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Focal Length vs Zoom Value
I've just fallen into digital photography and am having a blast-- but a little confused about optical focal length and zoom values. I shot the above action photo with a non-DSLR Panasonic with an up to 18x fixed Leica lens I thought was on full tight. The camera reports the Focal Length to have been 78mm. I just upgraded to a DLSR Canon with the stock 18-55mm and am wondering could I really have gotten the same shot with, say, their 70-200mm lens at 78mm? I see all kinds of Focal Length/Zoom equivalents out there that seem to vary by camera/lens. Since I am finding 55mm is not enough to reach out and grab the kind of shots I am trying for-- what is the next lens to do what that 'cheaper smaller camera/lens' did?
August 30, 2008
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