Exposure Equivalencies

32
22
16
11
8
5.6
4
2.8
2.0
1.8

500

250

125

60

30

15

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1000

1.4

Hyperfocal Distance

Lens
20 mm
24 mm
28 mm
35 mm

32
1.7
2.5
4
5
10

8
7
10
13
20
42

11 16 22
5 3.5 2.5
7
5 3.5
10 7
5
15 10 8
30 21 15

50 mm

53

27

107 78

39
80 mm

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B&W Filters
Red

Adjust: 3 Stops
Spectacular Skys
Brilliant Sunsets
Reduce Haze
Deeper Textures

Deep Red

Adjust: 4 Stops
Black Skys
Reduce Haze

Green-Yellow
Adjust: 2 Stops

Natural Foliage
Natural Outdoor
Portraits

Yellow

Adjust: 1 Stop
Natural Effects to:
- Sky
- Marine water
- Landscapes
- Sunsets
- Foliage
- Portaits
- Textures

Deep Yellow

Adjust: 1 1/3 Stops

Enhanced Effects to:
- Darkened Sky
- Darken Water
- Brilliant Susets
- Less Haze
- Deeper Texture

Blue

Adjust: 2 2/3 Stops

Increase Haze

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90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10

255
230
204
179
153
128
102
77
51
26

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Exposure V
alue (EV)
Value

-6 Starlight only
-5 1/4 Moonlight only
-4 1/2 Moonlight only
-3 Full Moon
-2 Snowscape & Full Moon
-1 Dim ambient artificual Light
0 Dim ambient artificual Light
1 Dim Distant City Lights
2 Lightning/eclipse of moon
3 Fireworks
4 candles/christmas lights
5 Normal Indoor Lighting
6 fair/amusement parks
7 Indoor sports/spotlights
8 store windows/Nightclub
9 Spotlight Stage Acts
10 immediatly after sunset
11 sunset in open shade
12 heavy overcast
13 cloudy-bright light no shade
14 weak hazy sun
15 bright hazy sun
16 bright daylight/sand/snow
17 man made light
18 man made light
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

ISO ISO
100 200
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
-

1.4
1.4

2.0
2.0

2.8
2.8

4
4

5.6
5.6

8
8

11
11

General Exposure

16
16

22
22

2s
6m
4m
2m
1m
30 s
15 s
8s
4s
1s
4m
2m
1m
30 s
15 s
8s
4s
2s
1/2 s
2m
1m
30 s
15 s
8s
4s
2s
1s
1/4 s
1m
30 s
15 s
8s
4s
2s
1s
1/2 s
1/8 s
30 s
15 s
8s
4s
2s
1s
1/2 s
1/4 s
1/15 s
15 s
8s
4s
2s
1s
1/2 s
1/4 s
1/8 s
1/30 s 1/15 s
8s
4s
2s
1s
1/2 s
1/4 s
1/8 s
1/60 s 1/30 s 1/15 s
4s
2s
1s
1/2 s
1/4 s
1/8 s
1/125 s 1/60 s 1/30 s 1/15 s
2s
1s
1/2 s
1/4 s
1/8 s
1/250 s 1/125 s 1/60 s 1/30 s 1/15 s
1s
1/2 s
1/4 s
1/8 s
1/500 s 1/250 s 1/125 s 1/60 s 1/30 s 1/15 s
1/2 s
1/4 s
1/8 s
1/1000 s 1/500 s 1/250 s 1/125 s 1/60 s 1/30 s 1/15 s
1/4 s
1/8 s
1/2000 s 1/1000 s 1/500 s 1/250 s 1/125 s 1/60 s 1/30 s 1/15 s
1/8 s
1/4000 s 1/2000 s 1/1000 s 1/500 s 1/250 s 1/125 s 1/60 s 1/30 s 1/15 s
1/8000 s 1/4000 s 1/2000 s 1/1000 s 1/500 s 1/250 s 1/125 s 1/60 s 1/30 s
1/8000 s 1/4000 s 1/2000 s 1/1000 s 1/500 s 1/250 s 1/125 s 1/60 s
1/8000 s 1/4000 s 1/2000 s 1/1000 s 1/500 s 1/250 s 1/125 s
1/8000 s 1/4000 s 1/2000 s 1/1000 s 1/500 s 1/250 s
1/8000 s 1/4000 s 1/2000 s 1/1000 s 1/500 s
1/8000 s 1/4000 s 1/2000 s 1/1000 s
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RED Shutter Speeds are the optimal settings for the (EV)

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