Memorize the F-Stop Scale, Easily

6/03/2017 ISO 1200 Magazine 0 Comments

An f/1.4 lens lets in 4x more light than an f/2.8 lens—because the aperture is bigger by two "stops."

In video and photography, knowing the stops on the f-stop scale turns those numbers on your lens into useful information.

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