f whats ? and other confusions

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Hi All.

have been taking pics for about 8months but am still confused by f stops and exposure / shutter timings


although i have taken some decent pics, really think I am missing out on the full technical side that is sometimes needed when looking at a picture situation / requirements. Am about to read my camera manual (again) to see if this can get it through to me.

can anyone suggest a website, article or book to help.:thinking:
 
Whilst Understanding Exposure is an excellent book I suspect that at this stage for you it may be just a bit too much to digest.

To get you started I will use the analogy that my Dad told me about 40 years ago.

Think of light as water, your camera as a tap and your film (or in your case sensor) as a bucket.

A correct exposure is like a full bucket. The size of the bucket equates to ISO - the higher the ISO the smaller the bucket.

To fill your bucket you can control how long the tap runs for (shutter speed) and how fast it runs (aperture).

So you can choose to run the tap fast for a very short while, or slower but for longer.

All you now need to remember is that aperture is a ratio so the higher the f stop number the smaller the hole and the slower the tap is running.

Hope this helps
 
Nicos Your dad seems like a bit of a character - how would he explain the meaning of life !
 
Rockshifter said:
Nicos Your dad seems like a bit of a character - how would he explain the meaning of life !
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He was indeed. He was an atheist from a Catholic family, a pacifist who lied about his age to fight fascism, a keen photographer who passed that passion to me and a man who loved life and packed a hell of a lot into his 43 years.

If asked about the meaning of life he would have laughed and said "I have no idea, but this is all we have so don't waste it!"
 
have to say thanks to all thos ewho ahve given me some advice.

love the bucket and tap quote, and this does make sense. will spend tonight looking through the other stuff


thanks to all
 
Nicos Rex said:
He was indeed. He was an atheist from a Catholic family, a pacifist who lied about his age to fight fascism, a keen photographer who passed that passion to me and a man who loved life and packed a hell of a lot into his 43 years.

If asked about the meaning of life he would have laughed and said "I have no idea, but this is all we have so don't waste it!"
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43 years. I'm 51 but still an idiot compared to your Dad. Hats off to him....
 
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