I'm not talking about the focus. What I mean is does it zoom out farther than those old manual cameras that school photo classes usually have? Thanks for your help.
2006-09-03 19:11:52 · 3 answers · asked by rebelderox 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
when you are talking about SLR cameras with interchangeable lenses (35mm or digital) you have to consider the camera body (where the film or memory card is placed) as a separate item from the lens.
An inexpensive lens can usually be purchased in a kit with the camera body on most intro level SLR cameras, like the Rebel (digital and 35mm). However you can later buy and attach a $5,000 USD pro telephoto lens to that same camera body and/or use the $100 USD kit lens.
If you are new to photography, buy a decent body like the rebel, but start cheap with the lens and buy more as you understand how to use them and what your needs are. That is the beauty of SLR camera systems, you buy a camera body and then you build up a library of lenses and accessories.
Don't be confused or fooled that the better lens has the longest telephoto zoom. It would be like saying that that a sledge hammer is the best hammer, because it can exert the most force (you wouldn't use a sledge hammer to hang a picture or shingle a roof would you?). Each lens has a different role based on how it can be used. Long telephoto lenses are good for bright light pictures of distant subjects. Try to use a long telephoto lens indoors, it won't work too well. Try to use that lens at an indoor birthday party, in a dim room when the guy is blowing out the candles, ha good luck.
2006-09-05 04:06:05 · answer #1 · answered by Mike 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Rebel T2 is just glorified film canister - so are all SLR cameras. It needs a separate lens, and whatever lens you select will determine your zoom range.
You can get a wide variety of zoom lenses for Canon (from around $150 and up... way up) that will magnify to the extent that you'll need a tripod to keep steady.
2006-09-03 22:24:11 · answer #2 · answered by OMG, I ♥ PONIES!!1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the old cameras have had an optical zoom and that's much more bitter than the digital zoom
the new digital cameras have a digital zoom and an optical zoom but some of them are not as good focus as the old manual cameras that school photo classes usually have
2006-09-03 22:54:16 · answer #3 · answered by don'task 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