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!Q.T.Honey!diablo.efnet.com!efnet.com!HSNX.atgi.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!news2.euro.net!zonnet-feed!news.cambrium.nl!news.cambrium.nl!216.196.110.149.MISMATCH!border2.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news-out.ntli.net!newsrout1.ntli.net!news-in.ntli.net!ntli.net!newspeer1-win.server.ntli.net!newsfe4-gui.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Muiris Mag Ualghairg" Newsgroups: fj.comp.dev.digital-camera References: Subject: Re: I need more Zoom Canon A80 Lines: 24 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Message-ID: Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 03:45:47 +0100 NNTP-Posting-Host: 80.4.8.72 X-Complaints-To: http://www.ntlworld.com/netreport X-Trace: newsfe4-gui 1087645512 80.4.8.72 (Sat, 19 Jun 2004 11:45:12 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 11:45:12 GMT Organization: ntl Cablemodem News Service Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.comp.dev.digital-camera:1641 I have a PowerShot A75 and you can buy a telephoto 2.4 for it. You can also buy a number of fixed lenses (which is what the Canon Telephoto lense really is) from other manufacturors (you may need a step down ring) which should work with the a75 and/or a A80. For Canon's own lenses have a look at http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_a80-review/index.shtml and you might want to do a search via google for lenses Canon A80 and see what turns up. "Bob Traill" wrote in message news:Jn8lc.3030$ZJ5.141684@news20.bellglobal.com... > I have tried using all of the optical zoom plus the digital zoom and it > seems to bring the subject close enough, although the picture is very > digitized. > Is there any I can accomplish getting 6 - 8 times zoom in an optical mode > only? > If there is how pratical is it to use and is picture of good quality? > Please do not use complex answers as I understand little or no camera jargon > I am mostly a point and shoot picture taker. > >