Lensmate adapters for PowerShot S3

[CommanderJameson]

I'm not ready to make the financial and skills jump to a full DSLR yet - I'm still learning about composition, exposure and that sort of stuff. I've got a Canon PowerShot S3 IS, which is a fine camera, but I suffer dreadfully from blown skies because I don't have a graduated filter.

I found this company who offer an adapter and a selection of lenses and filters.

I was thinking of getting the 58mm adapter, the graduated ND filter and a wide-angle lens.

Does this sound like a sensible approach? Would a different lens give me more flexibility?

(And yes, I'm going to get a tripod. I was shooting on Saltburn beach on Sunday morning and I was completely hamstrung for want of a tripod.)

[tank slapper]

I have that camera and use this. It is fairly useful in that you can use normal filters with it.

Canon do a wide angle and a telephoto lens specifically for that camera, and there are settings in the menu for it. I haven't tried them, so don't know what the image quality is like. I must admit that I haven't had too much problem with blown skies except when the contrast is particularly low. You can help a bit by underexposing by 2/3 or 1 stop.