Canon LAH-DC20 Conversion Lens Adapter (LA-DC58E) and Hood (LH-DC40) Set for the S5 IS, S3 IS & S2 IS Digital Camera

This inexpensive kit is a must have item. It weighs less than an ounce in total, and allows you to use the full range of available 58 mm filters on your S2. At the very least, any camera owner would benefit from a basic UV filter to improve contrast in hazy conditions, and to protect the camera lens at all times. When you are shooting in super macro mode, the adapter and filter assembly come off of the camera with a push of a button. As the old line goes, if your camera lens never gets dirty, you never have to clean it, and it will never get scratched. The second bonus is that you can buy a quality circular polorizing filter, and be amazed at the improvement in contrast, and the reduction of glare they can make in many typical photos. Just to have the ability of the two above mentioned filters makes this accessory worth owning, but there is more... The included 58 mm thread lens hood is very effective, and will mount directly on the adaptor, or on the last 58 mm filter you have attached to the adaptor. It is large enough that it makes a real difference in image quality when shooting under contitions likely to cause flare. When using the built in flash, you should remove it, as it is large enough to hide a portion of the flash energy. That's not a problem though, as the two situations are more likely to be mutualy exclusive than not. When you feel the need to have both at the same time, the Canon flash unit offered for the S2 works perfectly with the lens hood. The last reason to buy this accessory is that Canon offers three converter lenses for the camera, and they require this converter to be in place. So far, I have the tele converter (simply an incredible value. I reviewed it on Amazon today), and the close up adapter that allows you to do macro work at max telephoto lens settings. My next purchase will be the wide angle converter, and if it works as well as the telephoto converter, it too will be a must have, as having a quality 27 mm lens on hand really makes a difference when you try to get a group shot in an indoor setting. Anyway, the Canon converter lenses extend the useful range of photographic opportunity for the S2 owner, and your goal should be to buy at least the long and the short converter over time. Meanwhile, the adapter/hood combo is very cheap, and will serve you well even if you decide that the standard lens is all you ever need. Buy one for your camera, and buy another for the wide and tele converters when you get around to ordering them. Then, switching lenses is a simple push button operation with no threading involved.

My Canon lens adapter and hood combination package just arrived today and I felt compelled to submit this review as soon as I had the chance to inspect and test these two items. I was very hesitant to order since several reviews described the material used as rather cheap lastic. I must say that, yes, they are made of some type of 'plastic' but no, they are not the cheap, flimsy, substandard product from what I had gathered from several reviews, not just those on Amazon. Being an engineer, I do appreciate the fine attention to detail on these parts, such as the tight thread form and the overall feel of the pair. Sure, if they are screwed together with some force, they are difficult to unscrew. However, remove the pressure from squeezing your grip at the joint and try unscrewing by holding the opposite ends...when possible. Only then is the force removed from the thread engagement, allowing the clearances necessary for disassembly to return and assist in the process. My point is that I think that these parts are well made for the purpose. Not only do they facilitate the use of other lenses and to blot out the glares, they help to protect your camera by absorbing impact energy, they look good and they have the Canon endorsement. Speaking of the latter, I contacted Canon to verify materials and workmanship warranty, or lack thereof. I found out that it is a lack, thereof. Still, for what they do and what they cost to do it, they are good products to own. As a comparison, to use on another S5 IS, I did get an aluminum adapter and rubber hood from Lensmate but must admit that I prefer the Canon. For some reason, I have a sneaking suspicion that on some cold but beautiful winter's day, I will come to appreciate the warmth of the Canon adapter over the cold, starkness of the aluminum, third-party adapter. I would recommend that you order these if you have the need. Give them a try. There is always a return policy just waiting there to save the day.

This Lens adapter works great... it enables you to attach different lenses, attach filters of all kinds, and I choose to leave it on all the time, because it protects the lens mechanism. The reason i gave it four stars is because when the hood is attached, there is a fair amount of vignetting... not just vignetting but you can outright see the hood through the lens at small zoom levels... at all four corners. This is overall a great package, but unless you use your zoom (3-4x will do it) you will have to crop every single photo taken with the hood on.

