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A80 lens question

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there is a photography forum.. awesome! i didnt even realize this was here, but i figured i'd search around before i posted a camera question in general hardware.. anyway...

i have a canon a80 and so far i'm very happy with it.. but i have a question about some additional lenses.. would this lens work with with the canon lens adapter... http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=30-997-013&depa=0 it seems kinda cheap thats why i'm asking if its even the right thing.. now i'm not expecting anythign amazing but just somethign to play around with..

also.. how does this work with the zoom? does the lcd still show the correct zoom distance? i dont understnad how it would work.. thanks!
 
Sakar 37mm 2x Telephoto Lens, Model 1837T -RETAIL
Model# 1837T
Item # N82E16830997013
CaFits Canon A70,A80, Nikon 4300, Nikon 4500
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Im gonna go out on a limb here but I think that it will fit. :p

No, the LCD will not have the correst zoom, it doenst know that you have a new lense on, just double the zoom that is displayed on the LCD.

I would be intreasted if this works too.; I was going to upgrade my A70 to a 10x optical zoom 3.2MP canon because I wanted a better zoom. If this is going to double the zoom I can live with 6X till I get my DSLR Rebel.

Kroz
 
Kroz said:
No, the LCD will not have the correst zoom, it doenst know that you have a new lense on, just double the zoom that is displayed on the LCD.
Kroz
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so the screen at 2x or so optical zoom will look the same as it does now even after the lens is on? interesting.. so i kinda gotta guess how far i'm zoomed? that'd be kinda weird.. but i guess i could get used to it.. thanks for the input so far
 
Kroz said:
Im gonna go out on a limb here but I think that it will fit. :p

No, the LCD will not have the correst zoom, it doenst know that you have a new lense on, just double the zoom that is displayed on the LCD.

I would be intreasted if this works too.; I was going to upgrade my A70 to a 10x optical zoom 3.2MP canon because I wanted a better zoom. If this is going to double the zoom I can live with 6X till I get my DSLR Rebel.

Kroz
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WHy wont it? It should since the LCD project what the lens sees.
 
I would say that the LCD would reflect the new lense add on. That would make sense to me.
 
The LCD will show the 'zoomed' image, the viewfinder will not.

Two things about the Canon A-series with a lense.

1) Probably not relevant with a telephoto lense, but....the flash is VERY low to the optics. With a lense added, it creates a dark area (shadow from the new lense) in the lower right corner of all your photos that use flash. It's actually pretty big. About 10% of the image is in shadow.

2) For $25....I'd *seriously* question the quality of the lense. A lot of telephoto/wide-angle lenses are designed for camcoders (digital or otherwise) which record at basically 640x480 resolution - a resolution low enough the distortion created by the lense (vignetting?) is not as annoying. For a 1600x1200 still (or better), you definately want a higher-quality lense.

Check out the forums at dpreview.com for some advice. In general, if it's less than $100 for 1.5x (more for 2x or higher) you probably want to stay away from it.

At the moment, for consumer-level cameras, it's almost always cheaper to just buy a new camera when you want higher zoom. Seriously, double your current zoom (to 6x) for a good $200 more....or sell your current camera for $150 and buy a camera with a 10x optical zoom built in for $350.

Quality telephoto/wide-angle lenses ($hundreds) only really make sense for DSLR cameras that already start at $1,000.
 
I thought you ment the little number in the corner of the LCD... 2x, 3x if you are refering to the actual image then yes it will be zoomed properly since the LCD gets its image through the lens.
 
dderidex said:
The LCD will show the 'zoomed' image, the viewfinder will not.

Two things about the Canon A-series with a lense.

1) Probably not relevant with a telephoto lense, but....the flash is VERY low to the optics. With a lense added, it creates a dark area (shadow from the new lense) in the lower right corner of all your photos that use flash. It's actually pretty big. About 10% of the image is in shadow.

2) For $25....I'd *seriously* question the quality of the lense. A lot of telephoto/wide-angle lenses are designed for camcoders (digital or otherwise) which record at basically 640x480 resolution - a resolution low enough the distortion created by the lense (vignetting?) is not as annoying. For a 1600x1200 still (or better), you definately want a higher-quality lense.

Check out the forums at dpreview.com for some advice. In general, if it's less than $100 for 1.5x (more for 2x or higher) you probably want to stay away from it.

At the moment, for consumer-level cameras, it's almost always cheaper to just buy a new camera when you want higher zoom. Seriously, double your current zoom (to 6x) for a good $200 more....or sell your current camera for $150 and buy a camera with a 10x optical zoom built in for $350.

Quality telephoto/wide-angle lenses ($hundreds) only really make sense for DSLR cameras that already start at $1,000.
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some good info.. thanks a lot... guess i'll stick with my a80 as it is until i win the lottery :p
 
dderidex said:
The LCD will show the 'zoomed' image, the viewfinder will not.

Two things about the Canon A-series with a lense.

1) Probably not relevant with a telephoto lense, but....the flash is VERY low to the optics. With a lense added, it creates a dark area (shadow from the new lense) in the lower right corner of all your photos that use flash. It's actually pretty big. About 10% of the image is in shadow.

2) For $25....I'd *seriously* question the quality of the lense. A lot of telephoto/wide-angle lenses are designed for camcoders (digital or otherwise) which record at basically 640x480 resolution - a resolution low enough the distortion created by the lense (vignetting?) is not as annoying. For a 1600x1200 still (or better), you definately want a higher-quality lense.

Check out the forums at dpreview.com for some advice. In general, if it's less than $100 for 1.5x (more for 2x or higher) you probably want to stay away from it.

At the moment, for consumer-level cameras, it's almost always cheaper to just buy a new camera when you want higher zoom. Seriously, double your current zoom (to 6x) for a good $200 more....or sell your current camera for $150 and buy a camera with a 10x optical zoom built in for $350.

Quality telephoto/wide-angle lenses ($hundreds) only really make sense for DSLR cameras that already start at $1,000.
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I had one of these lens for a few days. The lens itself is very cheap, made of plastic, the frame of the lens is made of alumnium. All in all, it doesnt cost more than 5 bucks to mass produce the lens (for 25 bucks). but it gets the job done when you want to zoom in on something.

All i have to say is that its better, A LOT BETTER than using digital zoom.
 
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