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MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:59 am

Another beauty

Note shadow of flower and legs.

Camera Olympus SP-320
Date/Time 24.06.2006/10:05:03
Exposure time 1/640 s
F-number f/5
ISO 64
Focal lenght 8 mm
Location - Top secret!

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:29 pm

Nice!

Focal length 8mm -- is that the extreme wide-angle setting for that camera?

The advertisements & reviews say 38-114mm "35mm equivalent". I calculate a 5X crop factor based on sensor size 7.18 x 5.32mm, so I'm thinking that the lens is actually 8-24mm?

--Rik

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:21 pm

rjlittlefield wrote:Nice!

Focal length 8mm -- is that the extreme wide-angle setting for that camera?

The advertisements & reviews say 38-114mm "35mm equivalent". I calculate a 5X crop factor based on sensor size 7.18 x 5.32mm, so I'm thinking that the lens is actually 8-24mm?

--Rik

I think so. In Super Macro mode, in which photo was taken, zoom (3 x) was fixed to maximum wide-angle.

I like Olympus SP-320 because I can easy push my hand into any bush and shoot.

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:33 pm

MacroLuv wrote:I like Olympus SP-320 because I can easy push my hand into any bush and shoot.

It's working well for you.

It also makes your pictures stand out in the forum because we don't see much wideangle macro work.

The wideangle gives a completely different relationship of foreground to background -- much more connected than the longer lenses that most of us use.

Keep shooting -- these are good pictures.

--Rik