Filter adaptor for compact camera

[jimmy_stavros]

OK, so Im fairly new to photography, and at the moment cant afford a DSLR. I have a Samsung WB600. I am looking to have a play around with the camera and try a few things out, and wanted to know if there was any kind of filter mount available that can be used with compact cameras.

I came across this:

http://www.firstcall-photographic.co...ter-mount-52mm

I want to know if anyone has any experience using this, or using filters with compact cameras in general, and if it is worth even trying?

James

[jet_kit]

I've had a look at some pictures on line of the WB600. Does the lens retract into the body when switched off? This could be a problem if you forget to remove a 'clamp-on' filter mount when you're done. Does the WB600 have a screw thread, that would be best?
Turning now to solutions if you don't have a filter mount thread. Many years ago (40+) slip-on filter mounts were pretty common and all the camera manufacturers of the day made them; Kodak, Agfa, Voigtlander, Ilford, Zeus, plus a few after-market people. Even if they're no longer made there must be thousands of them out there in the 2nd-hand market. You could try eBay, all you need to know is the external diameter of your lens.
You haven't said what sort of filtering you want to do, but £35 for the solution you've been looking at seems to be very expensive for a bit of experimenting.

[jimmy_stavros]

Yes the lens fully retracts, and it doesn't have any screw thread for filters.

I understand this filter mount to attach to the tripod screw hole underneath, and the ring holds the filter in front of the lens, so when you zoom in and out, you would have to move the filter back and forth.

I will have a look on ebay for a slip on filter mount, and see what I come up with. Thanks for the reply.

In terms of the filtering I want to do, the main ones are probably a UV filter, and some sort of ND filtering to try some longer exposures during daylight.

[jet_kit]

Hi Jimmy,
I wouldn't bother with a UV. It will make no discernible difference to your pictures and most people only use them to protect the front element of the lens. With your camera it's protected whenever it's switched off.
With a ND8 you'll get 3 stops. In other words, at the same aperture the exposure without the filter of 1/100 sec, with the filter will come down to 1/15 sec (roughly). After that you are talking serious money for an ND100 (6.2 stops) or ND400 (9 stops) and it's not likely you'll find one to fit anyway. Serious NDs were not conceived in the old days and no-one using film could have imagined wanting any more than ND4 (2 stops).