I am probably late to this thread, I don't know if this could help you.You can slap a macro lens on, or a fisheye lens (but for the fisheye lens, remember it has this feature already)You can get one of those lenses with an adapter and they are relati...
I have the two models sx40 and sx60 beautiful cameras, I do sometimes clip on a macro lens when I want to take images up close, I also took fantastic pictures with both cameras of the moon and wild life.I use them more often than my DSLrs 5D classic...