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Old 07-08-2011, 12:54 AM   #951 (permalink)
Zaqarbal
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What type of zoom lenses do you have?
Simply this:



8X.

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What's the x on it?
Multiplication:
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"Zoom lenses are often described by the ratio of their longest to shortest focal lengths. For example, a zoom lens with focal lengths ranging from 100 mm to 400 mm may be described as a 4:1 or "4×" zoom."

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I was trying to do something similar to that but my camera is awful so I had to tip toe closer to them and I ended up stepping on a pebble that scared them off a bit so the pics that I do have aren't as good as I would have liked them to be.
The ducks I photographed seemed to be calm. I guess they're used to seeing humans. Also, a pocket tripod helps me to keep the camera still...



...and to take pictures at "duck level" too:



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Apart from that, this is my latest "urban curiosity". A bus shelter:



Closer:



Just plastic, cardboard and paper............ but it looks real!

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