Superzoom compacts with 20X or higher optical zoom Challenge #37 in the Verbs , action, and misc topics series. Hosted by barb_s. Challenge has finished Showcase the long reach on a compact superzoom camera with optical zoom able to reach 20X or more. My sample image captured a tiny ant on a flower ~15 feet away, at 150 mm focal distance. I'm interested in what you can capture at a high focal distance like that. Show full rules Announced: Monday, 13th August, 2012 (GMT) Submissions: Monday, 20th August, 2012 – Sunday, 26th August, 2012 (GMT) Voting: Monday, 27th August, 2012 – Sunday, 2nd September, 2012 (GMT) Processing rules: Minimal. Capture date rules: No restrictions. Additional rules: Optional: Put the camera's advertised zoom range in the title or description. Maximum number of entries per user: 1 Maximum number of entries in challenge: 50

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