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Lens confusion at Zoo!
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Yes, was there last week and had a great day, back to the photography after a long spell away.
I took great shots, good exposure and composition. Lousy choice of Lens! anyone ‘done’ the zoo and known the average distance from subject matters, and nearer to etc. what is a good range Lens i should be using.
Mine was more a macro lens.
sorry, not great on the tecnics, just bucking i hadnt another lens that day.
It was also too bright. what filter could i have used to shut down the brightness?
I am shooting too, from the mobility scooter so any thoughts or hints on that? Hands held shooting from a sitting position!
ann :oops:A telezoom lens tends to be best. Something like a 70-200mm or longer.
A polarising filter can be great for bright sunshine.
tad heavy, no? so good to be back snapping i have to say. thanks for the quick response.
xannHi Ann,
I suppose in this situation a good telephoto or zoom is really what you need. A 200mm reach (or thereabouts) should get you some good shots if you have one in your arsenal.
I’m not sure what you mean about needing a filter? If you are dealing with blown highlights in the sky (random guess) then perhaps you could dial in some exposure compensation (like half a stop) just to tame that a little and then readjust in post-processing.
Happy shooting…!
ah for post-processing! yes see what you mean on that.
shall look throught the ‘arsenal’ and see what i have, think i have one, tis so long….!
annexcuse my complete ignorance but what do you mean by ‘120-400’ yep, bad that eh? great images!1 jealous!
annken wrote:
excuse my complete ignorance but what do you mean by ‘120-400’ yep, bad that eh? great images!1 jealous!
120-400 means a telezoom (zoom telephoto lens) with 120mm wide end and 400mm long end
Ok, right, grand, great I am now the wiser and fully understand what you mean, that helps doesnt it!!!
thank you very much for that.
xxannHi Ann
Pleased that you are taking up the camera again. If you look at the front of the lens it will say someting like 18- 55mm or 50-250mm etc. I think that something like 50 -250 mm would be good for the Zoo but if you have an 18-200mm you can go wide angle and zoom in close as well with the 200mm which on a dslr with crop sensor is about 350mm.?? 18mm is used for say landscape and then if you want to zoom in on an animal etc you use the 200mm. Can you post some of your shots from the Zoo and also let us know what lens you used.thanks for that Lily, post? you can’t be serious!
naw, too embarrassed for tha.
I am a learner and never pretended to be anything else!
xannOk, I’m a right one to be saying post, I would not have the nerve either. but you are an artist and have an eye, so go for it.
Lily wrote:
Hi Ann
Pleased that you are taking up the camera again. If you look at the front of the lens it will say someting like 18- 55mm or 50-250mm etc. I think that something like 50 -250 mm would be good for the Zoo but if you have an 18-200mm you can go wide angle and zoom in close as well with the 200mm which on a dslr with crop sensor is about 350mm.?? 18mm is used for say landscape and then if you want to zoom in on an animal etc you use the 200mm. Can you post some of your shots from the Zoo and also let us know what lens you used.18-200 is not a good idea; ultrazooms have significantly lower quality when compared to zooms such as 50-250 or prime lens. They can be useful for journalists (however the pros rather buy two or three cameras) or people with limited budget, but otherwise I don´t recommend them.
What camera are you using? If it’s a Nikon DX format camera then I could give you a loan of a 55-200 lens to try out and see if it is what you had in mind. It’s not a fast lens, an f4.5/5.6 I think, but it is light and easy to use and might be what you need. Most likely, the lens on your camera is in the 18-55 range, ie a moderate wide angle to a short telephoto. The lens I have would bring you a lot closer to your subject.
If your camera is a Nikon DX format then we’re in business, PM me if it is and we’ll take it from there, David
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