Dude, sweet shots. I particularly like the macros... I die for a good macro. For instance... (see attachment) From my frontyard, even!
Originally posted by Kalfireth
With regards to zoom, I've found it depends what you were thinking of photographing. If you were going to do still life shots or portraits then - lets face it - you're not going to be using your zoom. Just move the camera closer to the object. However if you're going to be photographing huge buildings or landscapes then indeed you may need a zoom.
I was just about to nod emphatically, but I'd like to add a little sidenote there. Zooming can have a very useful effect even when you're taking shots of things like still life or portraits. Portraits particularly - when you go into telephoto, the change in perspective ratios and the shallower depth of field are very pleasing to the eye. I almost always take portrait shots at 2x or 3x telephoto - if you stay at wideangle, it tends to make faces look fatter, with their nose exaggerated and the rest of their features pushed towards the extremities of their face. I think the difference that a bit of telephoto adds is subtle but really nice.
Well, that's my 2c. And yes, we do indeed something similar - the V1, predecessor to the V3.
