People say you can take better shots in the dark, not great shots. Unless you MF, people need the wider aperture to AF in the dark. AFing always happens at the widest aperture.
A good rule of thumb is the faster, the lens, usually the better the quality lens is. 50mm f/1.8 vs f/1.4. Bokeh is a lot nicer on the f/1.4. AF is better on the f/1.4 because it can take in more light.
Do you want to shoot at widest aperture? If you need to. Just because you have a f/1.4 or even f/1.2 doesn't mean you always need to shoot at it. If you do, you're shooting for your lens not with your lens. As the photographer, you failed to direct them in the 1st photo so you can get a good shot or shoot accordingly to the situation.
In the end, you need to know what you're shooting for. You need to use your equipment wisely. They're not fallacies, you just have misplaced expectations.
did not realize you had a reply in here sorry i didn't respond
this actually isn't for me really i already know most of what you've written, it's just a random post for the world at large to see especially because i hear so many friends say "i need a faster lens so i can shoot better low light pictures"
which isn't to say that the 1st pic was a failure due to not understanding my lens it's just an example to illustrate.
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People say you can take better shots in the dark, not great shots. Unless you MF, people need the wider aperture to AF in the dark. AFing always happens at the widest aperture.
A good rule of thumb is the faster, the lens, usually the better the quality lens is. 50mm f/1.8 vs f/1.4. Bokeh is a lot nicer on the f/1.4. AF is better on the f/1.4 because it can take in more light.
Do you want to shoot at widest aperture? If you need to. Just because you have a f/1.4 or even f/1.2 doesn't mean you always need to shoot at it. If you do, you're shooting for your lens not with your lens. As the photographer, you failed to direct them in the 1st photo so you can get a good shot or shoot accordingly to the situation.
In the end, you need to know what you're shooting for. You need to use your equipment wisely. They're not fallacies, you just have misplaced expectations.
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sorry i didn't respond
this actually isn't for me really
i already know most of what you've written, it's just a random post for the world at large to see
especially because i hear so many friends say "i need a faster lens so i can shoot better low light pictures"
which isn't to say that the 1st pic was a failure due to not understanding my lens
it's just an example to illustrate.
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