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How do I lock the aperture to a small setting so I can focus on the sun with my DSLR's viewfinder?
I have a Nikon D5600 with the Nikkor DX AF-P 70-300mm lens.
While taking practice shots of the sun to prepare for the April 8 2024 eclipse, I noticed that even while using a mylar solar filter, the ...
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What is the major difference between aperture and shutter?
There is some thing which I get from google is: Aperture controls sharpness and focus of photo and also how much light enter in camera. Shutter is how much time shutter open and get light into light ...
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My aperture won’t go any narrower than f/8.0
I am using a Nikon Coolpix p900 with optical zoom lens of 24–2000. I am going to shoot fireworks so I was trying to set up before hand. My settings are on manual, ISO 200 and 1/30, but my aperture ...
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What is the possible optimal range for shutter speed, aperture, and ISO settings in product photography setting on white background?
I have an e-commerce store where I have to take product photography on a white background and I want to actually have a "standard" set-up for this. I know there is no one right answer to this because ...
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What are some general rules for astrophotography?
What are the generally accepted guidelines for iso, f-stop, aperture, etc. that help take better pictures of the stars? In the past I've mostly used a small webcam that fits over the eyepiece of my ...
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How to get a blurred background using a Canon 18-55 STM lens? [duplicate]
I'm totally new to photography and need your help.
I've read much about ISO, Aperture and Shutter speed. I know to get a blurred backround: use a wide aperture. Also I know the distance between ...
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How can I maximizing dynamic range without postprocessing?
How can I maximize the amount of detail captured in both dark and light objects in the same photo? I don't have the option of post-processing, so "traditional" HDR is not possible.
If I reduce ...
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Finding the real settings of my camera
I installed the CHDK firmware on my camera. One of the options it has is to show the "true" ISO that any given displayed ISO represents (eg. display ISO 80 is really ISO 45). This got me wondering: ...
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Why my dslr takes more time to process pictures shot at high apertures?
Using the same setting, my 600d takes about 10 secs from flash to preview picture if I shoot with a high aperture of f/22. But if I shoot with the same settings at f/3.5, I can see the picture preview ...
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what is the camera fstop and lens fstop correlation? [duplicate]
my sigma 50-500mm DG lens has range of f 4.5 - f 6.3, but in my Canon 70D camera I can still set fstop to 22 in manual mode.
1)How these two correlate?
2)Would a f22 setting in camera will have no ...
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Why does my camera insist that my Nikon 50mm f1.8 be locked at its lowest aperture setting?
I just got this lens and I really love it, but I can't seem to figure out why it will only take pictures at f/1.8. If I attempt to change the lens aperture setting, it says the aperture must be set at ...
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I don't see the hole in the lens getting bigger or smaller, so is it damaged?
Just started learning photography and ordered a 35mm f1.8G ED Nikon lens. I understand it is a prime lens, and doesn't zoom in or out, but the f number there doesn'...
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How to change aperture in manual mode on an entry-level Nikon SLR?
In manual mode on my Nikon D3200 I cannot change just the f/stop setting. It only changes in relation to the other settings. How can I reproduce settings that I have found in books on photography if I ...
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Settings for the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens (both macro and portrait)?
I have a crop body camera (Canon T3i) and I'm renting the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens for the weekend. I hope to use it for both macro shots and portraits. Can you recommend an aperture ...
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How does aperture affect exposure? [duplicate]
I've heard that aperture can change the exposure, but I would like to know if this is true, and how it does it.
P.S. I hope this question isn't dumb like my last two.
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