photos on this thread are with the convertor maxed out.

The .45x wide angle convertor that you can get for it works quite well too. I've only used it a couple of times though, don't think I've any examples uploaded.
You can't replace the lens on the S5, it's fixed, all you can do is bung on convertors.
The adaptor ring is useful in itself, lets you use filters.

[Edit - More maxed-out piccies here]

 

[gregorach]

Hi Gregorach , Sorry , I 'm naive with Camera Kit , is that ( ie bargain bucket, cheap as chips ) likey to be total cack or something reasonable ( note ;- not fantastic or awesome )??

Genuine question

No idea mate, but I'd expect half-decent optics even at that price these days, and I'm pretty sure they're actually made by the same people. It's just that Honk Kong prices are so low, they can sell them at what seems like a silly price. The exact same lens will cost you double from the US.

I'm just waiting for delivery of a similar lens for my old A-80.

 

[TeeDee]

Ok , Cheers guys ,will give it a go.