One for the Camera Guru's

[spennny]

So my new camera arrived last night, and as am completely new i need some info

Close ups - What Lens 18-55mm or 55-200mm

Some pics so far lol

[mhvcbv]

hi m8
you need some macro lenses that screw on your lens
i've seen these at work and seen some pictures of some fruit pastels(sweets)
you should see the detail on a grain of sugar

[spennny]

Cheers mate, am away to google

[bobby-tupper]

you will be able to see all the train numbers as clear as day with that bad boy! choo-choo!!!
p.s....... how did kev get his name on your remote control???????????

[spennny]

Ah the prodical son returns

Dont upset him here or he will block me also pmsl

you will be able to see all the train numbers as clear as day with that bad boy! choo-choo!!!
p.s....... how did kev get his name on your remote control???????????///

[bobby-tupper]

Ah the prodical son returns

Dont upset him here or he will block me also pmsl

yes just thought id call in for a look round

your maureen will not be very happy if you take any wedding photo's with that camera. as it will show up EVERY wrinkle!!!

[spennny]

yes just thought id call in for a look round

your maureen will not be very happy if you take any wedding photo's with that camera. as it will show up EVERY wrinkle!!!

FPMSL !!!

Thats what she said last night

[Innes]

18-55 is for wide angel shots and the 55-200mm if a telephoto lens so big zoom.

Some telephotos come with a switch on the side of them for macro others don't.

I bought those screw on macro lens covers and they are ok but you have to be very close to your subject (e.g. about 1-4cm) which can cause some lighting issues i.e shadow of you and the camera looming over the subject.You can also get blue-fringing or de-focused areas around the edge of the images. Another thing is that the dept of field is very narrow which can sometimes be a blessing but also a curse and increasing the aperture size doesn't seem to increase the DOF. The camera may also struggle to auto focus.

Here is probably the best shot I got with the macro attachment:
http://community.thisisplymouth.co.u...l?enlarge=true

If you had a dedicated Macro lens you can be further away from the subject which is ideal if you want a macro shot of a butterfly on a flower. You wouldn't be able to get that shot from the screw on macro lens attachment. You'd also have better control over the DOF and focus.

Unfortunately I cant afford a Macro lens as I bought an Olympus 520 SLR which uses their own lens system called Four-Thirds. Good camera but their lenses are about 3x the cost of other manufacturers lenses!

[xrken]

vey nice m8 i like it

[Das]

what did you get?