Lens Terminology Sharing: What Is Aperture?
In the fields of photography and optics, aperture is a very important concept. It is a device inside the lens used to control the amount of light passing through. Simply put, the aperture is like the pupil of the human eye; it can adjust its size according to the intensity of ambient light, thereby controlling the amount of light entering the eye. Aperture is one of the core concepts for beginners in photography, and in this article, we will explore its definition and function. 1. Definition of aperture (1) Effective caliber The diameter of the light beam when parallel light rays from an infinitely distant source pass through the front lens of a camera is called the lens caliber. This actually represents the basic light-gathering capacity of the lens and is therefore called the effective caliber. We can usually see markings similar to "[1:2 f/58mm]" on the front of a camera lens. This indicates the lens caliber and focal length. It shows that the ratio of the lens aperture t...