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      07-15-2012, 05:12 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by ska325xi View Post
so if I want to focus a tiny area...lets say a piece of rock, I'll use aperture priorty to the lowest (f1.8)
and if I want to focus on an entire person, then go around f10?
then if I want the entire background (landscape)....go all the way up?
That's the rigbt idea. The specific aperture settings to use depend somewhat on your particular lens and camera. Some systems aren't very sharp at their most extreme wide and narrow aperture settings while some handle it well. My advice would be to experiment a bit. Go out and shoot some stuff at a wide range of apertures amd see wbich settings/ranges work best for you.
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