Timeline for Why are certain apertures so popular?
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| May 28, 2017 at 18:16 | vote | accept | Ryan | ||
| May 26, 2017 at 20:15 | history | edited | Ryan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 25, 2017 at 18:11 | comment | added | WayneF | FWIW, f/1.4 and f/1.8 are NOT portrait lenses. They are low light lenses. The commercial portrait studio could not imagine using f/1.8. Their goal is to sell the portrait, so they provide proper light, at more near f/8 for better sharpness. Portrait lenses are longer lenses, like 105 mm for full frame 35mm, or 70 mm for APS frame. The longer lens forces standing back a few feet for proper portrait perspective. The f/1.8 lens can help blur the background, but a longer lens standing back can do that better too, while still providing a better image at subject distance. | |
| May 25, 2017 at 18:08 | comment | added | Alaska Man | Popular ? what do you mean by popular. Are you asking if more people buy lens's with a certain Maximum aperture as opposed to a different maximum aperture? | |
| May 25, 2017 at 14:28 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackPhotos/status/867749312478023680 | ||
| May 25, 2017 at 11:24 | answer | added | mattdm | timeline score: 4 | |
| May 25, 2017 at 5:50 | comment | added | Ryan | @Caleb no I am asking why 2.8 and 4 is more common than say 2.2, 3.5, 4.5, 6.3 etc... Never heard of F/2.7 and 3.0. I already know that apertures come in 1/2 or 1/3 (or whatever it is) stop increments if that's what you're wondering :) | |
| May 25, 2017 at 4:25 | comment | added | scottbb♦ | Related: What does f-stop mean? | |
| May 25, 2017 at 4:25 | comment | added | scottbb♦ | Related: What is an easy way to remember the full stop scale? | |
| May 25, 2017 at 4:24 | comment | added | scottbb♦ | Related: Is there a sane reason why ¹⁄₁₂₅ is not, instead, exactly half of ¹⁄₆₀? (the 2nd highest rated answer touches on apertures) | |
| May 25, 2017 at 1:48 | comment | added | Caleb | Are you asking why f/2.8 is a common aperture rather than, say, f/2.7 or f/3.0? | |
| May 25, 2017 at 0:00 | answer | added | meklarian | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 24, 2017 at 23:59 | answer | added | yulunz | timeline score: 5 | |
| May 24, 2017 at 22:58 | history | asked | Ryan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |