Aperture

Question 1

Where is the aperture located?

Answer 1

In the lens

Question 2

What is “f-stop”?

Answer 2

F-stop is the term used to denote APERTURE measurements on your camera. The aperture controls the amount of light that enters the camera lens and it’s measured in f-stops.

Question 3

Beyond the scientific fact of the amount of light that enters the camera, what does f-stop determine?

Answer 3

d. “Unless you’re working with a whole lot of light, or in very low light, your f-stop is usually more about style and how you want the photo to look than about necessity,”

Question 4

What is a fast lens?

Answer 4

A fast lens can let in more light than a lens with a narrower maximum aperture.

This allows the camera to take photos at relatively fast shutter speeds for a given amount of ambient light

Question 5

When do you need a fast lens?

Answer 5

With a fast lens you can produce exceptionally shallow depth of field and sharp photos, under low light conditions, without a tripod