Sentence examples for half a stop from inspiring English sources
You lose half a stop of light (3.3 versus 2.8), but I'd say it's worth it.
The new one is f/2.4, about half a stop better, which doesn't sound like much but at this point of the aperture scale counts for a lot.
In a jubilant visit that included a pint of Guinness at a local pub — the first lady, Michelle Obama, had a half-pint — a stop at a house once lived in by his great-great-great grandfather and quite possibly the most garrulous rope line he has ever worked, Mr. Obama made a familiar pilgrimage for an American president: going back to his Irish roots.
Schlobohm is one of half a dozen stops they will make as they crisscross the city to finalise locations before four months of filming, which starts this week.
We crossed and walked half a block and stopped at -- the Bain Marie.
The trip took about two and a half hours, with a stop at Cordoba.
Ms. Palin's first trip to Israel was billed as a private visit, a day and a half stop on the way back to the United States from India.
The taxi pulled away, only to be stopped half a block off by a red light.
Then they would all drive downtown, stopping half a block short of Kahn's house on Clinton Street, where he lived with his wife.
It took over half a million to stop Saddam last time.
