Is 12x optical zoom ona 10 mp digital camera good enough for shooting surfers from the beach? Thanks!

Is 12x optical zoom on a 10 mp digital camera good enough for shooting
surfers from the beach? Thanks!

Drelliot@gmail.com

Re: Is 12x optical zoom ona 10 mp digital camera good enough for

Exactly! That market is well saturated, very organized, and most of the
existing photographers know each other.
They also seem to operate a little as a group in their business
practices. This will help them remain viable.
Outstanding images is one aspect, but you also need to know and be liked
by the surfers and industry reps. There is quite a bit of money tied
into the surfing industry, much beyond the magazines.
Ciao!
Gordon Moat
A G Studio
<http://www.allgstudio.com>


Gordon Moat

Re: Is 12x optical zoom ona 10 mp digital camera good enough for shooting surfers from the beach? Thanks!

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:10:05 -0700, Bob Williams
You are confusing the magnification factor of binoculars (their "X"
factor) with the zoom range factor.
A demonstration: let's take a simple zoom lens of, say, 50-100mm. This
is a 2x zoom.
At the long end, the magnification factor is two times that of the
short end.
Even if we go to a lens with a longer zoom factor (say, 5x), the same
holds true.
The idea above (that we should use a "normal" focal length of 50mm as
"1X magnification") fails when the zoom lens starts at a FL less than
50mm ("normal").
A 6x zoom has 6x magnification over its zoom range.
It is possible to say that a given, specific zoom lens has a maximum
magnification that closely approxomates (or even matches exactly) a
specific binocular, but it's not right to say that as any general rule
or expression, and to do so gives the wrong impression.
The lens in question is, in fact, a 6x lens, and it's maximum
magnification is, in fact, 6x it's minimum (which is, by definition,
1x).
--
Bill Funk
replace "g" with "a"


Bill Funk

Re: Is 12x optical zoom ona 10 mp digital camera good enough for shooting surfers from the beach? Thanks!

Man just how many pro surfing photographers can the world support?
So what is their market, magazines or the surfers themselves? Seems
you could make a business out of either one but to sell to a surfing
magazine the images are going to have to be pretty amazing.
I will say that I am amazed at the number of surfing magazines on the
shelves.
Scott


Scott W

Re: Is 12x optical zoom ona 10 mp digital camera good enough for

Of course it is not real, it is purely speculation. The gear does not
make one a professional, nor does it provide any guarantee of image
sales. Just on a marketing yourself and your images basis, his $3000
would not cover one year of advertising or direct marketing to his
target buyers. Just to be clear, I know three professional surfing image
photographers, and none of them would consider this a serious question.
Ciao!
Gordon Moat
A G Studio
<http://www.allgstudio.com>


Gordon Moat

Re: Is 12x optical zoom ona 10 mp digital camera good enough for

First love is the FN (fn-c1 if memory serves..).. No longer in use by
the military, but it was a *lot* of fun to play with..
:)
P.
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I do *NOT* have a short attention sp...(Oooh!! shiny!!)


Philippe

Re: Is 12x optical zoom ona 10 mp digital camera good enough for shooting surfers from the beach? Thanks!

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:19:20 +0100, Neil Ellwood
If you're doing sniping at >500 yards, bolt action counts. Otherwise,
a good semi-auto is just as good.
An M1A is very good.
--
Bill Funk
replace "g" with "a"


Bill Funk

Re: Is 12x optical zoom ona 10 mp digital camera good enough for shooting surfers from the beach? Thanks!

In article <c1t8f29n2dqk7ppc02jfedom3kir7jr0q6@4ax.com>,
Perhaps a surfer with a Thompson sub-machine gun would be better?


Stewy

Re: Is 12x optical zoom ona 10 mp digital camera good enough for

Yes! The 6X Zoom (35-210mm) lens has a maximum magnification of 4X.
The OP's 12X Zoom (36-432mm) lens has a maximum magnification of 8X.
Hence, the suggestion that he observe the surfers with a pair of 8-10X
binoculars. They should have a FL of around 432mm.
Bob


Bob Williams

Re: Is 12x optical zoom ona 10 mp digital camera good enough for

You line up your shots for 2/3 at once..
it all works out..
:)
P.
--
I do *NOT* have a short attention sp...(Oooh!! shiny!!)


Philippe

Re: Is 12x optical zoom ona 10 mp digital camera good enough for shooting surfers from the beach? Thanks!

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:43:50 +0100, Neil Ellwood
Good grief, man! Not a bolt action!
There are far too many surfers! A bolt action simply isn't fast
enough!
--
Bill Funk
replace "g" with "a"


Bill Funk

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