Free Telephoto

Did you ever wish your SLR had the same "digital zoom" option that your crummy pocket camera has. Well, it does!

All current DSLRs -- and any good film scan -- have enough and more resolution for most likely purposes. Don't feel like you can't crop. If only the middle of the image contains the picture you want, crop. You will have a weaker image if you DON'T throw away the stuff on the sides that is doing nothing.

This image is less than half the film image, and it is only 35mm. Yes, you can start to see a tiny hint of grain but it doesn't look bad. Even printed large on a wall this will be a good image.

And the free telephoto? This the exact same picture I would have gotten with a lens of twice the focal length.