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13 years 3 months ago #10239 by nikkyo
i just inherited a Ricoh 35 mm film camera and all the F-stop stuff confuses me. Help.
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13 years 3 months ago #10242 by Cameron555
Hey, Nikky. Yes, F-stop stuff can be confusing. The easiest thing to remember is: the larger the number, the smaller the aperature (the opening in the lens), and the greater the depth of field.

It'll make more sense as you learn more.
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13 years 3 months ago #10243 by The_Hart_Man
Cameron's right as far as he goes but you probably still have questions.

Aperature controls the depth of field in an image. A lens can only really focus on a single point, so everything in front of and in back of that point will show some degree of blurriness. The farther away from the focal point, the more blur. You have some control over the blurriness by stopping down the lens (that is using a larger F-stop number). It can be frustrating to learn, I know. Try the following website for a great, in depth article.

www.johncornicello.com/articles/photointro.pdf
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13 years 3 months ago #10245 by luckywish1
f stops. the smaller the f stop number the larger the lens openings

the larger f stop the smaller the lens openning


im also a beginner at this too but im doing better at all now
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13 years 3 months ago #10246 by luckywish1
get the book called understanding exposure revised edition how to shoot great photographs with a film or Digital camera by bryan peterson it goes over f stops too and shutter speed
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13 years 3 months ago #10548 by Rob pix4u2
There is a concept called hyperfocal distance. it means that your lens is open wide enough for the foreground to be sharp and everything beyond it to infinity is in focus. this technique works well in landscape photography with f stops starting around f 16 and beyond . if you have depth of field preview on your camera you can use that to determine what is in focus in the shot before you take it
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13 years 3 months ago #10727 by PhotosGuy
Maybe this will help: Virtual Camera
Notice the background changes when you use his "Shutter and Aperture" settings!
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13 years 3 months ago #10728 by Scotty

PhotosGuy wrote: Maybe this will help: Virtual Camera
Notice the background changes when you use his "Shutter and Aperture" settings!


Very useful tool.
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and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
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13 years 3 months ago - 13 years 3 months ago #10856 by PhotosGuy
Crud! Forgot there was a page 2! :D
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