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You've inspired me to go full manual on my E620. Good shots.
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Thank you. Although I don't go full manual that much.
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I'm going to start using manual. I used to be an auto heretic. It's ISO that confuses me.
Is my lens ok? Heres my setup
Is my lens ok? Heres my setup
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Of course, my beautiful FE2.
It's as easy as acknowledging that there are 3 variables (aperture, speed, and ISO) for the amount of light that reaches the sensor, and understanding the effect that each has on the final image.
The lens is a perfect starter lens, that ranges from a moderate wide-angle to a short telephoto.
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I get aperture and speed just not iso. Your FE2 makes me want to rediscover my granddad's old kit. An Olympus OM something.
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You should grab that OM and load it with some film. Nothing like a good old film camera to learn some proper photography.
ISO is basically the sensitivity of the sensor - the equivalent to film speed.
A couple of hours reading some stuff off the internet is all you need for the basics.
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I don't go full manual that much.
I went completely manual, no light meter, for the first time and I found myself doing a-lot of bracketing. I think I was just second guessing my settings, although I did find them to be sort of right when I checked one specific moment with my DSLR. Full manual is pretty fun I have to say; the only reason why I went manual is because the battery cap on my F2 broke so I have to wait and order another.
And wow..
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I still feel this is one of the best quick guides to understanding the trifecta of exposure.
As for shooting full manual, I'm generally in Aperture Priority, switching over to manual when I know the exposure situation will throw off metering. Auto Focus most of the time unless I'm using a manual only lens. Most entry level dSLR lenses have lackluster focus rings and the viewfinder isn't really suited to precise focusing.
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The situation where I use manual mode the most is for wide-angle street stuff on a sunny day, especially when I want to play with the shadows. In those situations, I'll just shoot based on the Sunny 16 rule, which perfectly matches what my eyes are seeing.
Other exceptions include product photos or extremely complicated lighting situations.
As a note, I see exposure compensations and even spot metering as an alternative to manual mode, in the way that you're overriding the camera's global/auto metering. It's just much quicker, regarding you're used to the camera (each model will behave differently).
Other exceptions include product photos or extremely complicated lighting situations.
As a note, I see exposure compensations and even spot metering as an alternative to manual mode, in the way that you're overriding the camera's global/auto metering. It's just much quicker, regarding you're used to the camera (each model will behave differently).
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I'll try aperture priority. Which settings does that give control over?
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Aperture.
The camera then handles ISO (I think) and shutter speed to get what it thinks is the proper exposure.
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At least in Nikon cameras, when using either A, S, P or M, you'll also have to control ISO and WB. Independently, you can then also set ISO and WB to auto mode.
Only in complete Auto will the camera be in control of these two as well.
@SniperRed3 I strongly suggest you to read your camera's instruction manual. More than teaching the controls of the camera, I'm sure it will also give you some great tips for photography in general.
Only in complete Auto will the camera be in control of these two as well.
@SniperRed3 I strongly suggest you to read your camera's instruction manual. More than teaching the controls of the camera, I'm sure it will also give you some great tips for photography in general.
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Here's a test shot I've just done with ISO auto, WB auto and in A mode.
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Dem tones 
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that looks like a really shallow dof for just focusing on the cap..
wow, 1.4 got a lot of the back/fore-ground in focus...
Nikon D600 | Nikkor Ai 35mm f/1.4
followed your flickr too
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Remember that the "f/1.4" is just the designation of the lens; it doesn't necessarily mean I shot it wide-open.
And thank you. 👍
Nikon D600 | Nikkor AI 55mm f/1.2
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