In a message dated 8/16/01 7:00:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, voseds@xxxxxxxx
writes:
<< what is so good about the zuiko 50/1.8 >>
well.it's a Zuiko, isn't it?..but also, great clarity, small size, wondrous
value for the money..
<<what exactly is 1.8
that denotes the largest lens aperture that the lens can obtain
<<what is a fstop
an fstop is a setting for the lens aperature...commonly runs from 1.2 (wide
open) to f22(very small for extremely bright situations)
<<and why should i care
if you are content to use a camera on "automatic" (such as the OM-PC, 10, 2,
4, 4T) then you needn't (in essence you need only what you will see called
here a "P&S", meaning "point and shoot" camera)..if, however, you would like
to learn the why's and how's of photography so that you, and not the camera,
will decide the parameters of your pictures, then get a good book and settle
in..it's not hard to learn, but can make oh-so-much a difference in the
outcome.
let me give you a silly but apropos analogy..you can buy microwave popcorn
and kill it on HIgh per their instructions, and you'll get OK
results..sometimes it'll burn, some microwaves may not cook it enuf and there
are too many kernels left....had you learned how to operate your microwave
and set the settings according to your own learned experience, you would more
likely have popcorn properly cooked each time..in essence...you would be MORE
CONSISTENT. Machines can do a good rote job, but they will never be humans,
and they will never perceive the environmental changes and aspects that we
humans can perceive.
In photography a knowledge of light and how it affects your film is
all-important, and no amount of fancy sensors will ever totally conquer that
realm..it takes a human being with eyes and knowledge. So, your P&S method
will take OK pictures and a large number of them will be fine, but to learn
how to make really excellent pictures you must learn how to manipulate the
medium to fit the circumstances..
Aren't you sorry you asked??? :=)
Susan Steele
Virginia USA
What a good, clear explanation!
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Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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