AndyW
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i know he cant come on here any more, but for anyone that has him on msn etc, could you ask him if he would be willing to give me some pointers please using my cam especially zoom etc.
for example i was trying to get a very close up photo of this grasshopper but i could not get close enough with the zoom with out it going out of focus or even using the macro feature.  i am using a canon A620 camera btw.
cheers 
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John
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You need a proper macro lens to focus any closer.
The lens has a minimum focus distance and under that you won't be able to achieve focus at all.
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AndyW
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but i can zoom in close on shots like this
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John
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If I actually looked at the picture properly before commenting I would have realised that what I described wasn't the problem.
Sorry about that.
The bug in the picture just looks to have been too small for the autofocus to focus on.
Any way to manual focus it?
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AndyW
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not sure tbh i expect so cos the camera is meant to be one of the best compacts but it doesnt coem with a manual 
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AndyW
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also i can get a telephoto and wide angled lense for my camera, wuold these be worth puchasing what sort of shots would i be able to take using these rather than the normal one in there atm?
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SetH
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
tell this fud he is most likely trying to focus on somthing which is beyonmd the minimum focus distance for the camera.
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AndyW
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no i aint forget it ill sort it myself
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John
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lol vibrio made the same mistake as I did.
I think they lenses you are talking about just go on the end.
I'm not sure about them.
The problem in that picture above though looks to me like autofocus just picked out the plants at the back instead of your intended subject.
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AndyW
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yea ive been playing with it some more and found how to use the manual focus so will try that out tomoro...
here is a page of different lenses for my camera the a620
http://www.lensmateonline.com/newsite/A620A610image.html
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Gaz
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try not to zoom as much but use the auto focus/manual focus more, remmber you will take a big picture so you can alway cut it down around your subject
oh and do what vibs said, focus on your subject rather then the background...
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AndyW
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its ok i worked out how to use the manual zoom and i think u will agree muchios better 
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