Fuiji Finepix S5100 Lense Recommemdation

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On Sun, 15 May 2005 12:25:22 -0700, James wrote:

> I am looking for a zoom lense for my S5100 for closeups of birds and aquatic
> creatures.
>
> Fuiji doesn't offer much of a selection so was wondering if there are 3rd
> party lenses, I believe it has a 52mm adapter.

I believe that you're understanding of the S5100 is a little off.
It does not allow the lens to be changed. It does come with an
adapter ring, but that is to allow the attachment of an adapter lens
in front of the Fuji's fixed zoom lens. This is already a 10x zoom,
giving the equivalent of a 37mm to 370mm zoom on a 35mm camera.
Fuji's TL-FX9 adapter lens extends the telephoto end of the zoom by
a factor of 1.5x, to an equivalent of a 555mm lens.


> Also I want to take pics of a boat is there any tip on compensating for the
> motion?

Take the pictures in bright sunlight. The brighter the better, as
it will allow you to use a faster shutter speed. So will using a
higher ISO setting. Just as with a pendulum, when motion reverses
direction speed is at a minimum. You might want to prefocus (to
minimize shutter delay) and take the picture close to the instant
that the boat's motion is at it's ebb. The motion is fairly complex
so it's unlikely you'll ever be able to capture the boat when
there's no movement at all, but you can probably eliminate much of
it with proper timing, and if your camera is quick enough.

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Yes I am a newbie to this camera, I understand that one adds an adapter
lense as I have added a wide angle lense.

A particular shot that I would like to get is of an eagle in the nest, video
if possible, I see them from a distance (2,000 ft.+ ) all the time in the
boat. I'm not sure if fuji's 1.5 adapter will be powerfull enough to get a
close up shot.

Any Thoughts


"ASAAR" <caught@22.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 15 May 2005 12:25:22 -0700, James wrote:
>
> > I am looking for a zoom lense for my S5100 for closeups of birds and
aquatic
> > creatures.
> >
> > Fuiji doesn't offer much of a selection so was wondering if there are
3rd
> > party lenses, I believe it has a 52mm adapter.
>
> I believe that you're understanding of the S5100 is a little off.
> It does not allow the lens to be changed. It does come with an
> adapter ring, but that is to allow the attachment of an adapter lens
> in front of the Fuji's fixed zoom lens. This is already a 10x zoom,
> giving the equivalent of a 37mm to 370mm zoom on a 35mm camera.
> Fuji's TL-FX9 adapter lens extends the telephoto end of the zoom by
> a factor of 1.5x, to an equivalent of a 555mm lens.
>
>
> > Also I want to take pics of a boat is there any tip on compensating for
the
> > motion?
>
> Take the pictures in bright sunlight. The brighter the better, as
> it will allow you to use a faster shutter speed. So will using a
> higher ISO setting. Just as with a pendulum, when motion reverses
> direction speed is at a minimum. You might want to prefocus (to
> minimize shutter delay) and take the picture close to the instant
> that the boat's motion is at it's ebb. The motion is fairly complex
> so it's unlikely you'll ever be able to capture the boat when
> there's no movement at all, but you can probably eliminate much of
> it with proper timing, and if your camera is quick enough.
>

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The Olympus TCON1.7 is a much sharper teleconvertor than the Fuji. I owned
both for my S7000 when I had it and felt that the fuji was a waste of money.
If you buy the TCON you will have to have the adapter ring (it is supplied
with the S5000 but niot the S7000, not sure about the S5100).


"James" <ekosNOSPAM@sunshine.net> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I am looking for a zoom lense for my S5100 for closeups of birds and
> aquatic
> creatures.
>
> Fuiji doesn't offer much of a selection so was wondering if there are 3rd
> party lenses, I believe it has a 52mm adapter.
>
> Also I want to take pics of a boat is there any tip on compensating for
> the
> motion?
>
> Thanks
> Jim
>
>