StanMac Loc: Tennessee

Seeing all the great SX50 long shot photos posted by UHHrs gave me a case of GAS for one to use when I didn’t want to carry a lot of stuff on a walk about. Thanks to KEH I scored one in quite nice condition, but I’m a bit perplexed with the filter attachment method. Canon has a filter holder that bayonets to the lens barrel and which takes standard 67mm filters but with that in place one cannot attach the OEM Canon hood. They both use the external bayonet mounting around the lens and only one item at a time can use that mounting. However, I’ve noticed what seem to be filter threads on the inside of the lens barrel beneath the bayonet mounting, where one would expect to have filter threads. Are these in fact a filter thread? Have any SX50 users here on UHH used these to attach a filter and if so, what size filter fits that thread? It would be nice to be able to use a CPL filter and keep the hood in place. Thanks for any info you can provide on this question.

Stan

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

The inside "threads" are not. You can use filters but you need an adapter. I believe the user manual mentions 67 mm, but you will find 58 mm also. The wider may be needed to avoid vignetting, but you can research.

As with everything in the world now, there are also You-Tube videos for show and tell

One product:
https://www.amazon.com/Filter-Adapter-Canon-Powershot-SX50/dp/B009ZV1XTC

From an earlier UHH topic: The adapter is a type of bayonet fitting--it is just 'push on & turn clockwise', but it is a very tight fit. But be careful, the adapter for the sx30 & 40 will not fit. More discussion and tips:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-133821-1.html

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bikerguy

We have both the SX-50 and G3x. If you get the hood for the G3x it fits on the outside of the filter holder so that you can use a 67mm filter and the hood. There is not vignetting at the wide end.

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

Thanks Linda and Biker for the information and links! After reading the prior post you linked to, Linda, I have to ask myself, “Why is this such an issue with a premier brand camera?” Why couldn’t Canon just make this camera with a simple filter thread instead of the forcing the user to go thru all the aggravation of having to piece together a means for it to have the advantage of a conventional filter attachment!? It’s as if the designers were thinking, “How can I make this issue of attaching a filter as difficult and costly as possible?” ( my rant for the day )

Stan

windshoppe Loc: Arizona

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

The SX50 cost about $375 when it came out. I would never consider that a premier brand, lol, unless you're just referring to Canon in general. I took so many photos I wore out my first sx50 in 13 months. Never had any reason to desire a filter, but nearly 100% of my pics were of far-distant birds and critters. Here are a few that were something else:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-414306-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-420721-1.html

But I enjoy editing, and did use raw occasionally with that camera (had a Canon T3i as primary). Which filters were you considering that you wouldn't want to be without?

Paul J. Svetlik Loc: Colorado

1. I use a rather different approach with my Canon SX50 camera and also for the majority of my other cameras, SLR's included - if you are interested?

I purchase a step up ring for the outside of the lens barell (62mm to 72mm - about $10.0, affordable Bower kind) and a circular polarizing filter 72mm diameter.
I put a few drops of a silicon gel on the inside of the step up ring, so I can slide the CPL ffilter on the camera and this step up ring-CPL filter combo doesn't fall off.
It is quicker than screwing filter on - for my hikes or climbs.
I also rotate the filter before I put it on the lens - to achieve the desired degree of polarisation.
A litle step further is to attach the step up ring-filter combo to the camera with a string, so you won't drop it. I use an Epoxy resin on the outside thread of the step up ring.

2. For the lens hood I use a strip of a stiff cordura nylon fabric about 3 inches wide, lined with a black velvet and with velcro strips to wrap it around the lens. This fabric strip makes a better lenshood than any plastic or metal (manufactured) versions because you can move it forward or back to propperly shade the lens.

Just another thought for people on the move, right?

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

I had the SX 50 for quite a while. I bought a plastic 67mm adapter on Amazon that accepted all filters AND a rubber hood. The filters could actually screw into threads inside the rubber lens hood which also had threads (Duh, obviously.)
The reason I opted for a plastic adapter was that I felt it would be safer for the adapter to “break away” and not cause damage to the lens itself.
One caveat regarding a lens hood. If you happen to use it with the built-in flash, the lower part of the picture will be blocked by the upper portion of the hood.

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

I would like to be able to use a polarizing filter for enhancing skies and reducing glare/reflections when needed, without sacrificing the use of a hood to shade the lens. That’s pretty much it. I took the camera out this morning and got several pics of butterflies and flowers. If any are decent I’ll post them. Butterflies seem to be unconcerned about showing you their best side unless you’ve got a lot of time to wait for them, so there may be only one or two worth posting. 😁

Stan