What at the first glance looked like a thread, unfortunately on closer inspection turned out to be a fake.The creases just in front of the lens of the cam have only the purpose on giving the lens cap a hold.

Canon proclaimed that a super zoom cam with such a huge focal length range does not need any additional equipment to be mounted onto the lens.

I totally disagree with this statement. The focal length range is really great, of course, but what about polarizers, neutral density, ultra violet, infra red or macro filters?

There are different adapters on the market, most oft them are big, ugly and heavy and bear the risk to damage the camera.

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