Summary: The kit is pretty nice and inexpensive. It weighs less than an ounce in total, and allows you to use the full range of available 58 mm filters on your S2. At the very least, any camera owner would benefit from a basic UV filter to improve contrast in hazy conditions, and to protect the camera lens at all times. When you are shooting in super macro mode, the adapter and filter assembly come off of the camera with a push of a button. As the old line goes, if your camera lens never gets dirty, you never have to clean it, and it will never get scratched. The second bonus is that you can buy a quality circular polorizing filter, and be amazed at the improvement in contrast, and the reduction of glare they can make in many typical photos. The one thing not so great is the black color, which does not match the silver camera body.

Summary: The Lens Adapter, and Hood work well when you are using an accesory lens, but when using the standard lens, the lens hood makes an black arc on the bottom of your photo when using the flash, because the flash is not high enough. Also, the adapter and hood are black, My S2 is silver. The factory lens cap that came with the S2 does not fit over the adapter or hood. But it serves its purpose pretty well.

Summary: This simple item serves the purpose for which it was designed. This item allows you to connect the included lens hood and optional lenses and filters to your Powershot S2 IS or S3 IS camera. I have not had an opportunity to do much outdoor shooting since receiving the adapter, so I cannot comment on the quality of the lens hood.

The adapter is made out of plastic and snaps onto the camera's mounting ring. It fits snugly it does not rattle or shake. It can take a little bit of force to remove it from the camera, but this means it will not fall out by itself, which is a good thing.

The color matches nicely with the S3 IS; if you have a silver S2 IS it does not match.

Price (approx. $25-30) is a little on the high side for what is basically two pieces of plastic.