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05-30-2020, 04:34 PM   #1
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Aperture steps on a KP

I am probably having an attack of the stupids but my KP seems to miss out aperture steps. When I am using my 35mm limited, the aperture goes up from 5.6 to 6.7 with nothing in between. Is there an option in the menu that gives you all the steps? I probably won't need it but I hate not having the options. I have been through the manual but couldn't find it, I found other cool stuff, but not that

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Do you have your camera set to use half stops instead of one-third stops?
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That would be because the camera is set to half stops. You can choose between that and third stops (should be a choice somewhere in the custom menu.)

From f/5.6 to f/8...
Half stops: 5.6 - 6.7 - 8
Third stops 5.6 - 6.3 - 7.1 - 8
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Brilliant I am such an eejit! I thought that was to do with exposure compensation or bracketing .... Duuuuuh. sorting it now. Thanks
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QuoteOriginally posted by Cerebum Quote
I thought that was to do with exposure compensation or bracketing
I believe the half-stop / third-stop selection affects those settings as well as aperture stops, which makes sense.
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