Thought this might be of interest to EX1 owners.
Samsung appear to have discontinued many accesories for the EX1 ?
The website just shows 3 flashguns as current extra's.
So I looked elsewhere for a lens attachment tube and found this one from Kiwifoto's at Amazon.
CON's.
Camera obviously not so compact and will not fit in a compact case ( Would possibly now fit in an Olympus pen type case )
Camera is very marginally heavier ( Its made of black anodised aluminium )
PRO's
Much improved handling . The camera is easily supported under the lens when shooting and looks and feels like a shrunken old style SLR
No vignetting apparent at wide angle setting
Eliminates the need for that dangly lens cap ( possibly causing lens motor damage when it's left on in error ) as the UV filter protects the lens and a standard lens cap fits on the filter
Camera now accepts my old UV, circular polarising and ND filters as well as Cokin - Ambico type filters
Before anyone chimes in with ' Now its not a compact camera and won't easily fit my Jacket pocket ' I would add that it would only take 20 seconds to unscrew and and you have your compact back
I really like this gadget and now use the base of the lens to pick the camera up , just like an SLR.
I think I will probably keep it permanently on.
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