aperture & shutter: Is there an easy way to remember the values in these. ie small aperture is (22)?? large aperture is (1.4)?? or is it the opposite way round. Shutter speed, it...

Kamraman Loc: Canada

Is there an easy way to remember the values in these. ie
small aperture is (22)?? large aperture is (1.4)?? or is it the opposite way round.

Shutter speed, it follow the same way as the aperture size.
I do understand shutter speed as 500 = 1/500 th of a second.

lost_found

Kamraman wrote:

Is there an easy way to remember the values in these. ie
small aperture is (22)?? large aperture is (1.4)?? or is it the opposite way round.

Shutter speed, it follow the same way as the aperture size.
I do understand shutter speed as 500 = 1/500 th of a second.

you got the aperture concept correct. higher number is smaller opening thus less light. potential solution; you can slow down the shutter speed to allow more light to compensate for the higher aperture. play with it and have some fun you will be impressed by what your results.

FilmFanatic Loc: Waikato, New Zealand

Easiest way I found is to remember that the aperture is a fraction, so f/22 is focal length divided by 22 which will be a small hole and a small number and f/1.4 is focal length divided by 1.4 which will be a large hole and a large number.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Kamraman wrote:

Is there an easy way to remember the values in these. ie
small aperture is (22)?? large aperture is (1.4)?? or is it the opposite way round.

Shutter speed, it follow the same way as the aperture size.
I do understand shutter speed as 500 = 1/500 th of a second.

Aperture is a fraction so f/stop = 1/aperture
where f/2 = 0.5 open (more light) f/4 = 0.25 open and f/8 = 0.125 open and f/16 = 0.0625 open (less light)

Shutter speed is the amount of time the shutter mirror moves out of the way of the sensor (film)
where 1" = 1 minute and 1/100 = 1/100 of a second

Maybe the attached will help

http://livinginthestills.com/cheatsheet

donnie Loc: salsburgh. scotland

look up ELEMENTS VILLAGE understand apeture shutters speeds and iso relationships.
click the camera demo,you can alter all your settings
and phisically see what each one does as you change it

you can also alter the light eg high medium and low

also change iso hope this helps DONNIE.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

FilmFanatic wrote:

Easiest way I found is to remember that the aperture is a fraction, so f/22 is focal length divided by 22 which will be a small hole and a small number and f/1.4 is focal length divided by 1.4 which will be a large hole and a large number.

This is correct. I just remember the "f" in f/stop is for fraction, so f/22 is much smaller than f/2.

Kamraman Loc: Canada

St3v3M wrote:

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Thank you that is helpful.
For some weird reason I had it in my mind that the opposite was true. ie 22 big hole 1.4 small hole.
Know now that f is divided by 22 would be smaller.

Kamraman Loc: Canada

Nikonian72 wrote:

FilmFanatic wrote:

Easiest way I found is to remember that the aperture is a fraction, so f/22 is focal length divided by 22 which will be a small hole and a small number and f/1.4 is focal length divided by 1.4 which will be a large hole and a large number.

This is correct. I just remember the "f" in f/stop is for fraction, so f/22 is much smaller than f/2.

Thank you

Kamraman Loc: Canada

donnie wrote:

look up ELEMENTS VILLAGE understand apeture shutters speeds and iso relationships.
click the camera demo,you can alter all your settings
and phisically see what each one does as you change it

you can also alter the light eg high medium and low

also change iso hope this helps DONNIE.

Thank you

Kamraman Loc: Canada

A big thank you to everyone. I am getting to use the camera settings more and more. So developing my skill and having greater satisfaction from using my Canon T3.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Kamraman wrote:

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Glad to help.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

I always relate aperture to depth of field. The larger the aperture number, the larger the depth of field you will get. its always worked for me anyway.

dcrott

One site I learned a lot from was camerasim.com/, neat little program that allows you to change a setting on a simulated camera and watch what other changes are made automatically by the camera, can also make changes in manual and is free.

Murex Loc: Bainbridge, Georgia

Many years ago I had an instructor who gave this rule as though it were part of a song. "The bigger the number, the smaller the hole, the greater the depth of field." That simplified the whole thing in a way that even I could remember it.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

Kamraman wrote:

Is there an easy way to remember the values in these. ie
small aperture is (22)?? large aperture is (1.4)?? or is it the opposite way round.

Shutter speed, it follow the same way as the aperture size.
I do understand shutter speed as 500 = 1/500 th of a second.

Just remember that F# are actually fractions , 1/x of the focal length, even easier just put a 1 over the F# as in 1/1.8, Bob.