On May 4, 2:39 pm, LooksLikeRain wrote:
I am a relative newbie to photography, and I have been trying to read
some good books to teach me the basics of exposure as well as
Photoshop CS2 tips and tricks. One question I have is regarding the
lens aperture in respect to the camera aperture. If my lens is only
rated for 3.4-5.6 aperture, then will it do me any good to set my
camera aperture to say f/11 or f/22 or is that just going to use the
minimum aperture the lens will allow of f/5.6?


Generally, no. Almost all DSLR lenses perform best between f/4 and f/
8. f/11 is still OK, but you are already starting to get what is known
as "diffraction" (think of what happens to your vision when you squint
and you'll get the general idea). At f/16 and beyond it only gets
worse.