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What exposure mode do you shoot in.
I started out with a Nikon FA and I tried the program modes and always come
back to manual mode. when I got a F4s I basicaly just shoot in manual with spot meter, I really haven't tried alot of different modes but latley my exposures have been off and I'm just wondering with all the new technolgy and thinking about getting a D2x, what seems to work for wildlife photgraphy. I mostly shoot a 500 f4 manuel focus. seems like a waste to get a D2x then shoot all manual. Tahnks Gary Nature & Wildlife Photography of Gary & Debbie Langley http://www.gllangley.com |
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What exposure mode do you shoot in.
gll wrote:
I started out with a Nikon FA and I tried the program modes and always come back to manual mode. when I got a F4s I basicaly just shoot in manual with spot meter, I really haven't tried alot of different modes but latley my exposures have been off and I'm just wondering with all the new technolgy and thinking about getting a D2x, what seems to work for wildlife photgraphy. I mostly shoot a 500 f4 manuel focus. seems like a waste to get a D2x then shoot all manual. Tahnks Gary Nature & Wildlife Photography of Gary & Debbie Langley http://www.gllangley.com It seems to me a bad idea to use a camera with an infinite number of possibilities and limit yourself to "modes". If your used to shooting in manual, you will probably continue to do so. Of course, I have no choice but shoot "manual" with my old F 1. I have never thought of myself as "handicapped" with such equipment. F1 -- Message posted via http://www.photokb.com |
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In article , gll
wrote: I started out with a Nikon FA and I tried the program modes and always come back to manual mode. when I got a F4s I basicaly just shoot in manual with spot meter, I really haven't tried alot of different modes but latley my exposures have been off and I'm just wondering with all the new technolgy and thinking about getting a D2x, what seems to work for wildlife photgraphy. I mostly shoot a 500 f4 manuel focus. seems like a waste to get a D2x then shoot all manual. The 10D is my first camera in my career that has automatic functions. I use mostly Tv and then change the f/stop if I don't agree with it. Didn't think I'd like auto-focus, but I really do in most cases. |
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What exposure mode do you shoot in.
gll wrote:
I started out with a Nikon FA and I tried the program modes and always come back to manual mode. when I got a F4s I basicaly just shoot in manual with spot meter, I really haven't tried alot of different modes but latley my exposures have been off and I'm just wondering with all the new technolgy and thinking about getting a D2x, what seems to work for wildlife photgraphy. I mostly shoot a 500 f4 manuel focus. seems like a waste to get a D2x then shoot all manual. Tahnks Gary Nature & Wildlife Photography of Gary & Debbie Langley http://www.gllangley.com I use aperture priority mode most of the time. I select aperture to control depth of field, the camera sets exposure, but I also use exposure compensation and ISO as needed to control the recording of the image. Roger Photos at: http://www.clarkvision.com |
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What exposure mode do you shoot in.
"Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)" wrote in
message ... gll wrote: I started out with a Nikon FA and I tried the program modes and always come back to manual mode. when I got a F4s I basicaly just shoot in manual with spot meter, I really haven't tried alot of different modes but latley my exposures have been off and I'm just wondering with all the new technolgy and thinking about getting a D2x, what seems to work for wildlife photgraphy. I mostly shoot a 500 f4 manuel focus. seems like a waste to get a D2x then shoot all manual. Tahnks Gary Nature & Wildlife Photography of Gary & Debbie Langley http://www.gllangley.com I use aperture priority mode most of the time. I select aperture to control depth of field, the camera sets exposure, but I also use exposure compensation and ISO as needed to control the recording of the image. Roger Photos at: http://www.clarkvision.com Most of the later Nikon's (N75, N90, F100, D50, D70) have a program-mode which can be varied with the "command dial" to any equivalent exposure just by twirling it. I spend most of the time in P-mode but look at every exposure and modify it as necessary. I find that most of the time I can't stay in either S- or A-modes because the things I'm shooting are so varied. Norm |
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What exposure mode do you shoot in.
Wildlife is best in aperture priority. Set it on wide open and you get the
fastest shutter speed available to stop action. The limited DOF blurs the background. If the subject is not moving and you want more DOF, just stop down a little. Spot metering won't work well, because you often don't want the subject smack in the middle of the frame. Or can you set exposure and reframe, or set the spot to off-center? Difficult for moving subjects. -- - Alan Justice "gll" wrote in message m... I started out with a Nikon FA and I tried the program modes and always come back to manual mode. when I got a F4s I basicaly just shoot in manual with spot meter, I really haven't tried alot of different modes but latley my exposures have been off and I'm just wondering with all the new technolgy and thinking about getting a D2x, what seems to work for wildlife photgraphy. I mostly shoot a 500 f4 manuel focus. seems like a waste to get a D2x then shoot all manual. Tahnks Gary Nature & Wildlife Photography of Gary & Debbie Langley http://www.gllangley.com |
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In message t,
"Alan Justice" wrote: Wildlife is best in aperture priority. You must shoot wildlife in bright light. I shoot wildlife at ISO 1600, and still get heavy under-exposure with the lens wide-open in Tv mode, set to the slowest hand-holdable shutter speed, even with IS. Had I set the camera to Av mode, I would have unusably blurred images. I only use Av mode when I am trying to avoid diffraction limitations and sharp sensor dust in bright light. -- John P Sheehy |
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What exposure mode do you shoot in.
Canon F1 via PhotoKB.com wrote:
Again, shooting in modes can only lead to problems. It does not allow you to situate the anmals, birds, fish , bugs or whatever, where you want in the frame and meter, focus and shoot without agravation. I can get a meter reading off the elk, moose or whatever and my information is set, I set the camera according to what I want to do and forget about the rest leaving me to pay more attention to exposing film and capturing moments how I see fit and when I see fit. What do you mean, you don't use a mode? Manual? Manual will lose a lot of action shots. Ever track an animal moving into the shade? You may only have a fraction of a second to get a particular action shot. Manual is too slow for action. Roger |
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Gary writes ...
I'm just wondering with all the new technolgy and thinking about getting a D2x, what seems to work for wildlife photgraphy. Most wildlife pros I know use aperture priority mode (with ability to dial in compensation with the thumb as needed), some use manual mode. I usually use Av with the lens set wide open, stopping down if circumstances allow it, but also have Tv (shutter priority) set to 1/30th sec so I can just switch to Tv to set up a pan or blur faster than I could change the aperture. As for metering, pretty much everyone I know meters with Evaluative (Canon terminology, not sure of Nikon's) or Spot, if they have time and the experience to pick out a mid-tone or know how much to compensate (spot off the snow and go + 1.5 - 2 for example). The problem with Evaluative mode metering is knowing when to compensate, typically underexposing a bit if part of the image is white, so spot metering is more accuarte if done right, but always slower so a problem if the light is changing rapidly. If you're comfortable with manual exposure mode and spot metering then I'd say stick with it for most situations. That's what guys like John Shaw do. Bill |
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