CAMERA METERING & EXPOSURE

how your camera determines the shutter speed and aperture, based on lighting conditions and ISO speed.
1) What is Metering?

Metering is how your camera determines what the correct shutter speed and aperture should be, depending on the amount of light that goes into the camera and the sensitivity of the sensor. Back in the old days of photography, cameras were not equipped with a light meter, which is a sensor that measures the amount and intensity of light. Photographers had to use hand-held light meters to determine the optimal exposure. Obviously, because the work was shot on film, they could not preview or see the results immediately, which is why they religiously relied on those light meters. Today, every DSLR has an integrated light meter that automatically measures the reflected light and determines the optimal exposure. The most common metering modes in digital cameras today are:
1. Matrix Metering (Nikon), also known as Evaluative Metering (Canon) 2. Center-weighted Metering 3. Spot Metering (Nikon), also known as Partial Metering (Canon)

Read more: http://photographylife.com/understanding-metering-modes#ixzz2KkTxdjrX

Maksud Nombor Dan Huruf Pada Lens Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom

macro 1. mengaktifkan suis macro pada kedudukan focal length 180mm ke 300mm untuk mengambil gambar makro. jarak fokus minima 95cm (37.4 inci). 2. Dengan focal length 300mm (450mm jika anda menggunakan kamera) yang ada pada lens ini, anda juga boleh mengambil gambar potret serta gambar jarak jauh seperti gambar hidupan liar dan sebagainya. Anda juga boleh mendapatkan efek bokeh/blur pada background gambar anda dengan lens ini. Maksud Nombor Dan Huruf Pada Lens
1. AF = Auto Fokus 2. 70-300mm = Jarak Focal Range dalam millimeter 3. F/4-5.6 = Aperture paling besar. F/4 pada focal length 70mm dan F/5.6 pada focal lenght 300mm 4. Di = (Digitally Integrated) ialah satu terma yang Tamron berikan kepada lens yang mempunyai sistem optikal yang direka untuk kegunaan kedua-dua kamera DSLR dan kamera filem 5. SP = Super Performance. Bermaksud lens Tamron terbaik 6. XR = Extra Refractive Index. Kebolehan elemen kaca memesongkan 7. Di-II = Digitally Integrated. Direka untuk kamera dengan sensor DX (APS-C or 2416mm) sahaja 8. VC = Vibration Compensation. Untuk mengurangkan gegaran semasa mengambil gambar tanpa tripod 9. LD = Low Dispersion. Lens mempunyai satu atau lebih elemen yang mencapai prestasi apochromatic 10. IF = Internal Focusing. Apabila memfokus, luaran lens tidak berubah panjang dan tidak bergerak