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I must be bored, I clicked on D&B's posted links, and ZAZ references b-roll.net in a post on that board, "Hey mattkeane20 did you post this same question on b-roll.net message board?", so she must be the same.

Oh yeah, some cameras display "Open" when the iris is wide open, just like "close" or "closed" when it's closed all the way.

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Interesting thread.

I know a videographer who shoots by f-stop, for depth of field. He's a good shooter with many years of experience, but he started in still photography.
Sooo... He does NOT use the camera's "zebra" feature for irising, but he's always on the mark.

I don't shoot video this way. I prefer the "zebra" feature, but I also shoot stills on weekends. So I learned television first, film later, but my skills in film have aided me in TV. I can tell by eye what the f-stop is for a given situation, and most times I focus by lens instead of zooming in, focusing, and zooming out... which has saved me great time; and I can pull focus.

...just some thoughts before we bash the f-stop thing. Great laughs.
 
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