What is your favorite f-stop in 35mm photography?

What is your favorite f-stop in 35mm photography?

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SDK said:
Alright, I used to love f/11 back in my college days, because with a 28mm lens you can get lots of depth of field. I'd stop down that far whenever there was light enough for it. As I've matured I realized I don't always want everything equally sharp in a picture, and I've gravitated lower to f/4 or f/5.6 as my usual apertures.

What do you find yourself using most these days?

Update Note: This poll is set up for 35mm photography, not medium or large format. I have also set it so you can pick more than one aperture, if you so desire.
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How can one have a "favourite f-stop" ?????:confused: For what sort of pictures is this meant? Portraits, architecture, landscape, makro... ?
My favourite f-stop is the right one, depending on what DOF I need and how much light I have and how short the shutter time must be.

Are there really folks out who shoot everything at f2, no matter what it is?:D

bertram
 
back alley said:
bertram, you voted for f8...;)
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Yes, to see the results of course I have to vote any nonsense !:D

Stunning, many voted 1,4 and 2 !? Do they shoot the same sort of photo all the time ? Otherwise those cannot be their favourite f-stop ? Somehow I don't get it what " favourite" could be in this context without any relation to the job and the environment.

bertram
 
For street work I use whatever aperture that cooresponds with 1/250 until I get to max aperture then i stay there and decrease shutter speed.
 
For me it depends on what I'm photographing. For street work I like to keep my aperture between f/8 and f/11 and then use the hyperfocal distance scale, but for my portraiture work I tend to use f/2.8 to f/4, unless I am in my studio in which case I'll use f/5.6 to f/8. So it varies.
 
if I can leave timing for camera, aperture is usually around 2.8-5.6.
if I'm with full manual, I improvise from Sunny 16 (and results prove this!) :D
 
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Hmmm...
It's not an easy question, because it depands on the subject, you know.
Anyway, most of the time, when I can (when it's not too dark or too sunny), I prefer using the f/stops around f/5.6 to F/11.


Yaad.
 
I think it's like asking which gas mark you like to use when you cook.

Perhaps we really need more polls.

My suggestions are:
Which shutter speed is your favourite?
Which ISO is your favourite?
What is your favourite distance to focus at?
Tights, stockings or hold-ups?
Would you buy a Lada if it was made in Germany?

Clarence
 
At the moment?
It depends...
f2.8 (low light, still easy to focus)
f5.6 (mostly best quality)
f8 for hyperfocal distance.
 
Pitxu said:
No. Just plain stupidity.
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Yes. But 400 voters anyway. A significant result. BTW,driving your car, what is your favourite indicator ? Left or right ? And don't tell me any small minded stuff like it would depend on......:D :bang:
 
I have been reading this board for a while now and lately have been really amazed at some of the things I have been reading, taking ALOT of energy not to reply to some things... Not that its anyone's fault or anything but I just dont think there are a lot of photographers that are participating here. Yes, many. But majority, no. Favorite f stop? Since when has there been an occurance where the photo you are trying to take didnt dictate the stop based upon what you were trying do?

Whats your favorite tool, screwdriver or hammer? I mean, I guess you can hammer nails with a screwdriver if you want but...
 
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