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Jan 9, 2018 19:54:35 #

Why do lenses with large aperures cost so much more than lenses with smaller apertures?

jackpi wrote:

Really? What do you know about lenses and the size-dependent distortions they have that must be corrected? Did you ever wonder why lenses have so many elements and why micro-4/3 lenses are less expensive than full frame lenses? Did you ever attempt to find out why?

In all honesty no I have not. that was really part of the reason behind this post...

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Jan 9, 2018 19:52:57 #

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Why do lenses with large aperures cost so much more than lenses with smaller apertures?

Gorzek wrote:

New Lens today (1/9/18) for sports and wildlife ph... (show quote)

I would love to own such a remarkable lens, but since I am on disability and that figure represents about six months of income for me it will never happen unless someone takes pity on me and buys it for me, or I find it in a thrift shop due to someone not knowing what it is really worth.

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Jan 9, 2018 19:43:47 #

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Why do lenses with large aperures cost so much more than lenses with smaller apertures?

billnikon wrote:

Why do 1 carat diamonds cost more than 1/2 carat ones? Answer, cause they is more glass and it costs more to cut them, same with lenses, more and bigger glass, costs more to manufacture them.

This is a nonsense response since diamonds come from nature and larger diamonds are more rare then smaller ones. they are not manmade and as such making a slightly larger lens is only slightly harder than making a small one.

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Jan 8, 2018 18:44:27 #

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Why do lenses with large aperures cost so much more than lenses with smaller apertures?

I could see all of the aforementioned reasons making a lot of sense in the olden days when they would have had to be hand polished and the technology wasn't there to consistently make good quality optically perfect glass, but today can't they pretty much automate the entire process and make perfect glass in as large of a size as they want to, not to mention that they could use strong durable polymers to reduce the weight and cost of the lens bodies if they wanted to?

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Jan 8, 2018 18:27:59 #

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Why do lenses with large aperures cost so much more than lenses with smaller apertures?

RichardTaylor wrote:

Large pieces of glass can be very expensive. Also they may be better mechanically constructed with faster focussing and weather sealing.

But since everything is automated once the machinery is set up to produce a particular lens does it really cost that much more to produce? I am just baffled why one lens can cost $5,000 and another may cost $400 when they both take tack sharp photo's, but one just needs a bit more light to do it.

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Jan 8, 2018 18:15:03 #

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Why do lenses with large aperures cost so much more than lenses with smaller apertures?

I am just wondering why lenses with larger apertures costs more than another lens with a slightly smaller aperture? for example a 50 f1.4 vs a 50 f1.8.

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Dec 18, 2017 11:42:38 #

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Christmas lights

dlmorris wrote:

I would use a tripod (though I have taken plenty without one), and as others have suggested, experiment with exposures. Manual focus, probably. One thing I am going to try is to take some exposures before it gets completely dark, so that there is still some light on the house and the ground. Don't know how that is going to work, though...

Although I have a decent tripod I do not use it very often unless I'm shooting video because I like to frame my pictures through the viewfinder and I am a paraplegic, so using the viewfinder from a wheelchair when the camera is on a tripod is virtually impossible. I also think that being seated in my wheelchair is a more steady platform than standing is for hand holding the camera.

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Dec 17, 2017 22:35:15 #

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Christmas lights

BassmanBruce wrote:

Welcome to the forum and Merry Christmas!
Have a look here:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/search-topic-list?q=Christmas+lights&sectnum=0&username=

Thank you also Bruce!!!

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Dec 17, 2017 22:32:19 #

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Christmas lights

Drip Dry McFleye wrote:

I have used this technique with success. It does take some experimentation getting the power of the flash to the level that will give you the results you want. See the last method shown on this link: http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-take-better-photos-of-christmas-lights/

Thank you very much, I knew that eventually someone would come up with some helpful advice!!! And I think that the reason that all of you need tripods so badly is all of the coffee...

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Dec 17, 2017 09:43:25 #

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Christmas lights

Although I have been lurking here and reading the various posts for about a year or so I have never posted any questions of my own, so here goes my first. I am wondering what people recommend for taking pictures of Christmas lights.

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