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How to set a great exposure when shooting video

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Getting exposure for video isn’t all that much different from getting a good exposure with photography. The only real difference is that neutral density filters are more commonly used with video than they are with stills, so they need to be taken into account more regularly. So, the exposure triangle becomes a square. Well, a trapezoid, really. Shutter speed, aperture, gain (rather than ISO), and neutral density.

In this video, Chris and Jordan from DPReview delve into the topic of video exposure. They discuss the things you need to know to understand the exposure relationship, the difference between T stops and F stops, the 180° shutter rule, and everything else that goes into getting a good exposure for your shot.

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F-Stops vs T-Stops – What are they? and when do you use them?

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F-Stops are a familiar term when it comes to photography. As more photographer start to delve into the world of video, though, they’ve started looking at cinema lenses. The familiar F-Stops are gone, replaced by T-Stops. What does it mean? Aren’t they both basically the same thing? Why do two seemingly identical lenses such as the two Samyang 20mm lenses above have different maximum F and T values? What’s the difference?

It’s a little difficult to sum up the difference in a sentence or two, but Sareesh Sudhakaran from Wolfcrow is here to help. In his latest video, Sareesh talks us through the differences between F-Stops and T-Stops. We also learn when it is better to use a lens which uses one measurement over the other, and which may be most cost effective.

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Your Aperture Is Sort Of Lying To You: When Is An Aperture Of F1.2 Not Actually A F1.2?

One of the first things we learn as photographers are F stops and how we can use them to properly expose a photograph, but there is also such a thing as T stops and we don’t always give them the attention they deserve. Of course, a T-stop may not be essential knowledge on every photo you take, but understanding what a T stop is will give you a better understanding of light, which is never a bad thing for a photographer to have. (It’s also helpful information to have in your bag if you’re going to be lens shopping soon!). And Matt Granger does an amazing job of explaining the difference.

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