In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:


This illustrates the disadvantage of not using the language with
precision. As I said, all my lenses make use of f/numbers which are a
measure of stops. Your thoughts have jumped the rails and are now
talking about the intervals of Exposure Value of which the camera is
capable. The exposure value may be used to set lens aperture, shutter
speed or ISO. They are not identical to stops.

EV's are equivalent to stops for any purpose related to exposure.

I can change exposure value without changing the stop setting.

you are confusing f/stop with stop.

'stop' is an abreviated way of referring to an obsolete way of
changing lens aperture. It's use as a reference to lens aperture is
now normal.

doing so is what you call 'sloppy'.

you're confusing stop, f/stop and aperture and also ev.

You are crackers. I'm trying quite hard to get you to make a
distinction.

i have been all along.