Much better than without, but . . .
I've owned three Canon G series cameras. G11, G12 and G15. Every one of them has ended up with a badly scratched front element. It's a design flaw that is just a fact of life on these otherwise excellent cameras. I recently had the G15 repaired and decided to put this adapter kit on to protect the front element from stray dust, etc that those lens &#34;doors&#34; eventually drag across the face of the front lens element.<br />Problem numero uno.<br />Installation was straightforward but there are two minor (and not totally unexpected) downsides to this adapter. WIthin a few days of installation the adhesive for the adapter let loose. If you look at the Lensmate site they sell extra precut adhesive replacement for $1 plus shipping. I can see why. Why not just include an extra one with the original purchase?<br />Problem two. If you use the onboard flash at all at the 28mm setting the adapter and attached 52mm filter block part of the flash output and the result is a shadow at the bottom right hand side of the exposure. Most people don't shoot full frame so it probably wouldn't be much of an issue and can easily be cropped. But for pros that use this camera as a backup to their heavy DSLRs and expect to have a fill flash that covers the entire full wide angle frame this is an issue (see attached photo).<br />Overall, this is a very good resolution to a Canon design flaw with the G series cameras, but you might as well order a couple extra adhesives because you're gonna need them.
Rating: 4 stars