If you're using a DSLR, any non-speciality lens should do provided you don't have stand exceptionally far away for some reason, in which case the zoom of the lens would matter.
It is exactly what it sounds like. You zoom in on your subject by using the lens (normally it is attached to the camera itself and can be taken off). You control how far, how much, and where. Usually, optical zoom is used with manual zoom.
Optical zoom cameras are used to take a shot in which a far-away object appears both prominently and clearly. Essentially you need a decent zoom lens to obtain this ability, and a good camera with a widely-adjustable lens offers this feature.
^ I bought a lens of eBay from this website: ebay.com.au/itm/500mm-prime-telephoto-lens-for-Canon-Nikon-Sony-Sigma-Pentax-Sigma-DSLR-f8-/141387126153#rpdCntId Now I have a Sony a3500 and don't know all that much about photography. I can't find a review on it so can someone tell me at least a bit about it. Also, at the same time how far would a 500mm lens zoom and is f8 quick enough to take shots of surfers/cricketers
The lens of a digital camera has a certain focal length, expressed in mm. For example, a 50mm lens has a field of view that approximates what we see with our eyes looking straight ahead. A 25mm wide-angle lens has a field of view that approximates what we see with our eyes when we turn our head from side to side. The shorter the focal length of a lens, the wider the field of view. The longer the focal length of a lens, e.g. 300mm, the narrower the field of view. Of course, a narrow field of view is equivalent to zooming in to a far object, like when we look into binoculars. A lens can either have a fixed focal length, e.g. 25mm, 50mm, 300mm, etc. or can have a range of focal lengths, e.g. 25mm - 100mm, 50mm - 300mm, etc. A lens that has a range of focal lengths is called a zoom lens. The zoom factor of the lens is calculated by dividing the maximum focal length by the minimum focal length. That zoom factor is the "X" you are referring to. For example: 1. A 25mm - 100mm lens is a 100/25 = 4x zoom lens. 2. A 50mm - 300mm lens is a 300/50 = 6x zoom lens. 3. A 50mm - 200mm lens is also a 200/50 = 4x zoom lens. 4. A 100mm - 400mm lens is also a 400/100 = 4x zoom lens. So knowing the zoom factor of a lens alone does not tell you what its minimum and maximum focal lengths are. Both examples 1, 3 and 4 above are 4x zoom lenses, but example 1 has a minimum focal length that is a wide-angle and allows us to take wide landscape shots or include all our classmates in one shot. Example 4 has a maximum focal length that is a long telephoto and allows us to bring far object near.
The Cannon Powershot has both and optical and digital zoom features. Optical zoom is far superior to digital zoom.
The Sony DSC-series have a 3x optical zoom.
A telephoto lens is a camera lens that is typically used for taking photographs of subjects that are a distance away such as a landscape. They are also used for subjects that the photographer can not get close to such as wildlife, and sporting events. A zoom lens allows the photographer to get very close to the subject matter and then zoom in.
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The zoom of a camera is completely unrelated to the resolution of a camera. This is dependent on the lense.
A 1300mm lens can see to infinity.
Click view on the top right of your page and you can pick how far in or out you want to zoom.