So Ive received the camera today. Its still pretty hard to get my head around! Theres a few things that I still ont understand how to get to work properly.

On theAuto Opto Max 80- 200mm lens what does everything mean on it? Ive worked out that thw twisting click dial at the base of the lens is the Aperature, but thats about it.


Whats everything mean on this?


Same with this?


Whats that little silver dial on the 80-200 lens do? It turns a little bit then springs back to where it was..
Also, what does it mean by the macro 1:6 and 1:7?! I tried focusing on an object earlier on closeup but it just wouldnt!



Haha, what IS this? My guess is that its a filter.. BUT I cant seem to open the weird clear plastic case! Any idea?


Whats the weird little rectangle with random black and white blocks on for?


Also, why is it with neither of the lenses can I focus in on anything from about.. 2 feet away?!

And why is it when I look through the viewfinder, everything is a bit dark and blurred except for inside the little circle in the middle where its light and crisp?

What is the use of the little button on the lower left? (when the lens is infront of you) I read its for previewing or something?




Heres the camera


Excuse my complete and utter noobishness here Ive done some googling around and nothing has helped me! Some help would be greatly appreciated!


EDIT: Oh, and when I look through the viewfinder there is some dirt in the little clear circle in the middle. How can I clean this off?


Thanks

the filter case is a bastard to open. 7 day shop sometimes send them in those.

Basically one side is a really really thin lid.
its a case of gripping it with your fingertips and pulling it apart. Its a smooth side inside so doesnt need twisting though twisting may help break the seal.

Thanks everyone


Few other things though.. Is what I see looking through the lens not supposed to be as clear and "real" as what I see through the centre circle? Or am I doing something wrong here?


So I have a 50mm and a 80-200mm lense. What else would you recommend?

  Im not that stupid! Cheeky bugger!







Taking photos through the viewfinder with my digital camera.. Kind of shows what I mean.

Ive had that problem before with a broken lens that wouldnt open up to full aperture (it was stuck on f16). Hopefully thats not whats causing it for you.

The image from the photos I took isnt always that dark. I took them in a pretty low light situation and hadnt pressed the F Stop preview button thing in.

Its definately locked in properly Ive checked the manual and its right.

Also, I just checked and through the viewfinder, its the same on the spare body I received too! Hmm..


Think itd be a good idea taking it to my local camera shop and asking them to have a look at it?

http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_support_product.asp?id=1023

dirt in the view finder-pentaprism area youre going to have to just live with, unless you have it professionally serviced. It wont affect the image.

Numbers like 1.8, 2.8,4, 8, 16 done double with lines are your f-stops. Smaller the number, the bigger the hole the light comes through, and thus a faster exposure. The lines show what the depth of field is at a certain f-stop.The button by the set of fstops closer to the body in silver will preview the depth of field by stopping down the aperture. Smaller fstop (bigger number) and you have greater depth or infinite depth of field, like a pinhole camera.

Green numbers are focal length. Smaller the number that you slide to, the wider the depth of field. The 80mm setting that your lens has is OK for portraiture.

Other than that, RTFM.

just to add to the above the red R is for infra red film, for visable light you lline the green line up with the distance the area that in the cetnter of foucus is. but is using IR film you would use the red line, and ignore the focus in the viewfinder.