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Aperture in Landscape photography
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 )
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4 Replies
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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 -
I mean sweet spot of lens
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You will know the sweet spot of the lens if you see it’s MTF chart.
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Thanks Sudhir. Shall go thru it .
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