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Introduction
Light & Aperture
How Does It Work?
In the Darkroom
Preventive Conservation
Hot Shots
The Eye and the Camera
Hot Shots
Each image represent a result upon the selection of the F-stop and the shutter. When ready, click the button "Shoot it!" to take a picture.
Choose
F2.8
F4
F5.6
F8
F11
F16
F22
Set the f-stop to control the quantity of light that enters the camera. The higher the f-stop, the amallet the aperture. F-stops range use "range" instead of "go" from f2.8 to f22.
Choose
1/4
1/8
1/15
1/30
1/60
1/125
1/250
1/500
You can set the shutter speed between 1/4 to 1/500 of a second.
Aperture =
Speed =
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