• With this super tele zoom you can maximise the subject in the frame while keeping a certain distance
• Thanks to the compactness hand-held shooting is possible with an amazing tele photo end of 300mm (600mm equiv. to a 35mm film camera)
• Beautiful depth of field effect for macro photography

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Shooting conditions:
E-420, ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 70-300mm 1:4.0-5.6 at 300mm,
Aperture Priority Mode, 1/640 sec., F5.6, exposure compensation: +0.3EV, ISO200.

Shooting tips:

• Open the aperture to the maximum will increase the defocus effect of the background. Hence, the butterfly and the flower will be separated from the background and result in a fantastic illusional photograph
• Additionally increasing the shutter speed will freeze the motion of the butterfly and a detailed structure of the wing will be visible, which would be impossible to see in real live with your own eyes
• Use the exposure compensation to adjust the brightness as the subject is slightly bright already
• Switch the IS on in order to avoid blurred images caused by the super zoom

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Shooting conditions:
E-620, ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 70-300mm 1:4.0-5.6 at 300mm,
Aperture Priority Mode, 1/600 sec., F5.6, ISO200.

Shooting tips:

• You can easily create this dreamy defocusing effect by using an open aperture and placing a subject between you and the flower
• This will result in a soft defocus effect and clearly places the focus of the main subject, the flower
• Switch the IS on in order to avoid blurred images caused by the super zoom

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Shooting conditions:
E-620, ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 70-300mm 1:4.0-5.6 at 425mm with a EC-14 tele converter,
Aperture Priority Mode, 1/80 sec., F11, exposure compensation: +1.0EV, ISO100.

Shooting tips:

• Compose the sinking sun with a faraway subject and the sun itself will appeal to be much bigger
• As a focus assist function use the MF assist function with the LCD display which magnifies the image up to 10 times
• Use a tripod in such a dim light situation to avoid blurred images
• Be patient and wait for the perfect moment of composition when the ship exactly touches the sun

Sample Image

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E-520, ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 70-300mm 1:4.0-5.6 at 300mm, 1/160 sec., F5.6, Shinichi Masumoto