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01/10/2007 05:34:12 PM · #1 |
I hate to admit, but I either never have known or totally forgot having known...
What does the "F" in f-stop stand for?
or the "f"in f/8?
Thanks in advance for the remedial photo lesson. |
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01/10/2007 05:38:47 PM · #2 |
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01/10/2007 05:41:00 PM · #3 |
Found this link..
I think it Explains it all
Focal length and F-Stop
not fast enough ;)
Message edited by author 2007-01-10 17:42:19. |
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01/10/2007 06:20:33 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Matrix2:
Found this link..
I think it Explains it all
Focal length and F-Stop
not fast enough ;) |
But a much better link IMO, thanks |
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01/10/2007 06:27:26 PM · #5 |
Going by //www.paragon-press.com/lens/lenchart.htm it says that the "f" is the focal length. In that case, it is possible to have a f/1? I don't think I've ever heard of one anyways...
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01/10/2007 06:36:34 PM · #6 |
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01/10/2007 06:36:36 PM · #7 |
The f in f-stop is the "focal ratio", the ratio of the focal length of the lens to the diameter of the aperture.
And yes, there have been f1.0 lenses.
Stanley Kubrick used an f0.7 lens in making one of his movies.
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01/13/2007 11:23:32 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
The f in f-stop is the "focal ratio", the ratio of the focal length of the lens to the diameter of the aperture.
And yes, there have been f1.0 lenses.
Stanley Kubrick used an f0.7 lens in making one of his movies. |
Kubrick
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01/13/2007 11:27:11 PM · #9 |
F = a word you don't wanna know!
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....ya is talking camera talk...hehehehehe!!
It stands for F-go, or was that F-maybe...no, no....F-stop...hehehehe!!
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