im finding the more i can put on auto for where i need to be very quick the better.
just cant be faffing about with settings and miss the shot completely
manual,shutter or aperture mode?
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im finding the more i can put on auto for where i need to be very quick the better.
just cant be faffing about with settings and miss the shot completely
I have a 60D and 17-55 f2.8 and have only ever use Manual mode and had a complex not using nothing but. I blame the internet. But I have learnt a lot just by doing, but missed a lot just becasue I've needed to mess with too many settings, or simply messed up the shot becasue I forgot to change one of them.
So, useful thread for me! Glad to know those other modes are useful and acceptable for a decent shot
So, useful thread for me! Glad to know those other modes are useful and acceptable for a decent shot
I have a 60D and 17-55 f2.8 and have only ever use Manual mode and had a complex not using nothing but. I blame the internet. But I have learnt a lot just by doing, but missed a lot just becasue I've needed to mess with too many settings, or simply messed up the shot becasue I forgot to change one of them.
So, useful thread for me! Glad to know those other modes are useful and acceptable for a decent shot
I switched when I first started doing Hi speed things
Birds flying
Dog running
Water falling
Like you I just couldn't change everything quick enough
Cameras are very good at calculating the ISO necessary to get the right shutter speed, and to get a shutter speed that gives a good exposure. They are also very good at focusing (the high end camera easily out perform the best humans in most situations).
There are many things cameras can't do. They can't read your mind to know what Depth of Focus you want. They aren't any good at creating a good composition, framing or interesting subject. They can't decide for you what focal length to use, or even what lens to use and even if they could they lack the hands and arms to change lenses. They also can't move by themselves to get better angles and don't have good concepts about the time of day, day of the year or weather to know when a particular photo will work well.
While the camera designed are working on some of these issues (cameras with smile recognition, sony has pan-tilt camera that tries to get good compositions and with the popularity of quad-rotors we may one day have a camera that can move byitslef into position and choose a good composition) at the moment all of these thigns need to be done by the human operator.
I prefer to concentrate on the things the camera can't do and let the camera do the things it is good at (and why so much money was spent on it - at least 1/3rd of the cost of the camera is related to the autfocus, metering and processing hardware and software)
There are many things cameras can't do. They can't read your mind to know what Depth of Focus you want. They aren't any good at creating a good composition, framing or interesting subject. They can't decide for you what focal length to use, or even what lens to use and even if they could they lack the hands and arms to change lenses. They also can't move by themselves to get better angles and don't have good concepts about the time of day, day of the year or weather to know when a particular photo will work well.
While the camera designed are working on some of these issues (cameras with smile recognition, sony has pan-tilt camera that tries to get good compositions and with the popularity of quad-rotors we may one day have a camera that can move byitslef into position and choose a good composition) at the moment all of these thigns need to be done by the human operator.
I prefer to concentrate on the things the camera can't do and let the camera do the things it is good at (and why so much money was spent on it - at least 1/3rd of the cost of the camera is related to the autfocus, metering and processing hardware and software)