rmalarz wrote:
I'd have probably gotten the photo because when I go out my camera is set for the correct exposure, hyper focal setting for focus. If the lighting changes, I simply set for that lighting. Of course, I don't take all of my photos with those settings. That is just the settings I use when travelling about and might run into some incident, like you did, and need to take a quick photo.
--Bob
Nope. Notice pic is taken from a moving vehicle. Light and subjects are changing constantly, from bright meadows to black timber, to yellow/white aspen stands, to cloudy or bright skies, from snow patches to other dimly lit features etc. Its not practical to try to change settings several times per minute---especially while steering with your knees, consulting a map, eating a sandwich and drinking a cold one.
Your method of turning your camera into a a P&S, or better yet, a Kodak Brownie with preselected settings would be hit or miss at best. You could get lucky or not, flip a coin. But why worry when P will make the appropriate setting selections for you instantly, or when time permits the settings can be changed manually?