Meaning of f-stop | Babel Free

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Any of the discrete steps or stopping points for adjusting the aperture of a lens, either marked on a ring on the lens and adjusted by rotating that ring or marked in the display of a digital camera and adjusted by buttons or touch-sensitive controls.

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“Before you know⟳ what f-stop you want⟳, you first have⟳ to know⟳ what it is you are trying to accomplish in the photograph: Do I want⟳ to freeze⟳ action, or show⟳ motion, and consider⟳ shutter speed⟳, or, do I need⟳ to get⟳ a cast⟳ of people in focus⟳, or focus⟳ selectively, and cater to aperture?”

“If you're shooting at an f-stop of 2.8, then the lens will take⟳ in a lot more light⟳ than it would if the f-stop was at 22.”

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