

#Aperture vs f stop full
A full stop in either direction will allow twice. The F Stop numbers in red represent a full stop and the numbers in black are 1/3 increments between the full stops. As shown in Table 2, the requirements are often in direct conflict and compromises must be made. The aperture settings with the smaller F Stop numbers allow more light to reach the image sensor than the settings with the larger F Stop numbers.

As pixel size decreases, f/# becomes one of the most important factors of system performance because f/# drives DOF and resolution in opposite directions. The f/# also influences the aberrations of a specific lens design. Specifically, f/# is directly related to the theoretical resolution, contrast limits, and the depth of field (DOF) and depth of focus of the lens (See Depth of Field and Depth of Focus for more information about DOF). You can see three columns- full stop, ½ stop, and 1/3 stop. The f/# impacts more than just light throughput. As you know, the aperture is the opening of the lens through which light enters the camera. f/# and Effects on a Lens’s Theoretical Resolution, Contrast, DOF You can't really talk about depth of field without also talking about focal length and distance. Use this sequence to teach or remind yourself how essential but tricky aperture and depth of field can be. As the f/# increases, the area decreases, leading to a slower system with less light throughput. I have combined aperture and focus into a single section since they are very hard to separate. f-stops are indicated by the letter f and a number, like f/8 or f-8. The smaller the f-stop number is, the larger the opening in the lens will be and more light will be let into the camera. Table 1: The relationship between f/# and effective area for a 25mm singlet lens. On the other hand, a small f-stop number means a large aperture.

This illustrates the reduction in throughput associated with increasing a lens’s f/#. Notice that from the setting of f/1 to f/2, and again for f/4 to f/8, the lens aperture is reduced by half and the effective area is reduced by a factor of 4 at each interval. An APS-C camera provides the field of view that is typically 1.5x the focal length of the lens attached or a crop view. The focal length and aperture remain the same regardless if a lens is attached to a Full Frame camera or an APS-C one. Table 1 shows an example of f/#, aperture diameters, and effective opening sizes for a 25mm focal length lens. Some would have you believe that using a crop body has the same effects as using a teleconverter. Lenses with lower f/#s are considered fast and allow more light to pass through the system, while lenses of higher f/#s are considered slow and feature reduced light throughput. $$ \text $ will halve the aperture area, decreasing the light throughput of the lens by a factor of 2.
