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From: Catman on 16 Jul 2010 15:17 ginge wrote: > On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:13:32 +0100, Catman > <catman(a)rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote: > >> I'd try landscape first, and then idiot mode, then (maybe) AV. > > I've never found the need to use any modes other than Av and full > manual, occasionally throwing in some exposure compensation. Had > completely forgotten there was a landscape mode. > > Am I alone in not using auto modes at all? Probably not among the competent, no :) -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
From: Grimly Curmudgeon on 16 Jul 2010 16:09 We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember ginge <the.gingeREMOVE(a)THISgmail.com> saying something like: >Am I alone in not using auto modes at all? <waves> Although I sometimes just let it rip on auto when there's an auto lens on it - bloody lazy though, and it's better to know what it's doing, imo.
From: petrolcan on 16 Jul 2010 16:32 In article <2ba146dqic1kceca21019fe9j37ra5slrd(a)4ax.com>, ginge says... > > On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:13:32 +0100, Catman > <catman(a)rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote: > > > > >I'd try landscape first, and then idiot mode, then (maybe) AV. > > I've never found the need to use any modes other than Av and full > manual, occasionally throwing in some exposure compensation. Had > completely forgotten there was a landscape mode. > > Am I alone in not using auto modes at all? Nope, Av mode all the time with changes to ISO depending on light.
From: petrolcan on 16 Jul 2010 17:21 In article <61h1465cl5mi7pu99537mhoe420husmhkm(a)4ax.com>, Paul Corfield says... > > On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:54:51 +0200, Paul Carmichael > <wibbleypants(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >I'd best read the book, and start using the thing properly. It seems living > >somewhere so sunny could be hampering my efforts a tad. > > I have just remembered that I was given the course notes from my Park > Cameras "Understanding your DSLR Camera" course on CD. It's a > powerpoint presentation that will explain some of the basics like camera > mode, focal length, sensor size, apertures, white balance etc - > obviously it doesn't come with the tutor! > > Would you like it E Mailed? <waves> I wouldn't mind a copy if you would mind.
From: Catman on 16 Jul 2010 17:47
petrolcan wrote: > In article <61h1465cl5mi7pu99537mhoe420husmhkm(a)4ax.com>, Paul Corfield says... >> On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:54:51 +0200, Paul Carmichael >> <wibbleypants(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'd best read the book, and start using the thing properly. It seems living >>> somewhere so sunny could be hampering my efforts a tad. >> I have just remembered that I was given the course notes from my Park >> Cameras "Understanding your DSLR Camera" course on CD. It's a >> powerpoint presentation that will explain some of the basics like camera >> mode, focal length, sensor size, apertures, white balance etc - >> obviously it doesn't come with the tutor! >> >> Would you like it E Mailed? > > <waves> > > I wouldn't mind a copy if you would mind. Ditto -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |