F22

[Zaphod2319]

When would you want to use the highest aperture setting on your lens? I understand depth of field, but what are you sacrificin?

 

[tirediron]

Image quality

 

[john.margetts]

On what camera and with which lens?

Sometimes a large depth of field is necessary regardless of other aspects of the image.

On a short focal length lens and small sensor, f/22 will exhibit quite a lot of diffraction softening. On a long focal length lens and a 10x8 field camera, there will be an insignificant amount of diffraction softening.
You will alter bokeh but whether that is a sacrifice or not will depend on your intentions.
You will increase depth of field but that, again, is relative to focal length and might or might not be a sacrifice.

 

[Gary A.]

When it is brighter than hell.

 

[Zaphod2319]

Going to a place called Driftwood Beach this weekend. Shooting with a Bronica ETRsi medium format film camera using the 75mm lens. This is just a cellphone pic of the pics I took the last time there with my canon EOS film camera. These were for my son's homecoming dance. This trip it is just going to be landscape shots. Included the pic so you can see that there is a lot of differing topography.

 

[Jeff15]

I cannot remember the last time when or why I used f22.............

 

[Zaphod2319]

If I am sacrificing image quality for depth of field, what would you set a 75mm lens to achieve the best depth of field but still maintain the image quality?

It is always going to be a trade off and will adjust the shutter speed according to the hand held light meter. Shooting with Ilford HP5 plus B&W 400 film.

 

[zombiesniper]

The question is way to simplified.

This is why all of the above answeres are correct and not correct at the same time.

The variables that make up why you would use one aperture than another are numerous.

Depth of field. This in it's own right has a few factors such as aperture/focal lengths and distance to subject that need to be accounted for.

Available light, Here again aperture/ISO and shutter speed impact the image.

As for the quality loss. This is 100% lens dependant. All lenses will loose some quality both wide open and completely closed down. How much?????? That depends on the lens. Some it is quite a lot. Others the difference isn't very much at all.

And the last variable to throw into the mix is Artist vision. This is that one variable that at times can out weigh all others combined (If the artist has a vision).

So before you can really answer this question you have to know a couple of things first.

Do you know your gear? Do you know what your camera/lens combo will produce at the state aperture? If not, why don't you test it?

Do you have a vision of what you would like the final image(s) to look like?

Will the camera/lens at F22 accomplish the vision = your answer.

So........ you now have everything you need to test and see if this aperture will be useful for your needs.


To answer the original question without taking any of the above into account. Any photo where very bright light source is in frame or for artistic purposes based on a specific lens capabilities.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Exactly, it depends. To try to help explain, aperture is not high or low. It's a setting for how much you're opening the lens. f22 is 1/22 of the focal length. For example f8 would be 1/8 of the focal length, so f22 is a lens opening smaller than f8. f22 lets in less light and provides more depth of field.

Without being there to meter the scene in the available light at the time of day you'll be there (or know which direction you'll be facing), I think it would be a guesstimate at best on figuring out the best aperture setting. Probably midrange to small (most likely smaller aperture). It also depends on shutter speed, and how slow you can set it and keep the camera steady, not get blur, and get a nice sharp image.

When you change direction or vantage point, that's a good time to meter again and recheck settings. Or, if it starts to cloud up, or you move to shade, or anything else that changes the available light.

 

[Zaphod2319]

This is my first time with the Bronica so I will probably do three shots, f16, f12, f8 metering and adjusting shutter speed after metering. It should give me an idea. I am looking more for a plan than an exact setting. Thinking it through with you wonderful people helping the process. I get good shots from my Canon EOS, but the medium format shots are sometimes amazing.

ETA. Using a tripod.

 

[waday]

When it is brighter than hell.

I always imagined hell would be more dark than light. The glowing fires would provide a nice ambiance.

Or, maybe hell always has the perfect lighting, but someone is always standing in the way of your shot?

 

[jcdeboever]

When

When would you want to use the highest aperture setting on your lens? I understand depth of field, but what are you sacrificin?

When I want to piss off my wife, sacrifice sex for a few days.

 

[john.margetts]

Or, maybe hell always has the perfect lighting, but someone is always standing in the way of your shot?

this!




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[dxqcanada]

Diffraction Limited Photography: Pixel Size, Aperture and Airy Disks

 

[Braineack]

When I want to piss off my wife, sacrifice sex for a few days.

this does not compute.

 

[jcdeboever]

Lol