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Tagged with aperture depth-of-field
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Maximizing bokeh in the foreground?
Another question asks, How can I maximize the “blurry background, sharp subject” (bokeh) effect?
Rather than the background, I am interested in blurring the foreground. What techniques or advice are ...
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Does shooting landscape at lower f-stop produce reasonably sharp images?
This article argues that,
50mm prime lenses, on the other hand, have a maximum aperture of
somewhere between f1.2 and f2, letting you hand hold photos in much
lower light levels (they also give ...
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Does F number stay the same between 35mm and Medium Format?
Rented a medium format camera to see "what is this medium format look" everyone talks about! and evaluate if it is awesome enough to start saving money for it or not.
So my own camera is a ...
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Why is the Depth of Field Preview button necessary?
I've looked far and wide but i cannot find the answer for this question.
I know some older cameras and lenses used to have aperture rings on them, which allowed the user to set how open or closed the ...
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How does aperture affect focus area? [duplicate]
How does the aperture affect the focus area? Here are some examples:
With an 35mm(50mm)/f1.8 prime lens
What f-value will bring a group of people standing in five rows into
focus?
What f-value will ...
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Does aperture effect the "depth" of faces in a portrait? Wide aperture make noses look shorter, wrinkles less pronounced?
Having a debate with myself that F/10 makes my portraits look better by making faces have less "depth."
What I mean is I feel like wider apertures such as f/4 make my nose look longer and wrinkles ...
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What's the furthest you should stand with a 35mm lens at f1.8?
I understand the principles of depth of field, but am unclear as to what the recommended further distance is when you want to use a lower f stop. Surely at some point, your subject will go out of ...
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What's worse for post-processing blurriness, graininess or softness?
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Using an a6000, I've been learning a lot about photography and how to control the
depth of field (by changing the aperture), blurriness (by changing the shutter speed), and the noise floor/...
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Automatic Depth-of-Field in modern cameras?
What modern cameras (DSLR or mirrorless) have automatic depth of field exposure setting functionality? It would be desirable for example to specify a desired DOF based on subject size (or 'depth') ...
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Is it possible to change depth of field in RAW images?
I am beginner to photography, and I've learnt that we can do a lot of post-production in images by using RAW format. I'm looking for options to change/modify the depth of field in the RAW images - is ...
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Mathematical relation between aperture and DOF [duplicate]
I know that aperture and DOF are inversely proportional. But, can anybody explain to me the Physics/Optics behind that? What's the mathematical relation that relates aperture with DOF?
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Why should I use the widest aperture for star photography?
In the article, Photographing Stars Using a Kit Lens, the author talks about keeping the widest aperture, e.g. ƒ/3.5. But it's my understanding that a wide aperture means a smaller area will be in ...
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For the same attainable sensitivity, how does DOF depend on sensor size? [duplicate]
It's well known that all other settings being the same, larger sensor translates into a shallower DOF.
However, for the same number of pixels, doubling linear size of the sensor size would quadruple ...
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Does the Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM Lens offer any significant advantage over the Canon 18-55mm IS II at a 24mm focal length?
Does the Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM Lens offer any significant advantage over the Canon 18-55mm IS II at a 24mm focal length (the kit lens for my T3i)?
I'm looking for a cheap lens that offers a wide ...
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Is it possible to get smaller aperture with diaphragm in front of the lens?
My camera has narrowest aperture of f8. To increase depth of field, could I place an opaque "filter" or lens-cap with a small hole, e.g. 12 mm for f16, on the lens? I realize that at short f.l. the ...
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