what are ranges of lense, available shutter speeds?
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dont know but could not get it to autofocus and sent it back. i understand this is a chronic problem with olympus
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My Olympus XZ-2 focuses about as well as any digital camera that I've ever used. Having a wide aperture of f/1.8, the XZ-2 has a narrow depth of field, and this can complicate matters, but it's very important to me to shoot video with manual focusing on. Also, since I have a commercial noise reduction software, I turn off noise reduction in the camera so I can get the sharpest photos possible.
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The zoom lens that comes with the camera is adequate for most shots. If you do many shots requiring a longer range, you might want to consider an auxiliary lens.
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You bet your Canon! The focal range allows wide angle for groups... Up to short tele for portraits.
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Close, but no. If you're looking for the speed of the 35 mm lens, you'll want the 18-300 mm lens, approximately $900.00. But the speed is so close that I don't worry about it, I just change settings to try and compensate with the camera.
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POTN is the best Canon-centric (sortof!) site on the internet! Great post, Norman!Oh, and I took a ton of shots with the 70-200mm f/4L (non-IS) lens and my 40D at a friend's kid's football game. You can see one of them here: http://kalla.net/POTN/_MG_0938-Edit.jpgIt was my first attempt at a sporting event, so my composition left something to be desired, but you can't fault the quality of the lens!
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I use Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 for general purpose (also at night). I love its sharpness. It is also suitable for portraits. For the professional portraits, look at prime lenses with f1.4 or f1.8.
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Honestly, there are some available on ebay with buyer protection (but I understand why you would want to get it from the above places instead). The 70-200mm is a great lens, but if you have your heart set on this particular lens you should wait to get this one :)I just ordered one from ebay but I did my research on the seller first.
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I'm not a G series owner "yet", but I think there are very few real choices for lenses. The 45-200 is the most likely choice for telephoto. And the 20mm/f1.7 "pancake" for indoors/low light. I'd think the lense you have is probably the better overall for average use, especially if the EZ zoom feature works as well as in the FZ series. I would think you could reach @150mm at 5EZ. The EZ zoom feature is supposed to be able to double the focal length, bringing the 14-45 (28-90) to 28-90 (56-180). And it is "free". Unless you need the long reach of the 45-200mm (90-400mm), which I can't do without, why spend the money?
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What lenses do you own now and what's your budget? Are you asking for a longer telephoto lens or a single-lens-solution that covers a bigger range?
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I shoot at ISO 100, f22 and 200 shutter speed with an 85mm macro lens. There is a pretty wide range of flash intensity with this flash if you use TTL metering. You may want to use an f-stop on the higher side, at lleast 12 or higher, for some depth of field. It won't be very deep with the extension tubes.
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Get the 17-40mm and the 70-200mm f4 for less tha half the price. It's a two lens combo that is outstanding. The pictures are sharp,crisp, and saturated.
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Can't believe nobody took this on yet. I don't have all of these lenses below, but This list should get you started. FA 50mm 1.4 All purpose, fast, handy lens of good quality and respectable optical performance without paying too much: FA Limited 77mm f/1.8 Possibly a bit longer in the focal length than you would want permanently attached, but this is regarded as one of the best in-production lenses for the platform. FA* (Star) 85mm f/1.4 Impossible to find for a reasonable price anywhere, but this is also widely regarded as one of the best lenses ever made for the platform. FA Limited 43mm f/1.9 Hard to find for a reasonable price, a lot of folks swear by these lenses in the same vein as the 77mm. Not-so-much-sleeper primes include the FA 40mm and 70mm limited pancake lenses. They stop down to f/2.8 and have fast a/f and good image quality. If I were on a budget, it'd be between the 40mm and the 50mm. The 77mm is an eventual acquisition you pick up after some time.
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N8TE - Thanks for the advice. I will look into the AF-S (especially the 70-300 VR) but it's good to know my old lens is still an option.
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Unfortunately, 2.8 is the max aperture so you will likely be shooting 3200 or 6400 iso. I find that for the most part 6400 is at the upper boundary of useable, but it is not pretty.
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Go to the lens baby site. Great information and a list of cameras. Fun lens to work.
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Closest usable focus distance is about 5.5 inches from the lens. What that means in practice is that an item one-half of an inch across will fill about half the frame (at least on my 50D).
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The range appears to be f/2 to f/90.9 for ISO 100. You can download the manual for all the specs.