After reading the reviews here, I went to the lensmate website and two things became clear... 1) It makes a lot of sense for the adaptor that is going to be on the camera all the time to match the camera plus aluminum seems better than plastic. So I ordered a UV filter and the adaptor from Lensmate. These are very impressive and I can't recommend them enough. Also very fast shipment. I added a lens cap and it stays on the filter nicely. 2) The black Canon adaptor matches all of the lenses even if it doesn't match the camera. It would actually look better for the adaptor to match the lens in this case. From the sample photos on the Lensmate site, the Canon telephoto lens looks better than the others. Since they don't sell the Canon lens, I came back to Amazon and ordered the Canon adaptor and telephoto. Just got these today so haven't taken any pictures but assume they will match the quality from the Lensmate site. About the adaptor, it is plastic but looks well made. I had absolutely no problem mounting the lens to the adaptor or the adaptor to the camera, perfect fits. In summary, this seems to be the best looking combination, time will tell how the 2 adaptors hold up. As for the lens hood, will probably throw it in a closet with the S2s original lens cap.

I purchased this adapter and hood set for my 2006 Christmas vacation in Hawaii. I knew that I was going to take a lot of outdoor photographs and wanted to try using a UV filter to make them more crisp. The only way to use add-on filters and lenses with the Canon S3/S2 IS is with this adapter. My only complaint is that there were no instructions provided on how to remove the ring around the lens housing to install the adapter. It's either in the camera's manual (which I didn't bring with me) or it's something that you should already know from experience. Luckily, I remembered seeing a small button just below and to the left of the lens housing on the front of the camera. I had played with it before out of curiosity but never figured out what it was for. This is the button that removes the ring. Hold down the button and rotate the ring a quarter turn, counter clockwise. There are two white dots that need to line up. The lens adapter will replace this ring. Now, install any optional 58mm filter or lens and then the hood set. One caveat: Taking photos with no zoom and the hood attached reveals fuzzy black-rounded corners on all of your photos. At no zoom, the camera just barely picks up the hood set. Just a small tap on the zoom will fix this. With out the hood set, the adapter provides no obsticles.

To protect the lens the adapter is a must along with a UV filter lens. Then all you need is a good lens cap and you're set. The hood is just for outdoor shots where the sun may cause glare on the lens. It is not for indoor shots and definitely not for any shot with a flash. There is nothing wrong with it. It was made for one purpose, to shield the lens from direct sunlight. If you're not in the sun, take it off. As far as the materials go, I've owned both plastic and aluminum. Metal might feel nice but really, does your camera need to be bullet proof? The plastic is lighter, won't show scratches as much and just plain does what it's supposed to. New comment, after using the hood adaptor I have found out that if you have the camera set to take a wide shot (zoom all the way out) the hood cuts the corners of the picture off. So you need to be careful when you use it to zoom in just a little so the corners are not cut out of the picture. For most people this would mean probably finding a different hood.

I finally broke down and ordered these. My only complaint is that they could be a little more heavy duty. These help out a lot when your trying to protect your investment. I leave the adapter on at all times now, and I also got a 58mm lens cap to make sure I'm good to go. The Hood is nice to have when you're out in the sun, but indoors it can be a little hinderence. In all this is a great purchase and I should have gotten this set a long time ago. Now it's time to order some more filters.

If you have a Canon Powershot S-whatever, in order to have a wide angle lens, close up lens, or telephoto converter lens, you have to have this lens adapter. And in order to have the lens adapter, you have to buy the package with the lens adapter and hood. Now, the hood is basically fine, but once you get one of the other lenses, become pointless as it no longer fits around the lens. Also, both the hood and lens adapter are made of plastic, and it feels like it'd be fairly easy to crack one or both items. Also, just because they come together doesn't mean they'll fit together- I bought two of these, one for myself and one for my father. Mine worked fine- I could screw the hood on and off with ease. My father's did not- the hood wouldn't line up correctly with the lens adapter and wouldn't screw in all the way... but, but the time he decided to give up, it was on enough that it wouldn't readily come off. We worked at it for probably 15 minutes before it finally came off. So, I mean, if you want different lenses for your Powershot, you have to get this item. And actually, I read another review with a great tip: you should one of these for each lens you buy, so that you can just screw this and the lens together and then snap it onto your camera quickly, rather than have to unscrew one lens then screw the other on.

For a small outlay, these adaptors are an essential purchase for my Canon S5is. The body adaptor protects the lens at all times (which has to be a major issue with extending lenses), and even more importantly it allows the easy attachment of filters which is extremely useful. With this adaptor and a separate convertor I have even been able to attach my camera directly to my telescope. The lens hood is the less useful of the pair, since it gets into the photos if there is a filter attached, and it also increases the size of the camera a lot. On the other hand, it was invaluable for taking flare-free photos at the beach. All in all, for the money this has to be one of the best accessories I've ever purchased.