F Stop in Photography
Standard full-stop f-number scale
Including aperture value AV:
| AV | −2 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| f/# | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.8 | 4 | 5.6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 32 | 45 | 64 | 90 | 128 |
f1.0, f1.4, f2.0, f2.8, f4.0, f5.6, f8, f11, f16, f22, f32, f45, f64, f90
Typical one-half-stop f-number scale
| f/# | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 8 | 9.5 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
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Typical one-third-stop f-number scale
| f/# | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
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Typical one-quarter-stop f-number scale
| f/# | 1.8 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 8 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
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