Term - Focusing steps

Focusing steps

SWPP and BPPA Photographic Glossary

Tuesday 27th January 2015

SWPP & BPPA

Glossary

The Annual Convention
with a huge list of
cutting edge speakers from
4 continents.

Image Competition
Free entry for SWPP members.

Membership
Free Information Pack

Qualifications - An Overview

Focusing steps

Indicates the number of positions a lens stops at when focused. In theory, lenses with more stops offer a greater stage of focusing zones for sharper results, but in practice this is difficult see using a compact camera with more than 30 zones.

Information provided by: SWPP BPPA
More Photographic Terms