Questions tagged [aperture]
Aperture is the opening in the diaphragm of a camera lens. For questions relating to Apple's photo management software, please use [apple-aperture] instead.
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How to fix diaphram of Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 G?
Somehow one of the nine blades in the aperture of my Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G has come fully loose and can be seen laying turned sideways when I look through the lens. I don’t want to pay to repair it, ...
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Optimal settings for video capture in front of large digital whiteboard
I have a youtube channel and create a lot of technical videos in front of a large Dell monitor which I use as a whiteboard. I used to use my iPhone but switched to Nikon Z50 with a shotgun microphone ...
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How can we calculate effective megapixel loss due to diffraction?
How can we calculate an image's effective megapixel count at each aperture setting, specifically as loss relates to diffraction?
Assume that we already know the sensor size, its true megapixel count, ...
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Does aperture really matter if the subject distance is large?
I have calculated the depth of field for my Sony RX100M3. I have done so numerous times for all three parameters: focal length, subject distance and apperture.
I noticed that for sufficiently large ...
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Time difference between Auto Mode and Other modes
I'm a super newbie to photography. I would like some clarification on the following:
I am shooting an image in Auto mode. There is no shutter lag at all and the picture looks good. The settings are: ...
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Do you get more bokeh on a APSC sensor with a full frame 50mm f/1.8 lens or a APSC 30mm f/1.4?
I am trying to compose a detail shot where I want to get as much background blur as possible. I am using Sony a6500 camera (APSC 1.5x crop factor body). I am considering two lenses:
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 (...
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Why does aperture change when I zoom my lens even in manual mode? [duplicate]
I have my Nikon D7500 set to Manual Mode. I can change the shutter speed and it maintains the setting. When I change the aperture, the setting is not maintained and varies depending on the zoom of ...
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Is it better to shoot at diffraction limited aperture or sharpest lens aperture?
In the old cameras like Nikon D80 with 10 Megapixel pixel count. The diffraction limited aperture is F/13 but its known that lenses are generally sharpest at the F/8 so it's a no brainer to shoot at F/...
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Aperture and the understanding of how it works [duplicate]
So over black friday I bought this bundle, which is the Nikon D3500 two kit lenses.
I was wondering, I keep hearing people talk about aperture and using F11-F16 but on those lenses that I have, all I ...
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Is it best to use a wide aperture when I'm focusing at infinity and depth of field is not a concern?
If I shoot at f1.4, I can easily separate my subject from background due to the shallow DoF.
In the case where I turn the focus to infinity at f1.4, I will have everything in focus, except the ...
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What are the benefits of the classic f-number scheme?
Classic ƒ numbers are entrance pupil diameter as a fraction of focal length. This seems like a slightly strange choice as exposure is proportional to area rather than diameter. Naively I would think ...
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Why does changing aperture change field of view in my reverse-lens macro setup?
I have a reverse lens macro setup, with a reversed 35 mm lens attached through an adapter to a 80-200 zoom lens. I have the following issue: changing the aperture setting on the zoom lens changes the ...
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What aperture is selected when I use a Nikon N2000 with a G lens?
I started using a Nikon N2000 and I inserted a Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8G (https://www.adorama.com/images/Large/nk5018gu.jpg)
Since there is not any setting of the aperture (which may be from f1.8 to f.16), ...
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Why doesn't the aperture change on a Nikon AF 50mm ƒ/1.8D lens? [duplicate]
I am facing problem with a Nikon AF 50mm ƒ/1.8 lens which is attached to a Nikon D7100. Although I can change the aperture from the camera (in M mode) it seems that it is not changing in photos. What ...
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Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens won't go down to f/1.8
Bought a 1.8 lens.
Today on manual I realised it won't go down to f/1.8, the lowest is f/2.8, but on other modes it does.
The camera is a Canon 5Ds.
p.s - just moved to canon so is there a setting ...
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