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Nov 04, 2011
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Shutter Speed Question
by: Bill

First of all, thanks for your great tips and well written articles. I am new to photography so I may be completely wrong here but wanted to verify so I can better understand the concepts.

On your shutter speed page (http://www.dptips-central.com/shutter-speed.html), you mentioned the following statement: "Please note that as the number of the denominator grows larger -
2, 4, 8, 15 etc, the speed actually decreases. This means that less light is allowed to pass through leading to decreased exposure."

Did you mean to say "the speed actually increases" or "the exposure actually decreases"? I understood everything you have said up to that sentence and I got confused so I was just looking for some clarification.

Thanks again,
Bill

Answer:

Hi Bill,

And thank you for getting in touch. Your understanding is in fact correct - (as the number of the denominator in the shutter speed grows larger - 2, 4, 8, 15 etc, the speed of the shutter actually increases which leads to decreased exposureas the number of the denominator in the shutter speed grows larger - 2, 4, 8, 15 etc, the speed of the shutter actually increases which leads to decreased exposure. Thank you for spotting and pointing out the error in the article.

All the best and good luck in your photography,
Gianfranco

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