F-Stop Blues

[neuroanatomist]

If true, I suppose it depends on the benefit that you achieve at apertures wider than f/2 - more light is only one reason to shoot wider than f/2. Thinner DoF comes to mind, and I don't see DoF mentioned anywhere in that article...

[Jon Ruyle]

I find the fact that camera makers boost the gain to hide this fact rather troubling. Other than that, it certainly doesn

[neuroanatomist]

I find the fact that camera makers boost the gain to hide this fact rather troubling. Other than that, it certainly doesn't make me think lenses faster than f/2 are "useless" (though I don't think that was their claim).

Agreed. Sounds like another drop of snake oil for Daniel's bottle...