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Old 20th October 2020, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Terry S View Post
I've never understood EV's. I know they provide another measure of light, but that's about it.

Can anyone SIMPLY explain why one would use EV's over the usual shutter speed and f-stop readings that are found on all (?) cameras?

Terry S
I’ll have a go, Terry.

An EV is a light reading expressed as a number regardless of the shutter-speed/f-stop exposure.

The pertinence of EV’s is that it’s simply the measure of light, incident or reflected, no more no less. What you do with it, lies at the heart of every photographer and every photograph.
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