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Tagged with aperture depth-of-field
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What impact on image resolution does the aperture have?
What is the effects on depth of field, signal to noise ratio and image resolution when reducing the aperture?
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In what kind of scenes does it make sense to use f/1.4 aperture?
I have been told that it is difficult to focus with an aperture of f/1.4.
So, in which kind of scenes does it actually make sense to use the f/1.4?
In portraits they say that it is important to keep ...
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Why doesn't the background become blurred when I change the aperture on my Fujifilm S4000?
I am sorry if my question is too naive, but I am a complete beginner in photography, and I think I still need to understand well what aperture is. I have a Fujifilm S4000 camera, and I know I can't do ...
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Why Small aperture (less light) has Large depth of field? [duplicate]
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Technically, why is the out of focus area blurred more when using a bigger aperture?
I understand that a small aperture (large aperture number eg. F/22) means large depth of ...
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Why does a larger aperture cause more blur of the background? [duplicate]
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Technically, why is the out of focus area blurred more when using a bigger aperture?
Why is it that a larger lens aperture produces a shorter depth of field, causing the ...
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Do crop sensors increase the depth of field when using full frame lenses?
I'm trying to achieve maximum depth of field without sacrificing light. I have a micro-4/3rds camera and i want to attach a full frame lens to it for the large and constant aperture. My question is, ...
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Technically, why is the out of focus area blurred more when using a bigger aperture?
I'm wondering, technically, why and how does the out of focus areas blur more when using a bigger aperture. I think it'd help a lot if I presented a problem that's been driving me nuts for a long time:...
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Is it possible to Zone Focus with a DSLR?
I have a Canon 1000d. Is the zone focusing technique applicable in a DSLR?
If yes, how do we do it?
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Will a lens with a low aperture value give me better portrait photos?
I want to take pictures of people from 5-20 feet away. I attend lots of group events and am free to walk around and snap photos.
I just purchased a Canon t3i and it comes with a 18-55mm kit lens. The ...
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Do smaller apertures provide more depth of field past the diffraction limit, even if peak sharpness suffers?
In Understanding Exposure (3rd edition, on page 48), Bryan Peterson has what might be called a rant against modern on-line conventional wisdom about diffraction limits. Answers on this web site are ...
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Can a smaller sensor's "crop factor" be used to calculate the exact increase in depth of field?
If APS-C and similar crop-sensor digital cameras have a focal length multiplying effect such that a 50mm lens has an apparent focal length closer to the field of view of an 80mm on a full frame camera,...
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depth of field varies with distance?
I am wondering if there is a difference in the depth of field if I stand near the subject or far from it with the same aperture (like f1.4) ?
Thanks for responses
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What are the best settings for black and white film portrait photography?
trying to do some "daily shots" thing, and I was wondering what's the best setting for black and white portraits in areas that are well-lit and sometimes not (fastfoods, restaurants, malls)
I want to ...
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Is depth of field and bokeh influenced by distance to the subject?
I know that the aperture size has a direct effect on the depth of field.
However, what about distance to the subject? Let's say I took two pictures, one at 24mm and one at 70mm, using the same lens ...
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What aperture should I use to photograph people and why?
What f/# do you use to photograph people, and why? I know this varies from shot to shot.
Let's suppose that you are photographing either a single person or a couple, that it it outside on a somewhat ...
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