Zoom & Focal Length

Soldato
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Hi all,

Just 2 questions

Is it right that you can take the focal length of a lense and divide the second number by the first to get the zoom?

Eg 300/70 = 4x Zoom?


Secondly I was in a certain camera shop today looking at a 400D and the guy I was talking to told me that putting a sigma or tamron lense on a 400D is effectivley a 480m lense.

How does that work?
 
I know

I dont have a clue about that formula, I think he knew even less than me (Which aint much!) So wanted to check here.
 
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