Aparture meter settings

HeG · 10-17-2010, 07:01 AM

As a newbie I don´t know if the aparture should have the numbers that it now has, it is different from what I had on my k20d. Now I have a k7.

This is the aperture numbers with a 50/1.4
1.4, 1.6., 1.8, 2.0., 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 3.2], 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.6, 6.3, 7.1, 8.0, 9.0, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22.

I just want to get confirmation of that these are the right aperture settings (numbers)?

Is it just I that thinks that the EV step meter is quite sensitive and don´t give as good values as for the k20d?

Thanx in advance!

JeffJS · 10-17-2010, 07:14 AM

If you have your EV steps set to 1/3 then you are getting the proper numbers. If you want different ones, set the EV steps to 1/2.

Pg 116 in the (English) manual.

HeG · 10-17-2010, 07:20 AM

Originally posted by JeffJS

If you have your EV steps set to 1/3 then you are getting the proper numbers. If you want different ones, set the EV steps to 1/2.

Thanx JeffJS!
Oh, sorry. That I had forgot to tell.
I do have the EV steps set to 1/3, so then I have the right settings.
They just feel so strange since they are different what I got with the same lens with the k20d.

JeffJS · 10-17-2010, 07:22 AM

You probably had the K20d set to 1/2 steps (or it came to you that way)..

HeG · 10-17-2010, 08:31 AM

Originally posted by JeffJS

You probably had the K20d set to 1/2 steps (or it came to you that way)..

I had the K20d changed to also 1/3 steps.

It would just be interesting to know why the settings are different with same lenses and settings...

10-17-2010, 07:01 AM	#1
HeG Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Finland Photos: Gallery Posts: 47	Aparture meter settings As a newbie I don´t know if the aparture should have the numbers that it now has, it is different from what I had on my k20d. Now I have a k7. This is the aperture numbers with a 50/1.4 1.4, 1.6., 1.8, 2.0., 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 3.2], 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.6, 6.3, 7.1, 8.0, 9.0, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22. I just want to get confirmation of that these are the right aperture settings (numbers)? Is it just I that thinks that the EV step meter is quite sensitive and don´t give as good values as for the k20d? Thanx in advance!

10-17-2010, 07:14 AM	#2
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484	If you have your EV steps set to 1/3 then you are getting the proper numbers. If you want different ones, set the EV steps to 1/2. Pg 116 in the (English) manual. Last edited by JeffJS; 10-17-2010 at 07:20 AM.

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10-17-2010, 07:20 AM	#3
HeG Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Finland Photos: Gallery Posts: 47 Original Poster	Originally posted by JeffJS If you have your EV steps set to 1/3 then you are getting the proper numbers. If you want different ones, set the EV steps to 1/2. Thanx JeffJS! Oh, sorry. That I had forgot to tell. I do have the EV steps set to 1/3, so then I have the right settings. They just feel so strange since they are different what I got with the same lens with the k20d.

10-17-2010, 07:22 AM	#4
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484	You probably had the K20d set to 1/2 steps (or it came to you that way)..

10-17-2010, 08:31 AM	#5
HeG Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Finland Photos: Gallery Posts: 47 Original Poster	Originally posted by JeffJS You probably had the K20d set to 1/2 steps (or it came to you that way).. I had the K20d changed to also 1/3 steps. It would just be interesting to know why the settings are different with same lenses and settings...