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Regarding f-stops & shutter speeds...? |
I'm reading a book about photography & 2 questions are bugging me right now. 1. How do you say (pronounce?) f-stops? e.g. for f/2.8, is it "ef slash two point eight", "ef over two point eight", or "ef two point eight" (one other book I read omits the slash)? 2. How do you say (pronounce?) shutter speeds? e.g. for 1/125, is it "one over one hundred twenty five", "one slash one hundred twenty five" or "one over one hundred twenty fifth"? Can a professional photographer/serious amateur photographer/knowledgable person answer me please. Thanks. I'm in the USA and I say it like Allan. Leave out the "point" as everyone knows what you mean. "ef two eight" instead of "ef two point eight." "ef eight" instead of "ef eight point zero." Leave out the "hundred" if there are already enough numbers to let others know what you mean. "One twenty fifth" instead of "one one hundred and twenty fifth." Haha - 1/125 is kind of problematic, now that I think of it. With digital cameras, you can get almost ANY shutter speed, so 1/25 would be possible. In "traditional" shutter speeds, though, it would be "one twenty fifth" as there is no longer a 1/25. But, "one five hunredth" instead of "one five" or "one fifth," since there is not enough information contained in the over-abbreviated way of saying it. Leave of "of a second." Hysterical historical note: I have seen older cameras that DO have 1/25, 1/50, 1/100 and 1/150 shutter speeds, such as an Exa, so be careful when you talk about shutter speeds with them. 1. "Ef two point eight" 2. "one-one hundred twenty fifth" I teach a photography class in a HS in America...british pronunciations may differ, but I was born in England And I think its the same. Short-hand in-the-field pronunciations usually shorten the terms. For e.g. "f2.8" or "f5.6" might become "eff-two-eight" of "eff-five-six" when talking to others like the Director of Photography, just to save time and energy. Similarly, the "one" in shutter speeds gets dropped and the thousands of a second usually are referred to as "one-twenty-fifth", "a-five-hundredth" or "a-thousandth" etc. It's easier professionally and everyone else on-crew knows what you mean. Professional cameraman 15 years - Australia. I studied photography for 2 years at a community college. Both Sina and Allen are right. f/2.8 - ef stop 2.8 1/125 - shutter speed of 125 Good luck in your studies. Photography can be very rewarding! |
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