Recomendations On A Lense

charlesanto

Hello,
I not really into photography but would like to be.

I have a digital camera - Olympus C4000z
I am thinking about getting a lense - Olympus ED 300mm 1:2.8

Does anyone know if these are compatible ?
Will this combination allow me to zoom in to take a quality photo of an ant on leaf ?
Will combo allow to me zoom in on a bird 50 yard away ?
I realy have no clue, so any info about lenses and what the 300mm means etc etc would be helpful,
thanks in advance.
Col

DotOrg

your camera is a cheap digital compact camera and the lens is attached and doesn't come off to be changed

the 300mm lens you mention (note: it's lens not lense) costs about €7000

to take a photo of an ant, you need a camera with macro abilites
to take a photo of something far away you need telephoto abilities

you are right, you really have no clue so your best bet before you go spend €7000 on something you can't use is to read some very very basic books or online articles about how a camera works

a tip: USE GOOGLE

eg: http://photonotes.org/articles/beginner-faq/
or
http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/enjoydslr/

charlesanto

yeah,
shoulda done a bit of research:o , but thanks for your very frank reply.
€7K - GULP:eek:

Alun

Actually as far as taking your picture of an ant you should be able to do a pretty good job with what you've got with the macro facility of your current camera. I used to have the C-3030Z which your camera is essentially an upgrade of (and when I bought it in early 2000 was certaibly not cheap!) You'll need a tripod or a very steady hand, but you can achieve some quite good results if you persevere.

acquiescefc

charlesanto wrote:

Hello,

I realy have no clue, so any info about lenses and what the 300mm means etc etc would be helpful,
thanks in advance.
Col

It means your wallet needs to be 300mm thick to afford the lens(e)

Classic