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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 695915" data-attributes="member: 4923"><p>If this lens is the same vintage as the camera, <strong>it does not have an aperture ring, </strong>only a zoom ring. I'm not sure if there even was a version of the 18-55 with an aperture ring. 3.5 to 5.6 is not the range of the aperture. Its the maximum wide open aperture. On this lens the largest aperture available varies with zoom. At 18mm it is f3.5 at 55mm it is f5.6. If you mess with the zoom ring while set for minimum aperture, it will change from 3.5-5.6. It sounds like you are zooming and physically watching the lens and the display on the camera. You also won't see the aperture physically change other than the wide open change from 3.5-5.6 as you zoom. The aperture will stop down to the selected setting at the moment the picture is snapped. Otherwise it stays wide open to let the most light in for focusing. Wide open is anywhere between 3.5 to 5.6 depending on zoom. </p><p>I'm going away for a couple days, so not ignoring you if you write back with a question.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickt, post: 695915, member: 4923"] If this lens is the same vintage as the camera, [B]it does not have an aperture ring, [/B]only a zoom ring. I'm not sure if there even was a version of the 18-55 with an aperture ring. 3.5 to 5.6 is not the range of the aperture. Its the maximum wide open aperture. On this lens the largest aperture available varies with zoom. At 18mm it is f3.5 at 55mm it is f5.6. If you mess with the zoom ring while set for minimum aperture, it will change from 3.5-5.6. It sounds like you are zooming and physically watching the lens and the display on the camera. You also won't see the aperture physically change other than the wide open change from 3.5-5.6 as you zoom. The aperture will stop down to the selected setting at the moment the picture is snapped. Otherwise it stays wide open to let the most light in for focusing. Wide open is anywhere between 3.5 to 5.6 depending on zoom. I'm going away for a couple days, so not ignoring you if you write back with a question. [/QUOTE]
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