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Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Canon PowerShot S2 IS
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hennie (hm01) 0 pts
January 13, 2008 10:34 AM

i have a S2 IS canon and i want to take photos of animals and birds usually at long distances and also mountains can you please help me in selecting

the correct zoom lens and also wide angle lens
the make of the lenses, please so that i can go shop for the best price

THANK YOU
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
January 15, 2008 2:11 PM
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You can't get a zoom lens for it, unfortunately. This camera's lens is fixed onto the camera, so the best you can do is get a teleconverter to double your lens range. A 2x teleconverter will magnify the images coming into your lens by 2. The downside is, that this will cause your camera to have to be compensated in it's exposure settings because of the loss of light by 1-2 stops. And depending on the quality of the glass in your teleconverter, you may also run into clarity issues. You will certainly run into some "barrelling" issues at the extreme end of your focal length. this will make the image look like you're looking out of a barrell. This can also happen with wide angle converters ass well.

To be honest, while you can purchase these options to screw onto your existing lens, I don't recommend them because the tradeoffs involved simply outweigh the benefits in my mind.
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January 16, 2008 9:43 AM
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Thank you very much for the information
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
January 16, 2008 12:05 PM
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Happy to help. Just wish the news was more to your needs.
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