emaxxman Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 I've noticed that on my 7D, I have more granular f/stops available to me than on my film 7. Just curious as to why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben conover Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Maybe because the digital sensor has more ISO latitude than any single film, I hope the Minolta 9D comes out soon........ Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 What exactly do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_hohner Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Can you elaborate on what you mean with "granular f/stops"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emaxxman Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 I will have to double check for the exact settings but it appears that I have more f/stops available to me when shooting in aperture priority mode. For example, on the 7, I had f/2.8, f/3.6, f/4. On the 7d, there are more "stops" in between f/2.8 and f/4. This is on the old 50mm f/1.7. I'll get the actual settings...or am I delirious. I haven't used the 7 at all since I got the 7D and maybe just didn't notice it on the 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_tompkins1 Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 On the 7 it depends on where the exp comp dial is set. Half of the dial is in third stops and half in half stops. Set it to the third stop side and you'll have third stops instead of half. Hence more stops between the whole stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emaxxman Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 I'm confused...how does that affect the stops when the dial is set to zero? I'll have to check when I get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 It does. If the button is on the side with 1/2 stops up to +/-3, all adjustments will be in half stop steps. If it is on the other side, the steps will be 1/3 stop. This applies to speed, aperture and also exposure compensation whether applied with the said button or with the rear thumbwheel (if it is programmed to act as exp compensator). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_hohner Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 BTW, the 7 and the 7D behave exactly in the same way in this respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_gillette Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 More likely because digital has less latitude, not more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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