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austinkiker

austinkiker

Member Since 31 Mar 2017
Offline Last Active May 08 2017 07:12 PM
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#48047 EV - what is it?

Posted by austinkiker on 18 April 2017 - 02:02 PM

Hello all,

 

I understand (or I think I do, ha) you can control EV based on your shutter speed and f-stop but I don't think I quite understand what EV truly is.  I read articles and see information where the author states: the autofocus system functions accurately down to -4EV....which I imagine is a good thing but my lack of knowledge causes me to not comprehend how it's affecting my photography.

 

I do a lot of low light wildlife photography in the early mornings and late evenings so I hope gaining knowledge on this topic will help me.  My current camera, D5300, has a setting where I can manually control the EV but after tinkering around with it in several different scenarios I'm still stumped, I can't tell a difference in my photographs.

 

So, what's EV and how do I properly control it to help my photography?

 

Thank you for your time,

 

Austin




#47781 Lens for Wildlife

Posted by austinkiker on 03 April 2017 - 07:41 AM

I think you have figured out the lens you'd like to go with, I myself was in the same predicament not long terribly ago.  I'm a enthusiastic hobbyist on a budget.  Been dabbling with wildlife photography for  a few years.  I ended up with the Tamron 150-600 in my bag.  I've enjoyed it on my D5300. Sample photos attached, most of which are smaller file sizes for emailing purposes, I hope they turn out ok on here.  Pretty good results for someone like myself who's doing it just for fun.  A pro might argue otherwise, but I'm not sure.  I myself am trying to decide if I want to upgrade to the D500 or D810.   

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