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Hi guys. Apparently some photographers prefer aperture priority for sports photography. Why would this mode be favoured over shutter priority when a fast shutter speed from 1/1000+ is usually needed?
I just tried Aperture Priority at home to see how it works. In my garden, at f4, auto iso, shutter speed moved around depending where I was pointing the camera from 1/500 to 1/800 to 1/1250 to 1/1000 or even to 1/40 if I stood on the patio pointing into my kitchen.
In shutter priority I set it to 1/1000 and even if I pointed into my kitchen it just adjusted the ISO to 3200. Sometimes it adjusted the aperture to wider than f4.
So I don't get it. Aperture mode doesn't guarantee your shutter speed will remain fast, so how is that any good for fast moving action?
I just tried Aperture Priority at home to see how it works. In my garden, at f4, auto iso, shutter speed moved around depending where I was pointing the camera from 1/500 to 1/800 to 1/1250 to 1/1000 or even to 1/40 if I stood on the patio pointing into my kitchen.
In shutter priority I set it to 1/1000 and even if I pointed into my kitchen it just adjusted the ISO to 3200. Sometimes it adjusted the aperture to wider than f4.
So I don't get it. Aperture mode doesn't guarantee your shutter speed will remain fast, so how is that any good for fast moving action?