Shooting in manual
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That's the point, in those circumstances I'd have shot Manual too.I'm not some kind of AV Fascist.
BUT, remember this is Talk Basic, and we're seeing an awful lot of people who are being coerced into shooting Manual without any understanding of Why.
In your situation last week, they may not have realised what was happening with the reflectivity of the scene shot to shot, and may well have adjusted their settings. They're shooting Manual - so it must be right?But they end up with horribly inconsistent results.
You can hear their questions now, or they wouldn't even bother coming back to ask - because they'd been told to shoot Manual, they'd got rubbish results - so it must be their fault :shake:- or maybe there's a problem with their gear? Perhaps they need to buy a 5d to improve their photography, but not a Mk1 because there aren't enough MP's, and not the Mk2 because of the horrible banding issues. And all of this based on the truth - as provided right here on TP!:nuts:
Which is why I keep saying - it's not the exposure mode that's important - it's understanding your meter.
nice post
You forgot mac v pc.
mac. simples. :nuts:
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Been reading this with interest, however define "manual".
as far as Im concerned manual means having my own control over the camera.
In this I always shoot in AP and I adjust this to get what I want by exposure compensation, adjusting ISO to get the speed/AP combo i want or pointing the camera at a part of the scene that has the right light and EL to take the picture.
The camera has a much better eye for light than me, i let it advise me then modify to how I want.
I would rather spend my limited brain power on trying to get a good composition than having to also worry about "fully" mastering the exposure triangle.
as far as Im concerned manual means having my own control over the camera.
In this I always shoot in AP and I adjust this to get what I want by exposure compensation, adjusting ISO to get the speed/AP combo i want or pointing the camera at a part of the scene that has the right light and EL to take the picture.
The camera has a much better eye for light than me, i let it advise me then modify to how I want.
I would rather spend my limited brain power on trying to get a good composition than having to also worry about "fully" mastering the exposure triangle.
