Hey guys! So I read all of the responses and I went and pulled out my camera... It goes up to f.32 just as I posted...
I had no idea that the f-stop could be limited by the lens, as I posted I have never taken a picture at f.32 before, or quite frankly past f.22. I just did it as I stated.
So... Did I really take the picture at f.32 as I set the aperture on the camera to, or did the lens only stop down to f.22 and that is what I took?
It's a puzzle for sure. To be technically accurate, the aperture is the part that is limiting the aperture, and since they are (AFAIK) always inside the lens, there could be (in theory) an aperture in the camera body completely apart from the lens, but I've never heard of anything like that.
When you set your camera to that aperture, where are you reading the number? Is this number in the top display or in the viewfinder?
Just a wild guess here, but maybe your camera readout is faulty. Somebody with camera repair experience might be able to figure it out.