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Moving from Canon to X-t3--lens suggestions for Fuji

Started Dec 6, 2021 | Discussions thread
buckeyevet
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Re: Impact of stopping down more than necessary

There can an image quality price to be paid for stopping down, particularly at greater extremes, such as f/22. Diffraction can become an issue at small apertures and can further impact image quality.

Good to know!

That's a good reason to be cognizant of DOF at different apertures (and focal lengths) and to try to keep your aperture no smaller than needed to ensure that the areas that need to be sharp are in focus.

Honestly, I must admit I don't know how to do this.  Thirty years of using SLR cameras, 4 beginner photography classes over the years and I've never learned this.  I'm learning that I have a lot to learn still.

Just using f/22 to "be safe" sort of works, but your overall image quality may well suffer as a result and the impact might show up, particularly if you decide to print large.

Thank you for this.  I obviously need to work on technique a lot more.

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