Susan,
I'm only sorry i asked because i have so much to study! instead of
running out and just snapping shots when i want, i have to now think first..
=o) thank you for the information!
-Dan
DaEyeGuy@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> In a message dated 8/16/01 7:00:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, voseds@xxxxxxxx
> writes:
> << what is so good about the zuiko 50/1.8 >>
>
> well.it's a Zuiko, isn't it?..but also, great clarity, small size, wondrous
> value for the money..
>
> <<what exactly is 1.8
>
> that denotes the largest lens aperture that the lens can obtain
>
> <<what is a fstop
>
> an fstop is a setting for the lens aperature...commonly runs from 1.2 (wide
> open) to f22(very small for extremely bright situations)
>
> <<and why should i care
>
> if you are content to use a camera on "automatic" (such as the OM-PC, 10, 2,
> 4, 4T) then you needn't (in essence you need only what you will see called
> here a "P&S", meaning "point and shoot" camera)..if, however, you would like
> to learn the why's and how's of photography so that you, and not the camera,
> will decide the parameters of your pictures, then get a good book and settle
> in..it's not hard to learn, but can make oh-so-much a difference in the
> outcome.
>
> let me give you a silly but apropos analogy..you can buy microwave popcorn
> and kill it on HIgh per their instructions, and you'll get OK
> results..sometimes it'll burn, some microwaves may not cook it enuf and there
> are too many kernels left....had you learned how to operate your microwave
> and set the settings according to your own learned experience, you would more
> likely have popcorn properly cooked each time..in essence...you would be MORE
> CONSISTENT. Machines can do a good rote job, but they will never be humans,
> and they will never perceive the environmental changes and aspects that we
> humans can perceive.
>
> In photography a knowledge of light and how it affects your film is
> all-important, and no amount of fancy sensors will ever totally conquer that
> realm..it takes a human being with eyes and knowledge. So, your P&S method
> will take OK pictures and a large number of them will be fine, but to learn
> how to make really excellent pictures you must learn how to manipulate the
> medium to fit the circumstances..
>
> Aren't you sorry you asked??? :=)
>
> Susan Steele
> Virginia USA
>
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