Is it cheating to shoot Aperture Priority?
Posted 05/05/2010 - 07:54
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Only really use AV and tend to control the shutter speed with the ISO Fn button.
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Posted 05/05/2010 - 09:23
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That will depend on the situation:
Av: Static objects, where composition and DOF has priority
Tv: Moving objects, where shutter speed is important
Manual for creative situations, when I want to have full control.
Av: Static objects, where composition and DOF has priority
Tv: Moving objects, where shutter speed is important
Manual for creative situations, when I want to have full control.
Best regards
Terry
K20D, Optio I10, DA 18-55 1:3.5-5.6 AL II, A 1:1.7/50, D FA 1:2.8/100 Macro, Sigma 70-300 1:4-5.6 APO DG Macro, Pentax AF 360FGZ
Terry
K20D, Optio I10, DA 18-55 1:3.5-5.6 AL II, A 1:1.7/50, D FA 1:2.8/100 Macro, Sigma 70-300 1:4-5.6 APO DG Macro, Pentax AF 360FGZ
Posted 05/05/2010 - 14:25
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I use 'P' a lot, an awful lot (closes closet door quietly)
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 05/05/2010 - 15:20
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gartmore wrote:
I use 'P' a lot, an awful lot (closes closet door quietly)
I normally keep my camera in P if I'm out and about but not necessarily concentrating on photography. It does mean that if I see something I need to get a shot of quickly, then (far) more often than not it does the job.I use 'P' a lot, an awful lot (closes closet door quietly)
Rest of the time I'm in Av.
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Posted 05/05/2010 - 15:35
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robbie_d wrote:
Rest of the time I'm in Av.
Quite right. I have, on occasion taken several incident readings made a decision and discovered that in 90%+ times the camera, on P, would have come up with the same decision. All my cameras get put away on P in case they have to be whipped out. The remainder of the time they are on M and I never use the camera's meter.
gartmore wrote:
I use 'P' a lot, an awful lot (closes closet door quietly)
I normally keep my camera in P if I'm out and about but not necessarily concentrating on photography. It does mean that if I see something I need to get a shot of quickly, then (far) more often than not it does the job.I use 'P' a lot, an awful lot (closes closet door quietly)
Rest of the time I'm in Av.
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 05/05/2010 - 16:11
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Same. Leave camera on P, then if I need an instant picture I'll likely be in the ball park. And when I have the time and I need Av or Tv then I'm just a roll of the front or rear dial away, without having to move the camera from my eye to turn the Mode Dial.
Thought that was what P was for ... Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Thought that was what P was for ... Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Posted 05/05/2010 - 17:10
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why not just leave it in Av with a wide F/stop (e.g. 10-ish) and an average ISO (e.g. 400)? Then if you want to compose you can, if you are in a hurry will get a pretty decent shot - without some of the bizarre combinations P can come up with...
Still shooting in the dark (literally and metaphorically)...
Posted 05/05/2010 - 17:27
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flossie wrote:
why not just leave it in Av with a wide F/stop (e.g. 10-ish) and an average ISO (e.g. 400)? Then if you want to compose you can, if you are in a hurry will get a pretty decent shot - without some of the bizarre combinations P can come up with...
Because in anything other than very good outdoor light, hand-held shots at f10 are going to be difficult given the shutter speeds involved.
why not just leave it in Av with a wide F/stop (e.g. 10-ish) and an average ISO (e.g. 400)? Then if you want to compose you can, if you are in a hurry will get a pretty decent shot - without some of the bizarre combinations P can come up with...
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Posted 05/05/2010 - 17:48
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Is f/10 a wide F-stop I though f/2.8 was the wide one
I mostly chose the widest the lens can go so f/2.8 with most of my lenses, it's only sometimes I stop down if I need more DOF.
I mostly chose the widest the lens can go so f/2.8 with most of my lenses, it's only sometimes I stop down if I need more DOF.
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
Posted 05/05/2010 - 21:32
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sorry, depends how you think, I meant wide as in "wide depth of field", not as in how big it is physically open...
Still shooting in the dark (literally and metaphorically)...
Posted 06/05/2010 - 08:41
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Depth of field cannot be 'wide', it is either deep or shallow.
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 06/05/2010 - 08:51
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I pretty much always use Av, even if I want a fast shutter speed, when I just adjust the aperture or ISO to get the speed I want. If I want to change the exposure I use ev compensation. In line with the thread topic, isn't using "P" cheating??
Posted 06/05/2010 - 08:56
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gartmore wrote:
Depth of field cannot be 'wide', it is either deep or shallow.
I shall endevour to rotate my verbeage through 90degrees in future to prevent further confusion
Depth of field cannot be 'wide', it is either deep or shallow.
Still shooting in the dark (literally and metaphorically)...
Posted 06/05/2010 - 09:42
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Had to laugh at the juxtaposition of [quote="aliengrove"] ... In line with the thread topic, isn't using "P" cheating??
Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess. - Edwin Land[/quote]If you're going down for "cheating" then you might as well as cheat to the max!
Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess. - Edwin Land[/quote]If you're going down for "cheating" then you might as well as cheat to the max!
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