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Anyone have the auto ISO feature of their camera switched on. I havent used it yet and was interested to hear if you guys use it and what benefits you get from it.
I use it nearly all the time now. Shooting for very specific needs though in manual - a particular shutter speed (which i adjust on the fly depending on head on shots or to try and keep some wheel blur side on) and a set aperture for use when I'm using the 300 f4 with 1.7x TC (I only want f9 or f10) and let the camera do the ISO setting from 200 to 1600 (to keep it real!)
I used to do the same thing on my old 30D, but manually adjust the ISO when I saw the exposure meter go too far off of bang on.
Works a charm!
I use it nearly all the time now. Shooting for very specific needs though in manual - a particular shutter speed (which i adjust on the fly depending on head on shots or to try and keep some wheel blur side on) and a set aperture for use when I'm using the 300 f4 with 1.7x TC (I only want f9 or f10) and let the camera do the ISO setting from 200 to 1600 (to keep it real!)
I used to do the same thing on my old 30D, but manually adjust the ISO when I saw the exposure meter go too far off of bang on.
Works a charm!
It's a fantastic feature - on the right camera - you'd be surprised the differenced it can make. What's the alternative - you set the ISO - to what? 3200 to be safe? Use auto and you'd find a lot of shots come in well below that - having control - nuts - I just get the pictures - use the technology - that's what it's there for.
I use it on the D3 all the time when I'm shooting wildlife. Fantastic feature as it allows you to have the DOF and shutter speed you want at the lowest ISO possible, without you having to change it manually whichi can slow you down. It even works with exposure compensation (although not in manual mode).
I use mine all the time on the d3 when doing indoor equestrian shoots, I think it's a great function to have which works well.
I've only used it ever since I first discovered it about 3 years ago
It's the dog's Bs IMHO - but watch out for what happens when you switch a flash on as that, on mine anyway, defaults to the ISO YOU set to start with
DD