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Tagged with aperture depth-of-field
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Is using a large aperture with flash uncommon?
I found How can I use wide aperture with fill flash? and How can I use flash with large apertures? while trying to find a solution for using a large aperture to get DOF with the flash setup I have.
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Why are big apertures used for landscape photography?
If it is true that a large aperture means shallow depth of field..a.k.a near objects in focus and background or far objects in blur, then how come big aperture is recommended for landscape photography?...
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Night photo with Leica 25mm: blur at f/1.4 [duplicate]
I have an Olympus OMD EM5 and a Leica 25mm which takes wonderful pictures in daylight.
I was trying to take night pictures with this setup and I had the following results (after several tries and ...
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Wide angle with low F stop number (eg.F2.8) in relate to depth of field
What is the purpose of having a wide angle lens like the Nikon AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED with a low f/stop? For example I am shooting a landscape mountain scenery shots or group photos, why would I use f/...
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How to know the F-Stop in a Webcam? [closed]
I'm looking for a Webcam with large aperture and shallow depth of field, similar to the F 1.8 Canon lenses, so far It has been really difficult since most of the specifications for any webcam are ...
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How can I use control over the aperture to take better photos?
I upgraded from a point-and-shoot to a Sony NEX a few months back. I think I've made substantial progress with regards to many aspects of photography like composition, the rule of thirds, ISO, ...
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Why didn't I get bokeh with my 50mm f1.8?
Recently I took a photograph at an aperture of f/1.8, but there was very little bokeh. The shot was of a wave with a few boats in the background. Everything seems to be clear even at f/1.8.
Can ...
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How does aperture/DOF affect continuous autofocus?
When the autofocus system is deciding to adjust the focus, say in a situation of the subject getting closer to or farther from the lens, does it take into consideration the current depth of field, ...
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Is an aperture range of 3.5-5.6 shallow enough to provide great bokeh on a cropped sensor?
I have been primarily shooting with a Canon 18-135 f/3.5-5.6 for several years now, and I am not completely satisfied with it. The problems I have are:
A bit too wide on the low end
A bit too short ...
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ND filter vs stopping down for long exposures?
To achieve long exposures in daylight, one might need to stop down, or use an ND filter. By stopping down, the depth of field increases, but at some point the image quality/sharpness will suffer, due ...
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How is it possible to have shallow depth of field with a small aperture? (The tele-macro paradox.)
Some longer tele lenses have a macro mode that allows for really shallow depth of field that have a lot of background melting when using relatively narrow apertures; like f/4.5-6. I have tried and ...
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How do I find the right motion blur/depth of field trade off in sports photography?
I could be wrong but when doing sports photography I'm always thinking about the following trade off:
A fast shutter speed to freeze the action.
A small(er) aperture to increase DOF and thus ...
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Why does my DSLR's viewfinder ignore the aperture ring on a legacy lens?
I have a Nikon D3100, and I am borrowing an old Nikkor 50mm SLR lens (http://www.destoutz.ch/lens_50mm_f1.8_1828564.html). I've had a lot of trouble with that lens, in that pictures that appear in-...
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How do aperture and the tilt portion of a tilt shift lens relate?
I have found that you can use the tilt feature of a tilt shift lens to do some pretty neat things with depth of field. I can throw it 8° to the right and everything on the left side of the image drops ...
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Since IQ is better at smaller apertures, and backgrounds can be blurred digitally, why not always shoot stopped down?
Is it correct to say that picture quality is better with small f number, but with very small DOF, this perfect quality degrades very quickly?
So, is there any reason to shoot with wider aperture ...
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