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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 325538" data-attributes="member: 4923">I took your question to mean that you can not set your aperture at all in Manual other than f22 or f25. In other words, you cannot choose say, f8 in Manual. For that, I had no clue.But I think WeeHector has heard you better and I think you are experiencing the variable aperture of the lens. For many lower cost lenses, the widest (low numbered) available aperture is only available at the widest zoom. Here is a brief Nikon article explaining:<a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Learn-And-Explore/Article/gll2rs05/zoom-lens-maximum-aperture-fixed-and-variable-apertures.html" target="_blank">Zoom Lens Maximum Aperture: Fixed and Variable Apertures from Nikon</a>What is not mentioned in the article is there is also a corresponding change in the minimum (higher numbered) aperture as you zoom. I think this is what you are seeing. You will be allowed to select a higher numbered aperture at full zoom than you can select at a wider setting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nickt, post: 325538, member: 4923"] I took your question to mean that you can not set your aperture at all in Manual other than f22 or f25. In other words, you cannot choose say, f8 in Manual. For that, I had no clue. But I think WeeHector has heard you better and I think you are experiencing the variable aperture of the lens. For many lower cost lenses, the widest (low numbered) available aperture is only available at the widest zoom. Here is a brief Nikon article explaining: [URL="http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Learn-And-Explore/Article/gll2rs05/zoom-lens-maximum-aperture-fixed-and-variable-apertures.html"]Zoom Lens Maximum Aperture: Fixed and Variable Apertures from Nikon[/URL] What is not mentioned in the article is there is also a corresponding change in the minimum (higher numbered) aperture as you zoom. I think this is what you are seeing. You will be allowed to select a higher numbered aperture at full zoom than you can select at a wider setting. [/QUOTE]

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