PowerShot A80 Add-On Lenses

[PowershotA80]

I am the proud owner of a Canon PowerShot A80 4MP camera. The prints are wonderful off of this and the only knock I have is the I could use a bit more optical zoom. The digital does ok out to about 6x but then becomes grainy. I've noted that Canon has an adaptor and a telephoto (and a wide angle) lens for this camera. Before I buy it can anybody provide some real world experience in using these? What effect(s) (if any) do the lenses provide?

[Matthijs]

Hi,

All you have to do is to go to Lensmate.com. It is all there!

[Matthijs]

Oh, and I used to own an A80 with wide-angle converter. I thought it was great, used it a lot. They are rather expensive though. Don't use the digital zoom, it is crap!

[skydragon]

I have a wide-angle lens that can be attached with a lens-converter to my A80. Its only good when flash is not required else a shadow of the lens converter will mar the foto :( when the flash is on. I guess this goes for all cameras using lens-converters. If perhaps, the flash was on the top, this might not be a problem. :o

[deago]

The teleconverter lens is a must-have. I have the A75 and as far as I know, it uses the exact same teleconvertor lens as the A80. I really don't know what I would do without the zoom capability it provides. Take a look at the elephants I took a photograph of back in September (04).

http://deago.dynup.net/elephants


It really brings the action in to you without being trampled. :)


*Digital zoom is for the birds.