apparently every lens has it Min distance..anywhere closer and it would not b able to focus...but if u really wanted to take the shot regardless of whether its focused or not..u can switch to manual focus...

so similiarly..if u get a macro lens..u can go very very near..but stil..there is a min distance to follow....

all lens as a minimum focus distance (MFD). You can check your lens manual or search the lens website

for example the 18-70mm MFD is 380mm
My old sigma 70-300mm MFD is 1.4m
beercan... is err... 1.1m

the MFD means, the distance between the front element of the lens to the object

you can also disable this feature and let you shoot even it is not focused
Menu - Priority Setup - [AF, Release]

2 possibilities :

1. You focus too close (every lens has their minimum focus distance).
2. You focus on something flat (camera cannot lock focus point on the subject).

okies thanks for the feedback achew and chiggy!
learning about the camera is fun
so far im loving the camera.. cant wait to try it out in
redang island tomorrow.

There is a minimum distance where your lens can focus. This is called the Minimum Focus Distance (MFD) and is a physical limitation of the lens. So if your object is nearer than the MFD, then obviously you will not be able to get a focus lock, hence unable to take the picture. The reason why if you do not have a focus lock then you cannot take a picture is because this was set as a default setting in your camera. You might be able to disable this in the menu system (I'm not sure because I don't have an A350). Hope that helps explain things a little bit to you.

Big beercan? haha

thanks bro..
but, i feel like sumthing missing la. maybe the lighting not attractive, n u still in school now izzit? i'll wait until u can take the pic like "lumpat katak" b4. hehe. amacam bro?

its beercan only ... see 70-210mm
big beercan is 75-300mm

beercan so giant already.. how abt big beercan?

what is the different between raynox dcr-250 and msn-202? is it diameter?

achew, going up to full-frame can be easier if you do this:

1) buy a full-frame ultra-wide first, to be used as your standard zoom on APS-C

E.g. Tamron/Minolta/Sigma 17-35mm F2.8-4, Minolta 17-35mm F3.5G, Carl Zeiss 16-35mm F2.8 SSM

2) buy a full-frame telephoto

E.g. Minolta 70-210mm F4, Minolta 80-200mm F2.8G HS APO, Tamron/Sigma/Minolta/Sony 70-200mm F2.8

3) Only after you get a full-frame, will you need to get a standard zoom on FF, e.g.:

- Minolta 28-135mm F4-4.5
- Minolta 28-85mm F3.5-4.5
- Minolta 24-50mm F4
- Minolta 24-85mm F3.5-4.5
- Minolta 28-105mm F3.5-4.5
- Minolta/Sony 24-105mm F3.5-4.5
- Minolta/Tamron 28-75mm F2.8
- Tamron 28-105mm F2.8
- Minolta 28-70mm F2.8G
- Sigma 28-70mm F2.8
- Sigma 24-60mm F2.8
- Sigma 24-70mm F2.8
- Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 HSM
- Carl Zeiss 24-70mm F2.8 SSM

Then again, it is not necessary to have a standard zoom all the time as you will find the 50mm F1.4 to be very useful in a lot of conditions!

Bear in mind that macro will be less magnified; 1:1 on FF is like 1:1.4 on APS-C only.

babyakuma, the MFD of the kit lens is 38cm from the sensor plane to the object. If you want something that can focus very close there is:

- Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 (20cm)
- Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 (20cm)

These lenses literally let you touch the subject and still focus.

nickilala, that's the beercan; the big beercan is the 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 (the Macro wording would be on 300mm.)

The beercan is identical in size to a real beercan (our Malaysian coke can-size one doesn't count...)


This post has been edited by albnok: Mar 12 2009, 01:08 PM

so i guess u also suggesting i shd wait and change to FF in 1 shot rather than upgrade gradually??

thanks albnok..
gotta check out some lenses soon.

ok...bro....
no promise today..coz today is raining day...thats y i shoot indoor ja tadi...


the diff is the magnification....
250 small 202 big magnification but u need to dekat dekat dengan objek u...
if u objek the dead one can la senang...but if u objek is hidup2 like the bulalang...na then u bulalang so lari lo....

ok i got it .. so better get 250 one and put on my 70-300 macro .. can do those shots that I dreaming of for a long time d .. ..

btw, my lens is 58mm diameter .. this dcr250 is universal from 52-67mm right? means, it can be used on 55mm, 58mm right? i just want to double confirm this .. ..

yes bos....
go buy faster faster....

haha .. not now .. maybe at the end of this month together with f58 .. hopefully ..

hahaha....bring the snake to the jungle

ryzan76.. snake poison again.. haha
between. wats the shutterspeed if using f58 in normal indoor shooting with F8?
agak agak...

big beercan is almost the same size with beercan.....



big beercan comes with a switch to control the focus.... can switch to Full or Limit.... so it will only search half the focus and not all the way to the end.....