Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!news.daionet.gr.jp!news.yamada.gr.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!diablo.theplanet.net!news.theplanet.net!not-for-mail From: neil@cairns3031.fsnet.co.uk (Neil Cairns) Newsgroups: fj.comp.dev.digital-camera Subject: Re: I need more zoom Canon A80 Date: Mon, 03 May 2004 13:49:27 GMT Lines: 16 Message-ID: <40964cfc.62602056@news.freeserve.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 81.78.62.142 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: news6.svr.pol.co.uk 1083592159 18257 81.78.62.142 (3 May 2004 13:49:19 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: 3 May 2004 13:49:19 GMT X-Complaints-To: abuse@theplanet.net X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.5/32.452 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.comp.dev.digital-camera:1505 On Sun, 2 May 2004 11:31:05 -0400, "Bob Traill" wrote: >I have tried using the 3x optical zoom with great results, but when I try to >get closer using the digital zoom the picture gets very digitized. Is there >any way to accomplish 6 - 8 times zoom with out using digital zoom? Is this >method very piratical and easy to use also do you get good quality pictures? >Can you tell me what equipment I will need to make it work? Please try to >keep the answer simple as I understand little or no camera jargon for I am >basically a point and shoot picture taker. > If you have a spoting scope you can buy attachments to mount your camera it's ideal for nature photography mounts start at £82.19 there is also an Eagle eye OpticZoom 5x telephoto lens a 3x zoom digital camera becomes 15x price £193.82 Neil