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May 26, 2017 09:28:24   #
lauryne stern Loc: Minnesota
 
I have been determined to use Manuel..practice and practice but I have found out in some environments where I need to take pictures quickly and one minute it's cloudy then sunny there is no adjustment time. I have a Canon Rebel SL and using a 24 mm lense..help .. need suggestions. And when it's sunny or bright it's hard to check, screen is difficult to view when it's bright out. Need some encouragement.

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May 26, 2017 09:50:15   #
Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida
 
Try Aperture mode.

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May 26, 2017 09:54:22   #
SS319
 
You can use manual with a light meter - and your camera has a great light meter - or you can learn to shoot without a meter. the other thing you can do in changing light if shooting in manual is to bracket your shots.

Even if you never intend to take your camera out of auto, a knowledge of the exposure rules below will help your photography.

http://www.photoreview.com.au/tips/shooting/Correct-Exposures-Without-a-Meter

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May 26, 2017 09:56:56   #
camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.
 
If you have the time to make settings manually to your camera then going manual is a good way to keep control. In changing light I would prefer Aperture Priority but do not lock the exposure when it is cloudy and shoot when it is sunny because the picture will not be correctly exposed. The exposure will also fail the other way around.
Monitors are not easy to see in bright light although that is beginning to change. Just cover the monitor with your body to shade it for a better view.

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May 26, 2017 09:57:43   #
big-guy Loc: Peterborough Ontario Canada
 
Time to learn - manual
No time to learn - program

click click done

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May 26, 2017 09:59:44   #
lsaguy Loc: Udall, KS, USA
 
I, too, am learning to use "M" so I appreciate your predicament. I don't know the Rebel, but my Pentax has the info in a line at the bottom of the viewfinder which takes ambient light out of the equation. I'll consider myself accomplished when I no longer have to think about which wheel adjusts shutter speed and which does aperture.

Rick

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May 26, 2017 09:59:54   #
rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA
 
lauryne stern wrote:
I have been determined to use Manuel..practice and practice but I have found out in some environments where I need to take pictures quickly and one minute it's cloudy then sunny there is no adjustment time. I have a Canon Rebel SL and using a 24 mm lense..help .. need suggestions. And when it's sunny or bright it's hard to check, screen is difficult to view when it's bright out. Need some encouragement.
Why are you so determined to use manual? Often aperture-priority or shutter-priority makes as much sense, and provides instantaneous response to the changes you're talking about.

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May 26, 2017 10:14:27   #
joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois
 
lauryne stern wrote:
I have been determined to use Manuel..practice and practice but I have found out in some environments where I need to take pictures quickly and one minute it's cloudy then sunny there is no adjustment time. I have a Canon Rebel SL and using a 24 mm lense..help .. need suggestions. And when it's sunny or bright it's hard to check, screen is difficult to view when it's bright out. Need some encouragement.


If you have the composition, DOF, action and exposure right it doesn't matter what mode was used. There is a time for manual but its not magic. Modern cameras do many things quite well and even better than we can at times.

For fast action or changing light I set the aperture for DOF, shutter speed to freeze movement and ISO to auto. I limit the high end ISO to a comfortable value that changes with the camera in use.

I have shot Canons in the past but not familiar with your model. Check your manual for auto ISO.

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May 26, 2017 10:16:08   #
SS319
 
When I hear someone say they want to shoot in Manual, I hear them saying they WANT to slow down, they want to LEARN photography, the want to UNDERSTAND how the image is formed. When you shoot in manual without a light meter, you have to critically look at light, and this critical look will make you a better photographer in the art of photography as opposed to the technology of photography. Photography is not about documenting a particular scene, it is capturing the soul and spirit of the light that produced that scene.

We may never get there, but to comprehend how someone like Ansel Adams could spend a day, two days, a week looking at a view and then only take a single exposure to perfectly capture - not the view - the light.

That is the reason to shoot in Manual.

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May 26, 2017 10:22:32   #
joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois
 
SS319 wrote:

We may never get there, but to comprehend how someone like Ansel Adams could spend a day, two days, a week looking at a view and then only take a single exposure to perfectly capture - not the view - the light.


What options did he have with the awkward, heavy and slow gear he used. Beside what is there to do alone in the wilderness?


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May 26, 2017 10:38:44   #
SS319
 
joer wrote:
What options did he have with the awkward, heavy and slow gear he used. Beside what is there to do alone in the wilderness?



He could have hiked out to the visitor's center, threw down his 40# Tripod, set up his 20# camera loaded a half pound of film (one exposure), pointed at the falls and shot his picture, and then gone back home to write letters to the Photo forum of the day, while Walgreen's processed and printed his film....

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May 26, 2017 10:40:42   #
dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia
 
lauryne stern wrote:
I have been determined to use Manuel..practice and practice but I have found out in some environments where I need to take pictures quickly and one minute it's cloudy then sunny there is no adjustment time. I have a Canon Rebel SL and using a 24 mm lense..help .. need suggestions. And when it's sunny or bright it's hard to check, screen is difficult to view when it's bright out. Need some encouragement.


What are you usually trying to shoot? Landscapes, action, wildlife, ??? Knowing this would help with suggestions.

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May 26, 2017 10:47:08   #
joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois
 
SS319 wrote:
He could have hiked out to the visitor's center, threw down his 40# Tripod, set up his 20# camera loaded a half pound of film (one exposure), pointed at the falls and shot his picture, and then gone back home to write letters to the Photo forum of the day, while Walgreen's processed and printed his film....


Thant would have been some trick at the time.

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May 26, 2017 12:33:31   #
via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP
 
lauryne stern wrote:
I have been determined to use Manuel..practice and practice but I have found out in some environments where I need to take pictures quickly and one minute it's cloudy then sunny there is no adjustment time. I have a Canon Rebel SL and using a 24 mm lense..help .. need suggestions. And when it's sunny or bright it's hard to check, screen is difficult to view when it's bright out. Need some encouragement.


Lauryne,

Do not get discouraged, learning photography is a process and you are obviously wanting to learn how to use all of the tools available to you, which is a good thing and a step in the right direction to create good quality photographs. It can take years to learn how to control your camera settings in an expert fashion so just keep learning and one day it simply works out and you know just what to do. Sometimes manual works well and sometimes others settings work as well or better. Read up on the individual settings and experiment with them all. Aperture is the "go-to" setting for many photographers, including me. It lets you set the scene for light and sharpness and then the camera moves the shutter as needed to get you to the point you hope to arrive at. Shutter priority can work well with fast-moving objects. Manual also has its place in the camera tool box. I actually use manual when the light is iffy as I can change everything quickly to meet the demand of the moment without the camera interfering in my choice, but I know my camera and I know something about light after a few years photographing. Sometimes a shot can be taken but the camera does not know what you do about the situation and that is when manual works out great. When first learning, you might try to master aperture priority first, experiment with shutter priority, and then work with manual settings based on what you've learned using the other two. If you are able to attend a week-long course at the Rocky Mountain Photography School sign up; they do the whole week shooting only in Manual and it will give you a great base for the future. Keep trying, keep learning: you will make many mistakes and each time you will learn from your mistakes.

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May 27, 2017 05:59:22   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
lauryne stern wrote:
I have been determined to use Manuel..practice and practice but I have found out in some environments where I need to take pictures quickly and one minute it's cloudy then sunny there is no adjustment time. I have a Canon Rebel SL and using a 24 mm lense..help .. need suggestions. And when it's sunny or bright it's hard to check, screen is difficult to view when it's bright out. Need some encouragement.


For a quick, virtually guaranteed shot, use Auto or P.

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