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Dec 29, 2005 00:00 |  #1

Could some one tell me how big of a difference 1.8 is from the 2.8?? How much does that effect the low light situation??


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Dec 29, 2005 00:03 |  #2

You get 2x the shutter speed with 1.8 compared to 2.8




  
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Dec 29, 2005 01:51 |  #3

Take a look at this post. Choose an EV number in the 2.8 column then estimate the 1.8 shutter speed between the 2.0 and 1.4 columns. You'll see that for the same EV number you'll gain a significant amount of shutter speed.

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Dec 29, 2005 14:20 |  #4

Actually, it's 1.5 stops, so you'll only need 1/2.8 th (call it 1/3) the shutter speed to get the same amount of light.




  
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Dec 29, 2005 15:08 as a reply to  @ jojohohanon's post |  #5

jojohohanon wrote:
Actually, it's 1.5 stops, so you'll only need 1/2.8 th (call it 1/3) the shutter speed to get the same amount of light.

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