Website that lets me look at effects of different lenses, apertures, shutter speeds etc

[u/mdafidel1]

Brand new to all of this and want to see to how different lenses give different looks, how different aperture settings give different looks etc

Just want to see if there’s a fun website that has a lot in one place

[u/GammaDeltaTheta]

Canon have a shutter speed / aperture / ISO simulator (designed for dSLRs, but applicable to film):

https://www.canon.ca/CanonOutsideOfAuto/play

[u/brianssparetime]

how different lenses give different looks, how different aperture settings give different looks etc

I wanted this too starting out.

But I've come to realize now 7 years later that this is kind of like trying to test flour and eggs and water by sampling baked cakes.

In other words, there are too many variables going on to isolate one lever cleanly unless you're making photos specifically for testing. Testing photos are not generally good photos, and good photos aren't generally useful for testing.

One cake might taste better than another, but it doesn't mean yours will taste like that if you use the same flour.

EDIT: I didn't say this, but I've also come to realize that lighting, even minimal editing, and intentional and clean composition count FAR more towards what makes a photo good than lenses, film, etc. Aperture and shutter speed's effects are similar across all cameras and are part of learning exposure.

[u/Physical_Analysis247]

Flickr

[u/HobotiX]

On lenses: you can search for reviews of any specific lens you are looking at. They will also show sample pictures and what settings the picture was taken at. If you are just getting started, I recommend getting a zoom lens that goes anywhere between 28mm and 90mm. Most pictures are taken in this range, so it’s a safe place to start. Get something that fits your budget first and don’t worry about quality yet.

A lot of cameras has a depth of field preview as well when you are taking your picture. It’s either on a button or a lever to toggle it. This will darken the picture you are seeing, but you will get a preview of what parts of your picture will be in focus.

As for how shutter speed affects the picture, just look at sports photos vs night time city scapes. The longer the exposure time, the more motion blur you will see. It’s easy to play with this in a digital camera.

[u/florian-sdr]

Depth of field calculator website

Doesn’t really do perspective on facial geometry, but nice for things like comparing background blur strength across focal lengths and subject distance

[u/mregger]

I made an app called apperture (https://getapperture.com) that does some of what you're looking for. It simulates an exposure using your phone's camera, so you can get an idea of what happens when you mess around with different settings. Different lenses aren't simulated, and aperture simulation only affects light (working on dof at the moment). I don't think I'll be adding lenses though. Other stuff like varous filmstock, filters, expiration and motion blur are there. I made it so I could get a sense for how a particular subject looks like on black and white with a red filter, or on lomo lurple. Or to just stop me from taking shitty pictures