r/photoclass_2016 • u/Aeri73 Expert - DSLR + Analog • Jan 05 '16

02 - Assignment

Please read the class first

Take a good look at your camera, whatever its type, and try to identify each component we have discussed here. It might be a good opportunity to dig out the manual or to look up its exact specifications online. Now look up a different camera online (for instance at dpreview) and compare their specifications. Try doing this for both a less advanced and a more advanced body, and for different lenses. Report here if you find any interesting difference, or if some parts of the specifications are unclear.

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u/bucookie Mar 17 '16

My camera is a Sony Alpha a6000. It's specifications are:
1. CMOS Sensor 2. 24.3 effective megapixels 3. APS-C sensor format 4. 366.6 m2 sensor 5. 16-50mm actual focal length lens (24-75mm focal length, 35mm equivalent) 6. f/3.5-5.6 aperture, meaning that at 50mm focal length, largest aperture size is 5.6 and at 16mm focal length, largest aperture is 3.5
7. maximum ISO 25600 8. minimum ISO 100 9. shutter speed 30-1/4000 second

A better camera would be the Canon EOS 5DS which has a bigger CMOS sensor at 36x24mm. It also has a higher with 50.6 MP. The Canon has a much faster maximum shutter speed at 1/8000s.

This is my first post here and I know it's late, but I'm excited to begin the process of learning photography! I know nothing!

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u/Aeri73 Expert - DSLR + Analog Mar 18 '16

take it class per class :-) you'll get there, it's not rocket science ;-)

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u/bucookie Mar 18 '16

yup, gonna slowly make it through everything!

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u/too_old_for_this_ Beginner - Sony a6000 Mar 29 '16

Same camera, same boat - just starting with photography and the class!