The Advantages and Disadvantages of Stopping Down a Lens
One modification that is commonly requested by our Customers is changing the F/# of a standard lens. The most common reason to stop down a lens is to resolve more detail and gain greater depth of field in an image. However, the term itself can sometimes be confusing, and there are limits to how much you can stop down a lens before encountering diminishing returns. “Stopping down a lens” refers to increasing the numerical f-stop…