Chapter 2

Question 1

An aperture of f/5.6 is twice as much light as an aperture of ______.

Answer 1

f8

Question 2

An aperture change f2 to f11 will cause ____________

Answer 2

an increase in depth of field

Question 3

Moving your shutter speed two f-stops slower than 1/250 (in full-stop increments) would include

Answer 3

1/125 and 1/60

Question 4

Which of the following f-stops would show the aperture at its widest setting?

Answer 4

f 1.4

Question 5

The expression “stop down” in photography means

Answer 5

reduce exposure by changing to a higher fstop number

Question 6

A recommended minimum shutter speed for hand-holding a shot with a normal (50mm) lens is

Answer 6

1/60 of a second

Question 7

The kind of shutter most commonly used by the single lens reflex camera (digital and film) is

Answer 7

focal plane shutter

Question 8

This shooting technique, requiring a slower shutter speed, allows a moving subject to remain sharp while blurring the background.

Answer 8

panning

Question 9

When it comes to camera design, what’s one of the disadvantages of using a single-lens reflex camera?

Answer 9

it’s heavier, more complex and larger

Question 10

Once you know a combination of shutter speed and aperture that will let in the right amount of light, you change one setting as long as you change the other to make up the difference. This is concept of equivalent exposure. Which of the following is the equivalent exposure of f2.8 at 1/250.

Answer 10

f2 at 1/500