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08-09-2009, 08:04 PM
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| | | telephoto lens?
Have Kodak P850 12x zoom. Think I need telephoto for birds. Any suggestions plse? |
09-09-2009, 11:09 AM
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| | | Re: telephoto lens?
thats not a DSLR, so your only option for that is a screw on lens for the front, most of which aren't particularly good quality.
there have been several thread like this (including a few of my own  ) and the general consensus is that you will struggle to take good photos of distant subjects without spending a lot more on a DSLR and long lens (and by 'a lot more' i'm talking into the thousands).
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09-09-2009, 11:18 AM
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| | | Re: telephoto lens?
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Originally Posted by squishy  ...the general consensus is that you will struggle to take good photos of distant subjects without spending a lot more on a DSLR and long lens... | Or, for a lesser expenditure, as long as you can work within their shutter delay & ISO speed/picture noise constraints, by upgrading to a more modern Bridge camera with a 24x (or more) optical zoom.
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10-09-2009, 10:37 AM
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| | | Re: telephoto lens?
Thank you Squishy, Lancashire Lad for advice. Unfortunately my pension doesnt run to "thousands" so will have to stick with what I have. Just to show my total ignorance I presume DSLR is Digital Single Lens something or other? If mine is not that, what is it can you tell me? I have delved thru some number of posts and it seems that a Oly 1.7 is recommended. I will search the net to see if it will fit my camera. Thanks again. |
11-09-2009, 01:06 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: knowle, solihull (just south of b'ham)
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| | | Re: telephoto lens?
DSLR - Digital Single Lens Reflex. Your camera is one of the ones referred to as a bridge camera, or superzoom. They generally work mostly the same as compact cameras, but they are often more focussed on image quality, rather than compact-ness, and usually have longer lenses than most compacts. I use a similar camera to yours, the fuji S9600.
It is most certainly possible to take excellent photos on a budget, but distant subjects seem to be one of the areas were for good quality you really do have to spend 
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