Lens

[buabua]

Erm... May I know what are the lens i can buy with my Dimage A1?

i very newbie in photography...

[vader]

Originally Posted by buabua Erm... May I know what are the lens i can buy with my Dimage A1? i very newbie in photography...

A1 is "NOT" a SRL camera. if you are talking about other lens, there are non from Minolta at the moment. there are filters which you can screw on the front of the lens like close-up filters from Hoya...

[deslim27]

Originally Posted by vader A1 is "NOT" a SRL camera.

Yes... it is not a SRL. its a SLR-type camera, but vader said is true still..

[vader]

Hopefully the "REAL" SLR comes soon......

[forbytes]

wait lor

[hungkh]

Originally Posted by buabua Erm... May I know what are the lens i can buy with my Dimage A1? i very newbie in photography...

Hi, there is no need to buy any lens to use with the A1. It comes with a fixed, non-detachable 28-200mm zoom lens. I have the Dimage 7i which has this same lens and it is a superb lens. What I read is some people buy an Olympus converter (expensive) and screw it in front of the built-in lens to get a telephoto to 400mm.

Regards

Hung

[mpenza]

as mentioned by hungkh, there're "converter" lenses that could be attached to the front of A1's len.

[buabua]

oh so u mean i can actually get those "Adaptors" and fit to my cam and get those lens like Telephoto lens and stuff ?

anyway
i would like to ask.. close up lens and Uv lens cost how much?

thanks for viewing and replying

[hungkh]

Originally Posted by buabua oh so u mean i can actually get those "Adaptors" and fit to my cam and get those lens like Telephoto lens and stuff ? anyway i would like to ask.. close up lens and Uv lens cost how much? thanks for viewing and replying

The A1 already has macro mode at 28mm and at 200mm. No need close up adapters. I bought my Hoya slim uv filter for about $20 (I think).

I never buy any adapters/cpnverters to screw to my Dimage 7i lens front as I believe the images will be no good and the weight will damage my camera lens.

If I need to take extreme macros or such I will use my Minolta X700 manual focus with my various manual focus lenses, adapters, etc. Then use my Minilta film scanner to digitize the image.

[buabua]

hmm....

i tried to take shots but for those small insects it is not clear or not "marco" enough... so ya any advices?

[TME]

Originally Posted by buabua hmm.... i tried to take shots but for those small insects it is not clear or not "marco" enough... so ya any advices?

Did u get close enough? I think the minimum focus distance for the A1 is quite small. So it should be feasible to get a large shot but not 1:1. For that kind of size u need an SLR with a specialised macro lens. What u can do is to shoot a max res, then crop off the excess lor.

[sulhan]

Hiee...

I personally used the following setup.....

For extended range - A1+ modified 1.4x teleconverter from Olympus - to gain up to 280mm approx.
Here is the results - fireworks taken from queenstown + 1.4x tele


And here is a photo taken with the +4 Hoya closeup for added macro. I normally set the camera to macro at 200mm and manual focus. Focus till 0.25m
....
- at 200mm macro...try not to use antishake.......take a deep breath prior to shoot....if handheld....
then move the camera back and forth....to gain sharp focus...than trigger...



regards,
Sulhan

[buabua]

hmm Anti Shake Function will cause the pic quality to drop?

May i know all the lens u using cost how much and where?

+4 Hoya closeup ??

modified 1.4x teleconverter from Olympus ???

[deslim27]

Originally Posted by buabua hmm Anti Shake Function will cause the pic quality to drop?

If you've attached additional lens. AS compensate for physical movement + focal length used. The camera doesn't know there is additional lens is used.