Comments on: How to Identify Your Lens’ Sweet Spot http://digital-photography-school.com/find-your-lens-sweet-spot Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:24:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Eric http://digital-photography-school.com/find-your-lens-sweet-spot/comment-page-1#comment-56890 Eric Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:40:35 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=180#comment-56890 yvonne- It's likely that some of your shots are sharp because of the dancer pausing. With movement, you need the fastest shutter speed possible. With group shots, a wider aperture (smaller number) but small enough to get everyone in focus. What kind of gear are you using? yvonne-

It’s likely that some of your shots are sharp because of the dancer pausing. With movement, you need the fastest shutter speed possible. With group shots, a wider aperture (smaller number) but small enough to get everyone in focus.

What kind of gear are you using?

]]> By: Yvonne http://digital-photography-school.com/find-your-lens-sweet-spot/comment-page-1#comment-46819 Yvonne Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:11:14 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=180#comment-46819 I photograph dancer ..moving targets in low light.finding the sweet spot is interesting because some of my photos are sharper than others ...anyone want to give me some more tips ....also How to take group photo's and getting everyone in sharp focus, what Aperture and shutter speed is best for geting max depth of field ? Yvonne I photograph dancer ..moving targets in low light.finding the sweet spot is interesting because some of my photos are sharper than others …anyone want to give me some more tips ….also How to take group photo’s and getting everyone in sharp focus, what Aperture and shutter speed is best for geting max depth of field ?

Yvonne

]]> By: Julie http://digital-photography-school.com/find-your-lens-sweet-spot/comment-page-1#comment-34755 Julie Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:58:53 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=180#comment-34755 Just wanted to say thanks for the help in understand sweet spots. I spent a lot of time this summer learning more but I find there is always more to learn. Now that school has begun again (we're a homeschooling family) I have little time to do anything but point and shoot. Gone is the time to just play. I really enjoy your website/blog. julie Just wanted to say thanks for the help in understand sweet spots. I spent a lot of time this summer learning more but I find there is always more to learn. Now that school has begun again (we’re a homeschooling family) I have little time to do anything but point and shoot. Gone is the time to just play.
I really enjoy your website/blog.
julie

]]> By: obiwan http://digital-photography-school.com/find-your-lens-sweet-spot/comment-page-1#comment-34602 obiwan Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:49:43 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=180#comment-34602 Thanks, just the advice i was looking for! Thanks, just the advice i was looking for!

]]> By: Eugene Sakhnenko http://digital-photography-school.com/find-your-lens-sweet-spot/comment-page-1#comment-336 Eugene Sakhnenko Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:35:46 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=180#comment-336 There are other factors that could be influencing your results. Usually the "sweet spot" is a certain focal lenght not a certain aperture. That's whay prime lenses are sharper than zooms because they only have one focal length. The reason it might seem that the middle aperture is the sharpest is because at a large aperture there is very shallow depth of field and thus even focusing slightly off your subject results in out of focus shots. If your shooting at a small aperture then the shutter speed required to expose the shot is usually very long, thus the slightest movement will result in a blurry shot. Having said that, you can achive the sharpest possible image by using the smallest (biggest number) aperture, and a good tripod as long as your subject isn't moving of course. There are other factors that could be influencing your results. Usually the “sweet spot” is a certain focal lenght not a certain aperture. That’s whay prime lenses are sharper than zooms because they only have one focal length. The reason it might seem that the middle aperture is the sharpest is because at a large aperture there is very shallow depth of field and thus even focusing slightly off your subject results in out of focus shots. If your shooting at a small aperture then the shutter speed required to expose the shot is usually very long, thus the slightest movement will result in a blurry shot. Having said that, you can achive the sharpest possible image by using the smallest (biggest number) aperture, and a good tripod as long as your subject isn’t moving of course.

]]> By: Fatih http://digital-photography-school.com/find-your-lens-sweet-spot/comment-page-1#comment-332 Fatih Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:51:44 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=180#comment-332 Hi, Alternatively, you may check your lens' blur index at http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/index.php Hi,

Alternatively, you may check your lens’ blur index at
http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/index.php

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