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Rob Barron · 06-05-2008, 11:22

True VP but in a video like this aimed at beginners, it would be confusing to list f2 as the next f stop when actually the vast majority of lenses go up from 2.8 to 1.8 which is why I used that, in line with the majority of tuitional books that I have read. f1.8 is generally used as one stop up from f2.8 in those and on lenses so I felt it best to stick with that.

This is something I have faced a lot of while doing these vids, deciding when to go with 'absolute accuracy' and when to go with 'clarity that avoids confusion'. It is a bigger problem than we realise as we are so used to this stuff that we don't often think about it. Also dSLRs nowadays usually offer a choice of partial stops as either half or third stops and so on and I felt this would all lose beginners completely!

Thanks for pointing it out and I would be interested to hear opinions on whether you think I should aim entirely for technical accuracy or for 'best fit' which avoids confusion.

Cheers,
Rob

06-05-2008, 11:22	#13 (permalink)
Rob Barron Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poole, Dorset Posts: 5,386	Re: Reciprocity - a video tutorial True VP but in a video like this aimed at beginners, it would be confusing to list f2 as the next f stop when actually the vast majority of lenses go up from 2.8 to 1.8 which is why I used that, in line with the majority of tuitional books that I have read. f1.8 is generally used as one stop up from f2.8 in those and on lenses so I felt it best to stick with that. This is something I have faced a lot of while doing these vids, deciding when to go with 'absolute accuracy' and when to go with 'clarity that avoids confusion'. It is a bigger problem than we realise as we are so used to this stuff that we don't often think about it. Also dSLRs nowadays usually offer a choice of partial stops as either half or third stops and so on and I felt this would all lose beginners completely! Thanks for pointing it out and I would be interested to hear opinions on whether you think I should aim entirely for technical accuracy or for 'best fit' which avoids confusion. Cheers, Rob __________________ Rob Barron robbarron@aol.com If you look down on other people, don't expect them to look up to you!