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01/22/2007 04:37:57 PM · #26 |
depends on the subject.
but if i had to pick only one and have the lense fixed at that. i'd probably go with f:8 @ ISO 200.
in reality it's probably more like f:2.8...
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01/22/2007 04:54:42 PM · #27 |
See it does sound like a silly question at first, but the more I think about it, the more I realise it defines how I shoot - if I use a tripod or not, how I light, what subjects I tend to pick, what lenses I use and so on.
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01/22/2007 05:04:33 PM · #28 |
I tend to be more concern with my shutter speed than aperture lately but typically I'll either shoot wide open or in the range of f/8 - f/11.
Message edited by author 2007-01-22 17:04:58. |
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01/22/2007 05:11:15 PM · #29 |
f/7.1 or thereabouts, unless I want or need a particular depth of field, a bokeh or...
there's not enough available light to pull off an aperture sweet spot or...
unless I shoot TV (Shutter Priority), which is my standard anything-goes-and-ready-for-it setting in unpredictable environments.
Message edited by author 2007-01-22 17:13:23. |
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01/22/2007 05:16:13 PM · #30 |
| f4 on my 2.8s so that the rider and horse are in focus, or more of the horses' parts if coming towards me. |
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01/22/2007 05:20:46 PM · #31 |
| 2.7, it's never bright enough |
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01/22/2007 05:36:07 PM · #32 |
Hmm probably f1.8 on my 5000mm zoom... haha SIKE.. that would be one big lens..
I like 1.8 or f8
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01/22/2007 05:53:53 PM · #33 |
I'm an f/11 boy. When I don't want to think, f/11 is my safe haven. But I'm basically a serious extreme WA, deep DOF sort of guy. I don't spend that much time trying to exclude things from focus; I'm much more inclined to try to get everything IN focus. And since my workhorse lens is the 10-22mm, I'm an f/11 boy :-)
R.
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01/22/2007 05:57:21 PM · #34 |
I like wide open for faster shutter speeds, but I'll use whatever gives me the best look. Like  kirbic, I hate using flash if I can avoid it. |
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01/22/2007 06:17:43 PM · #35 |
When I shot film I never shot anything less than f8. Back then I was shooting landscapes and deeper DOF is what I was after.
Now, with digital, I shoot more portraits and have developed a definite liking for an extremely shallow DOF. So I shoot wide-open much of the time. And even when I shoot landscapes I rarely find myself stopping down much beyond f8, or f11. Ever. If it means letting the foreground or the background go a bit soft, I don't mind. In fact, isolating elements of a landscape and purposefully letting the rest get mushy is ecxiting. You can rarely tell exactly what you got until you get home because bokeh doesn't translate well through the viewfinder or on the cameras display.
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01/22/2007 06:23:09 PM · #36 |
Someone should mine the DPC database and see what the most successful aperture is too...
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01/22/2007 06:41:31 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Someone should mine the DPC database and see what the most successful aperture is too... |
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01/22/2007 07:00:56 PM · #38 |
Wildlife shots? Always wide open to gain as much shutter speed as possible. Take whatever narrow DOF you can get to capture a constantly, or unpredictably, moving target. Set the relevant AF focus points on the subject desired to be in focus.
Landscape shots? One or two stops less than fully stopped down. While maximum DOF occurs at smallest aperture, the best detail, resolution, color depth and acuity occurs at something bigger than smallest aperture.
General shots? f/8 as the sweet spot for many of my lenses. Not really based on how it looks through the viewfinder with DOF preview... but rather, the reaction of consumers of the end product, who love the f/8 (or thereabouts) for the beauty of the image. |
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01/22/2007 07:30:15 PM · #39 |
f/1.8 and f/2.8:
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f/4, f/4.5, f/5.6:
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f/8, f/9.5, f/10, f/11:
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f/13:
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f/22:
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f/32, f/38:
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so it depends on the subject, the time, the light, the equipment, the feeling...is it macro, landscape, people...do you want bokeh, blurry background, shallow dof or great dof...
all f-stops can then be favorite...
Message edited by author 2007-01-22 19:39:25. |
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01/22/2007 08:10:52 PM · #40 |
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01/22/2007 08:44:00 PM · #41 |
Wide open for nature photography, birds mostly.
F11 or f16 for landscapes.
F8 as a starting point for a walk around / vacation setting.
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01/22/2007 09:06:46 PM · #42 |
Originally posted by crayon:
F1.0 |
Sadly, I can only manage f/1.2. Breathe even in the slightest between focus lock and shutter actuation and focus is off.
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01/22/2007 09:37:15 PM · #43 |
Originally posted by Azrifel:
Originally posted by Gordon:
Someone should mine the DPC database and see what the most successful aperture is too... |
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I looked quickly to see if there were many wide open Ribbons and found there were a few here and there but not too many. The wide open shots that won were all exquisite, leaving little to ponder.
Otherwise....stop down. |
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01/23/2007 12:12:34 AM · #44 |
Originally posted by crayon:
F1.0 |
Why stop there? Why not f0.9 or even 0.7?
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01/23/2007 12:40:34 AM · #45 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Originally posted by crayon:
F1.0 |
Why stop there? Why not f0.9 or even 0.7? |
coz the camera body can't go lower than that, lol!
i think the canon near where i am has this HUGE lens that's lower than f1.0, but it's on display so no chance of trying it... :( |
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01/23/2007 01:05:23 AM · #46 |
I usually bracket apertures for landscapes if light allows at 4, 8, and 11.
Macro usually at 8 to 16 depending on distance from subject, with Micro Nikkor 55 MF.
Same for the 15MM as all above.
AF lenses I usually shoot program unless I need shutter speed.
If I had to be stuck at one aperture, I would choose between 4 and 5.6 as it is fast enough to get most things with selectable ISO to 1600, and fair for DOF.
Like  hahn23 says, beyond 11 things start getting less sharp within the exact focus area with most lenses.
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01/23/2007 01:57:00 AM · #47 |
| F8 is my favorite for sure. Macro or landscape. I like the clarity and you can still bokeh with it if you get really close to your subject. |
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01/23/2007 02:02:57 AM · #48 |
Mostly sunny day and I'm driving around town with my camera = f/5.6-8.0. Best to get the shot!
Landscapes = f/11-22 sometimes f/8.0
Most used = f/4
Low light = f1.8 - 2.8 |
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01/23/2007 02:26:10 AM · #49 |
| Low light? Tripod, F8 and 8 seconds if that is what it takes. (of course for NON moving subjects) |
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01/23/2007 02:27:32 AM · #50 |
| I like F22 but rarely shoot it. |
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