![]() We call the lowest possible aperture setting of your lens ‘wide open’ and we call high f-stop numbers ‘closing down your lens’.Īlso, when lenses are able to use very big apertures like f/1.4 or f/1.2, we call them ‘fast lenses’.īig zoom lenses are often ‘slow lenses’. The lower the f-stop, the bigger the amount of light your lens lets in. F-stop numbers often range from numbers like f/2.8 (or lower) to f/22 (or higher). You’ve probably seen it around when controlling your camera. The aperture of your lens is displayed in f-numbers, the so called f-stop. But a lot of lenses still display their numbers on the lens, especially cinema lenses. Being fully electronic, you set the aperture right inside the camera. On a lot of modern lenses, the whole aperture scale is not even displayed anymore. See also: The Exposure Triangle: Aperture, ISO & Shutter Speed Explained.So how does this translate into our camera settings? Remember this: a BIG aperture lets in a BIG amount of light, a SMALL aperture lets in a SMALL amount of light. This is what we call a ‘big or large’ and ‘small’ aperture. Obviously, when you have a big opening on your lens, lots of light can go through at once and if you have a very small opening it’s the opposite. So simply put: The aperture controls the amount of light that comes through your lens. When the lens hits the sensor and you have a lens attached to your camera, the light goes through the lens first.Īperture blades determine how much light comes through your lens. When a camera takes a photo, the shutter mechanism opens, light comes on to the sensor after which the shutter closes again. ![]() Join us on a Culture & Landscape Photography Tour in China's Fujian Province.Discover these 11 Tips to Help You Capture Stunning Landscape Photographs.Here are our 10 Tips for Stunning Portrait Photography.It partly determines the exposure (how light your photo is going to be) of your photograph. Aperture is an important part of the exposure triangle (shutter speed, ISO and aperture). When you’re just starting out with photography it’s important to know how your camera works.
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