Disappointed_Horse
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It seems as though in transitioning to their new mirrorless systems, Nikon has moved the slow end of their variable aperture zooms from f/5.6 to f/6.3. It strikes me as kind of strange that they are doing this across the board on their variable-aperture zooms when it seems like f/5.6 had been the standard for about 25 years. I believe Canon is making a similar move.
I know it's only a third of a stop difference so probably not that huge a deal, but I'm a bit OCD and it bugs me when a lens' maximum aperture is not at a whole stop. (Weird and irrational, I know.) I'm curious why two of the largest camera makers are doing this at the same time. Is it because the cameras can now correct for diffraction?
I know it's only a third of a stop difference so probably not that huge a deal, but I'm a bit OCD and it bugs me when a lens' maximum aperture is not at a whole stop. (Weird and irrational, I know.) I'm curious why two of the largest camera makers are doing this at the same time. Is it because the cameras can now correct for diffraction?