f stop for shooting through glass
Jun 6, 2017 08:14:07 #
mountainbirder wrote:
Is there a "best" f stop to use when you have to shoot your subject through single pane or double pane glass?
Use a polarizing filter. A good one will reduse flare and glare up to 100%.
Jun 6, 2017 08:30:32 #
Jun 6, 2017 08:45:55 #
Some cameras have a "through glass" setting as one option in their Scene menu. My FZ70, for instance, has that. I use it when shooting through my doorwall glass out into the pond area behind my house - if my opening the doorwall would startle the wildlife.
Jun 6, 2017 08:53:13 #
I do think f stop matters. I have been successful by (with lens cap on to protect lens) holding the lens firmly against the glass.(eliminates reflections). Here's one I recently shot. http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-463003-1.html
Mark
Mark
mountainbirder wrote:
IIs there a "best" f stop to use when you have to shoot your subject through single pane or double pane glass?
Jun 6, 2017 08:54:17 #
Also in place of the polarizing filter if you post process (I only know in Photoshop) the d-haze option in Bridge eliminates any glass haze.
Boris Ekner wrote:
Use a polarizing filter. A good one will reduse flare and glare up to 100%.
Jun 6, 2017 09:08:50 #
mountainbirder wrote:
Is there a "best" f stop to use when you have to shoot your subject through single pane or double pane glass?
Turn off AF. Some systems just don't focus through glass.
A SHALLOW depth of field is desirable to throw any dirt or imperfections in the glass completely out of focus. Use a wide aperture, maybe a stop or two down from wide open.
Get close to the glass if you can. Experiment with angles and a polarizer to minimize reflections. A lens shade pressed against the glass can help.
Jun 6, 2017 09:41:30 #
Here is a link to an older thread about shooting thru glass windows...
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-454678-1.html
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-454678-1.html
Jun 6, 2017 10:07:20 #
erinjay64 wrote:
The problem would not be f/stop so much as internal reflections, and glare. There is not much you can do about reflections, except alter your position, to effect the direction of the lighting. Glare might be reduced some by using a small f/stop...16, or so. Try it, and see if it helps.
F16 is a large f-stop. Maybe you meant small aperture.
But in fact a small fstop/large aperture is best when shooting through glass...as long as you have focus on your subject and not the dirt on the glass.
Jun 6, 2017 10:09:20 #
markngolf wrote:
I do think f stop matters. I have been successful by (with lens cap on to protect lens) holding the lens firmly against the glass.(eliminates reflections). Here's one I recently shot. http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-463003-1.html
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Perhaps you meant lens hood?
My camera doesn't work with the lens cap on because it can't focus in complete dark.
Jun 6, 2017 10:11:22 #
Certainly did mean that.
Thanks for the correction of the inadvertent, wrong term.
Mark
Thanks for the correction of the inadvertent, wrong term.
Mark
MtnMan wrote:
Perhaps you meant lens hood?
My camera doesn't work with the lens cap on because it can't focus in complete dark.
My camera doesn't work with the lens cap on because it can't focus in complete dark.
Jun 6, 2017 10:29:46 #
mountainbirder wrote:
Is there a "best" f stop to use when you have to shoot your subject through single pane or double pane glass?
Welcome to the Hog, mountainbirder.
Jun 6, 2017 11:41:05 #
mountainbirder wrote:
Is there a "best" f stop to use when you have to shoot your subject through single pane or double pane glass?
F-stop still controls depth of field. To cut down on reflections change the camera angle position. To cut down on glare use a polarizer filter.
Jun 6, 2017 11:44:32 #
mountainbirder wrote:
Is there a "best" f stop to use when you have to shoot your subject through single pane or double pane glass?
The best f stop is always the one that gives you the DOF you want, it does not matter if shooting through glass or not!
Jun 6, 2017 13:11:09 #
I had a black bear sow and 2 cubs climb up a back deck 14 foot column to get at the bird feeders that I have mounted off my deck railing.
Sounds like you have a bigger problem than reflections.
Sounds like you have a bigger problem than reflections.
Jun 6, 2017 13:28:12 #
mountainbirder wrote:
Is there a "best" f stop to use when you have to shoot your subject through single pane or double pane glass?
Position the lens right up to the glass being careful not to have the front element touching the window. A rubber lens hood helps. This will eliminate the reflections. Disable the AF and focus manually. Set the f/stop for DOF you want. If for some reason you want to show you are shooting through a window, keep the AF disabled as the AF will focus on the nearest object, which in this case, might be a reflection. Practice, practice, practice.
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