DestinDave wrote: The only "cheating" with using any of the auto modes is possibly cheating yourself out of a potentially better photograph. Full manual - M - may give you the most control over aperture and shutter settings but Av and Tv - (A & S) - still allow some control over these settings.
While shooting a scene, if you are most concerned with motion (freezing action, soft waterfalls, etc), choose Tv (S), set a shutter speed to give you the correct action and let the camera choose the appropriate aperture for the shutter speed. You can adjust the exposure further with EV+/- as desired.
On the other hand, if you are more concerned with depth of field, choose the Av (A) setting which will give what you want and let the shutter speed vary accordingly.
All of the camera mode settings have merit and value for different situations. Many older folks who came up from the old manual-only film days may still swear by full-manual but that's strictly a personal choice. Great images are possible no matter how you set your camera - if you understand what the settings mean and what they are capable of.
with you on this one. By removing one element fro the equation, you can concentrate on getting the shot. Right now there are a mess of hummingbirds flocking to the feeders. Depending on how I want to capture them, I will use A or S (AV or TV on Canon) and increase my chances of getting a good shot.KCook wrote: If you are shooting under controlled lighting, these modes will let the exposure vary from shot to shot, which may be undesirable. Since "manual" mode is really "fixed exposure" mode. As a happy snapper, not a studio guy, I use A and S much more often than M.
Kelly Cook
KCook wrote: If you are shooting under controlled lighting, these modes will let the exposure vary from shot to shot, which may be undesirable. Since "manual" mode is really "fixed exposure" mode. As a happy snapper, not a studio guy, I use A and S much more often than M.
Kelly Cook
DestinDave wrote: The only "cheating" with using any of the auto modes is possibly cheating yourself out of a potentially better photograph. Full manual - M - may give you the most control over aperture and shutter settings but Av and Tv - (A & S) - still allow some control over these settings.
While shooting a scene, if you are most concerned with motion (freezing action, soft waterfalls, etc), choose Tv (S), set a shutter speed to give you the correct action and let the camera choose the appropriate aperture for the shutter speed. You can adjust the exposure further with EV+/- as desired.
On the other hand, if you are more concerned with depth of field, choose the Av (A) setting which will give what you want and let the shutter speed vary accordingly.
All of the camera mode settings have merit and value for different situations. Many older folks who came up from the old manual-only film days may still swear by full-manual but that's strictly a personal choice. Great images are possible no matter how you set your camera - if you understand what the settings mean and what they are capable of.
Fallin Star wrote:
KCook wrote: If you are shooting under controlled lighting, these modes will let the exposure vary from shot to shot, which may be undesirable. Since "manual" mode is really "fixed exposure" mode. As a happy snapper, not a studio guy, I use A and S much more often than M.
Kelly Cook
How is manual mode a fixed exposure mode? Wouldn't Auto be a fixed exposure mode?
Fallin Star wrote: Also is there any downside with using these modes?
MLKstudios wrote: As Henry (do you prefer Henry or Matt?) pointed out, there are times it makes things worse. Manual will give you a uniform exposure, until you manually change it. Like which format should you use, it depends on many factors, including what you have to work with.
Matthew
PS once an exposure is set, you needn't change it for EVERY shot. Only change it when the light changes.
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