Redbone
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Can anyone explain why a camera with a 1/1.8" sensor can have a F stop of 1.6 while a camera with a sensor of 1/2.7" can have a F stop of 1.0?
Camera CMOS size vs F stop.
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The 1/1.8" sensor is larger than the 1/2.7" so it needs less light and can get by with a smaller aperture (higher F-stop number); the 1/2.7" sensor is smaller so it needs more light, hence the larger aperture (smaller F-stop).
The higher F-stop of the larger sensor also provides greater depth of field, thus a sharper background.
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F-stop is the ratio of focal length to used lens diameter. And you can have an f-stop of 1.0 with a camera having an 1/1.8" sensor. Got two of them here. You can have 1.0 with a 1/1.2" sensor. They even made them for the 36mmx24mm classic film SLR sensor. It is just the question if you are willing to pay the price for this. And I don't just mean money. A wide open lens will give you a brighter but otherwise worse image. Everything has a price. So a 1.0 lens is a specialized lens, which you would want to avoid, unless you require the specialty.
Robertomcat
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Hello, good morning.
Here is a forum guide that also explains every feature of the camera very well.
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Here is a forum guide that also explains every feature of the camera very well.
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A great post assembled by the late @sebastiantombs .....his contributions carry on and he is still helping folks on this forum.
Robertomcat
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Yes, this publication is very instructive and I have it bookmarked and always make use of it.+1 ^^^.
A great post assembled by the late @sebastiantombs .....his contributions carry on and he is still helping folks on this forum.
I didn't know that boy had died.
Yes, he passed on Feb. 25th of this year. He was 68.
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Man that sucks.. I had no idea either.Yes, he passed on Feb. 25th of this year. He was 68.
Someone has been logging into his account here though. Last login shows April!
Yeah his wife was for awhile.