New Member Iron Mike41 DeMarVa Peninsula MD.
Feb 8, 2015 09:42:02 #
Ironmike41
Loc: Brooklyn NY Currently Eastern Shore of MD
Recently purchased a Canon70D. Presently grinding away at attempting to harness its potential. I a active on Flickr and throughly enjoy the post processing aspect of digital photography. I am a " newbee" and at times find the use of F/stops difficult to grasp.
Feb 8, 2015 10:09:49 #
Welcome to the Hog. Have fun. Check out the search engine at the top of the page. In general, the larger the F/stop number, the smaller the aperture, the greater the depth of field will be in focus.
Feb 8, 2015 14:36:16 #
Ironmike41
Loc: Brooklyn NY Currently Eastern Shore of MD
Thanks for the welcoming Bparr and for the f/spot clarification. Here is another quick phrase that confuses me. What exactly due they mean when photographers say to .... "<b><I>step it down"</i></b>.... Are they talking, shutter speed, aperture, ISO or is the phrase relative to all three.
Feb 8, 2015 23:00:39 #
Could be you are referring to the term, "Stop down". If you are shooting at say, f/4 close the aperture to f/5.6. Sounds odd, but you are closing the aperture, or "stopping down". Remember, the smaller the number, the larger the aperture opening. So, stopping down to f/5.6 is making the aperture smaller.
Feb 9, 2015 06:08:56 #
Ironmike41 wrote:
Recently purchased a Canon70D. Presently grinding away at attempting to harness its potential. I a active on Flickr and throughly enjoy the post processing aspect of digital photography. I am a " newbee" and at times find the use of F/stops difficult to grasp.
Welcome from the other side of the Bay. You will find a variety of folks on here with lots of experience who are willing to share their knowledge with you. Good luck.
Feb 9, 2015 08:24:24 #
Feb 9, 2015 08:37:08 #
Feb 9, 2015 08:41:24 #
Ironmike41 wrote:
Thanks for the welcoming Bparr and for the f/spot clarification. Here is another quick phrase that confuses me. What exactly due they mean when photographers say to .... "<b><I>step it down"</i></b>.... Are they talking, shutter speed, aperture, ISO or is the phrase relative to all three.
Hello and welcome to UHH. An easy way to think about f stops is to look at them as what they are, fractions. If you take the f stop 4 and change it to ¼, you can see that it is much larger than say, f stop 16 (1/16). Also, you a stop can be Aperture, shutter Speed or IOS. Regardless of which it is, if you stop down by a factor of 1, you cut the light that is reaching the sensor by ½. If you stop up by one, you double the light that is reaching the sensor. Hope this helped.
Feb 9, 2015 08:56:32 #
Feb 9, 2015 09:08:47 #
Feb 9, 2015 13:21:16 #
Ironmike41 wrote:
Recently purchased a Canon70D. Presently grinding away at attempting to harness its potential. I a active on Flickr and throughly enjoy the post processing aspect of digital photography. I am a " newbee" and at times find the use of F/stops difficult to grasp.
Welcome to UHH. Lots of knowledgeable people in here.Don,'t be afraid to ask questions
Feb 9, 2015 18:15:08 #
Welcome to UHH IronMike, glad you joined us. Just ask a specific question and many members will jump in and give you assistance.
Have fun and enjoy the forum.
Don
Have fun and enjoy the forum.
Don
Feb 9, 2015 22:43:36 #
Feb 10, 2015 06:28:33 #
Welcome
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Ironmike41 wrote:
Recently purchased a Canon70D. Presently grinding away at attempting to harness its potential. I a active on Flickr and throughly enjoy the post processing aspect of digital photography. I am a " newbee" and at times find the use of F/stops difficult to grasp.
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Feb 10, 2015 15:55:36 #
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