Objective: Demonstrating application of different aperture settings and the effect on background blur / bokeh quality using the Canon EOS 6D and new EF 50mm F/1.8 STM lens
Note: Using the same subject (London Red Telephone Money Box) at 50mm focal distance using apertures between f/1.8 - f/16 (9 images).
Location
Arnhem Milnerton, Cape Town
Canon and other equipment
- Canon EOS 70D DSLR camera body
- Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM prime lens
- Canon Speedlite 430EX II flash
- Exposure settings: Aperture f/1.8 - f/22
- Auto-ISO 400
- Manfrotto Tripod
- No post-processioning - only croping
- 50mm lens f/1.8 - f/16
- ISO 400
- Shutter speed: 1/60 seconds
- Centre-Point AF
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| Canon EOS 70D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens - Aperture Test at f/1.8 Demonstration / Sample Image |
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| Canon EOS 70D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens - Aperture Test at f/2.8 Demonstration / Sample Image |
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| Canon EOS 70D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens - Aperture Test f/4 Demonstration / Sample Image |
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| Canon EOS 70D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens - Aperture Test at f/5.6 Demonstration / Sample Image |
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| Canon EOS 70D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens - Aperture Test at f/8 Demonstration / Sample Image |
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| Canon EOS 70D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens - Aperture Test at f/11 Demonstration / Sample Image |
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| Canon EOS 70D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens - Aperture Test at f/16 Demonstration / Sample Image |
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| Canon EOS 70D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens - Aperture Test at f/22 Demonstration / Sample Image |
Close-Up Photography: Canon EOS 6D / EF 50mm STM Lens View
