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Beginner Concerning zoom ring and digital camera.
Hi there
Planning on buying me a new digicam and need some assistance please? Well here are my options . Minolta Dimage A2 , Olympus C-8080 with telephoto lens or Panasonic Lumix dmc-fz20 with wide angle lens. So my question is , does a zoom ring on the lens help for easier or better focus. Its said that its better to get a good 5mp rather than a 8mp (less noise). Dslr will work out to expensive including lenses and all. But any other suggestions will help. Thanks Jack. |
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"Jack" wrote in message ... Hi there So my question is , does a zoom ring on the lens help for easier or better focus. The zoom ring controls the focal length of the lens. You will find that it is easier to determine sharp focus at the longer focal lengths. That is the only way that the zoom ring helps in focusing. Jim |
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Jack wrote:
Hi there Planning on buying me a new digicam and need some assistance please? Well here are my options . Minolta Dimage A2 , Olympus C-8080 with telephoto lens or Panasonic Lumix dmc-fz20 with wide angle lens. So my question is , does a zoom ring on the lens help for easier or better focus. Tried a Minolta A2 earlier in the year - found it tinny and of poor image quality. Just got an FZ20 and it's really good (easpecially at the price). Not interested in it's wide-angle adapter, though. Would prefer a Nikon Coolpix 8400 for that (24mm wide). I would prefer a mechanical zoom ring for accruate composition, not focussing, but I don't think anyone offers that on a point-and-shoot. The FZ20 has a focus-aid mode and manual focus control (ring) which works very well. Cheers, David |
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Ed Ruf wrote:
[] I would prefer a mechanical zoom ring for accruate composition, not focussing, but I don't think anyone offers that on a point-and-shoot. Blasted spell checker....Minolta 7H/hi? Or are we now calling that a ZLR in THIS group as well? :-) Not a model I am that familar with, I'm afraid. It has a zoom ring, but not a focus ring for manual focus. I would have thought that fitted the ZLR category, as it has full manual control, although it lacks a hot-shoe for flash. Cheers, David |
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David J Taylor wrote:
Ed Ruf wrote: [] I would prefer a mechanical zoom ring for accruate composition, not focussing, but I don't think anyone offers that on a point-and-shoot. Blasted spell checker....Minolta 7H/hi? Or are we now calling that a ZLR in THIS group as well? :-) Not a model I am that familar with, I'm afraid. It has a zoom ring, but not a focus ring for manual focus. I would have thought that fitted the ZLR category, as it has full manual control, although it lacks a hot-shoe for flash. Cheers, David The Dimage 7 series use a lens that has both a manual mechanical zoom ring and a manual "focus by wire" focus ring. It also has a flash hotshoe that is compatible with dynax/maxun flash units. The hot-shoe is on the top of the camera, the black thing with the 4 metal contacts and 3 slots. Maybe you believe that it doesn't have a hot-shoe because in many photos of the camera there is a "protector" that looks like a plain black square stuck in it. |
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dj_nme wrote:
[] The Dimage 7 series use a lens that has both a manual mechanical zoom ring and a manual "focus by wire" focus ring. It also has a flash hotshoe that is compatible with dynax/maxun flash units. The hot-shoe is on the top of the camera, the black thing with the 4 metal contacts and 3 slots. Maybe you believe that it doesn't have a hot-shoe because in many photos of the camera there is a "protector" that looks like a plain black square stuck in it. A hot-shoe wasn't obvious from: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2002_...dimage7hi.html It looks very chunky - particularly the front-to-back dimension. Cheers, David |
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