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Photography abbreviations


I have a cheat sheet to help me practice different camera settings. The sheet reads;
F___@___UE__OE__FL__Filter__Lens__.

I can dicpher Fstop @__ and know how to make notes on my filter and lens. But what do the other abbreviations stand for? Which is the speed of film (ISO)?
Thanks,
Wendy


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January 16, 2005

 
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  So this isn't something you wrote yourself?
Taking a guess, FL-focal length
UE-under exposure
OE-over exposure
Film speed is the sensitvity to light.
Higher speeds require less exposure to light for the picture to come out right.
For a single f/stop, a film with higher speed will literally need a faster shutter speed than a slower speed film for it to be properly exposed.


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