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  Aperture in Landscape photography

  Posted by Varsha Jambagi on February 9, 2023 at 11:18 pm

  Hello Sudhir

  To capture a landscape with good DOF should we shoot with the sweet spot f8 or f11 depending on the camera we are using or

  use f22

  What is your experience and pros and cons of using f22 ( assuming the light is adequate and can use low ISO )

  Varsha Jambagi replied 1 year, 9 months ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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  Sudhir Shivaram

  Administrator

  February 9, 2023 at 11:24 pm

  Varsha, To know the answer it is very important that you fully understand the concept of depth of field and also lens MTF charactersistics. I have a separate chapter for Dof and in “camera lens buying guide” I talk about MTF of a lens. Please go through them.

  And in short, using an aperture value depends on the focal length of the lens being used, as more than the aperture, it’s the focal length and the camera-subject distance which matter in landscape photography. So using f8 or f11 or f22 depends on the above 2 parameters.

  Rgds,
  Sudhir

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  Varsha Jambagi

  Member

  February 9, 2023 at 11:24 pm

  I mean sweet spot of lens

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    Sudhir Shivaram

    Administrator

    February 9, 2023 at 11:26 pm

    You will know the sweet spot of the lens if you see it’s MTF chart.

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  Varsha Jambagi

  Member

  February 9, 2023 at 11:28 pm

  Thanks Sudhir. Shall go thru it .

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