A710IS and the 250D lens

[the_charles]

Hey everyone,

I bought my first camera in the fall of 2003 (Canon S30) and since then...I'm in love with Canon and digital photography!

Well, now I have the Canon A710IS and I love it! Recently, for Christmas, I bought the Adapter (LA-DC58G) and a Macro lens (250D 58mm). Now, I've been playing with it for a couple hours and I don't really see a difference in shooting with or without it.

As this is my first lens I have ever bought for a camera, I have some questions. (Good thing there is no such thing as a stupid question...:lol:)

When shooting with the lens on, I made sure to go to the Camera Menu and change the setting for 250D. So, this should be correct so far.

1) When I zoom-in with my lens, the camera's lens comes pretty dang close to my 250D. Am I supposed to zoom all the way so that the camera's lens comes close to my new 250D Macro lens? Is this how the lens works?

2) Do I have to have the Macro setting (the flower icon) turned on for the lens to focus correctly? If I zoom in all the way, the Macro setting is not able to be used (it is grayed-out).

3) When shooting insects and bees without the 250D lens, I can get prety good shots. So, is the purpose of the Macro lens, which is +4, to get a closer looking shot while not getting that close to the subject?

4) Can I shoot with this lens in Auto mode?

5) When using the 250D, do I have to use Manual Focus?


I know these are probably basic questions...but I have to learn/start somewhere! Thanks for the help!

-the charles
http://www.thecharlesgallery.com

[Jon]

At infinity focus with the 250D on, your camera should be focusing at something 250 mm away, no more (the "250"). Aside from shifting focusing distance, the close-up lens should b e invisible to the camera's operation. You'd use the camera as normal, just not on anything over 10" away from you.