Nikon SLR Cameras

What is/are the Nikon D3100's sharpest aperture?

Guest
Guest

What is/are the Nikon D3100's sharpest aperture?

EDWIN
EDWIN

The Nikon D3100 doesn't have an aperture. The lens used on the camera has the aperture. Depending on the lens the sharpest aperture is usually somewhere between f/5.6 to f/11.

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BriaR
BriaR

Taking photos of a 2 dimensional object such as a book then the sharpest aperture will almost always be 2 stops down from the lens' maximum.
Taking a landscape or other 3 dimensional subject and depth of field plays a far greater role in perceived sharpness so you should be using f/11 or f/16.

Caoedhen
Caoedhen

It doesn't have one, it is entirely dependent on which lens you are using. As a general rule, sharpest aperture is 1 or 2 stops from wide open.

retiredPhil
retiredPhil

The sharpest aperture is determined by the lens, not the camera. Typically, the sharpest aperture is mid-range, like from f/5.6 to f/11.

John P
John P

Each lens for any camera has a "best/sharpest aperture", the camera it is used on is of no importance.

fhotoace
fhotoace

It is the lens that has apertures.

If you place a lens with a larger aperture of f/1.2, then the camera will see that aperture. If on the other hand, if the lens you are using has a maximum aperture of f/5.6, then that is what the camera will use.

Edit: The sharpest aperture on any lens is usually two stops down from wide open. This applies to any lens made by any maker

Fredmaster
Fredmaster

I don't know what you mean by "sharpest", but in any case, that would be a feature of the lens, not the camera.

Nick P
Nick P

The camera is not referred to as having the sharpest aperture. It is the lenses. So each of the Nikon lenses and all lenses for that matter have their sharpest point. This f/stop will vary from one lens to another. The general rule is (which has been mentioned many times already) is usually two stop from wide open.

For each lens that you have in mind you might consider reading the review on that particular lens

Daniel
Daniel

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