Kodak P850 filter question

Hi

I've got a P850. Looking at the manual it says you need an adaptor to use
55mm filters for which it
list neutral density and polariser. The UV filter is there but does not
seem to be grouped with the
other two. the question is .... DO I need this adaptor in order to fit a UV
filter ? The information given
is NOT very explicit at all and when I look on the web page it isn't much
better. A google turns up
some bits but not what I need to know.

CAN I get a UV filter of some sort to fit the P850 without this monstrosity
of an adaptor. I saw a pic
of the adaptor and it doesn't exactly look flat. How does it work with the
lens retracted ? The MAIN
reason I want a UV filter is to protect the lens so it has to be on AT ALL
TIMES and not just when
the lens is extended.

Cheers for now

Woody, Scotland

 

I have one of the adapters. It is fixed, the lens moves within it. I
easily attached my old polarizing filter. IMHO it makes a dandy lens hood
and with it attached the camera is a fixed size - which one can view as an
advantage or a disadvantage, I guess.