[meteorite-list] Meteorite Photography (Must read!)

[John Gwilliam]

Al is right on this one.  The higher the F-stop number, the greater 
the depth of field is, i.e more of a three dimensional object will be 
in focus.  The drawback to this is less light enters the lens thus 
requiring a longer shutter speed.  And, if your not careful, a 
background that is too close can be in focus as well.  There are many 
different ways to take good quality pictures of 
meteorites,  experimentation is the key.

Best,

John Gwilliam

At 06:50 AM 1/27/2010, al mitt wrote:
>Hi Erik and all,
>
>I'd think just the opposite would be correct. A higher f-stop (f 22, 
>18 etc.) would create a better depth of field and the more open your 
>iris is on your camera (lower f stop, 1.8, 2.0 etc.) the less 
>focused your items would be. I think you just stated it backwards. Best!
>
>--AL Mitterling
>Mitterling Meteorites
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Fisler" <erikfwebb at msn.com>
>To: "meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:51 PM
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Photography (Must read!)
>
>
>
>The third thing is auto-blending. For those of you who have SLR's 
>you will notice that shooting at a higher F-stop like F1.8 or F2.8 
>is a lot sharper than shooting at a lower F-stop like F22. The 
>problem is, you might have to drop your F-stop to make sure the 
>whole meteorite is in focus.
>
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Regards,

John Gwilliam

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