Adapter.. What are your thoughts?

[MalibuRacing]

I'm a newbie. I just got a FZ20 for Christmas and I'm looking for an adapter to install a filter for lens protection. The factory adapter causes shadows when using flash, as has been discussed on here. Anyways, what do you guys think of this adapter: http://my.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MakeTrack&?MakeTrack&item=3863391032

Thanks in advance...

[brainnolo]

I'd rather buy an external flash, which is anyway more useful, the provided hood didn't give me any problem, the distance from the lens doesn't seem an issue either, stacking 3 filters + 72->77mm ring didn't cause focusing on their texture (the last one was a cross filter with an evident texture), or flares.

[MalibuRacing]

I'd rather buy an external flash, which is anyway more useful, the provided hood didn't give me any problem....

Yes, an external flash is my next purchase. The built-in flash has WAY too much red-eye, even when using the built-in red-eye reduction.

[Glamourdiesel]

There are quite a lot of posts about those adapters in here. I use the Phayee one which you can easily find at Ebay too and I love it. This one looks good too though, nice price n' stuff...


I'm a newbie. I just got a FZ20 for Christmas and I'm looking for an adapter to install a filter for lens protection. The factory adapter causes shadows when using flash, as has been discussed on here. Anyways, what do you guys think of this adapter: http://my.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MakeTrack&?MakeTrack&item=3863391032

Thanks in advance...