SHOOTING IN M MODE
Nov 6, 2016 20:10:14 #
The other morning and it was just as the sun was coming up over the water. I was shooting with my D300/17-55 in Manual mode. I wanted to shoot some shoots with the water blur. So I set my speed for 1 second and wanted my aperture as high as I could get. My camera only allowed me to go no higher then around 16. My question is if I am in manual mode why can't I set my aperture on any setting I want?
Nov 6, 2016 20:15:57 #
That lens closes down to f/22 so you should easily be able to do that in Manual.
Puzzler.
Puzzler.
Nov 6, 2016 20:19:47 #
That's what I thought. I works the way I want now, but I was just experimenting in the early morning overlooking the Caloosahatchee river in south Florida looking for that right shot.
Nov 6, 2016 20:21:26 #
In manual mode you can set the aperture on any settings available on the lens. I think you have the Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 and thus you can set the aperture from f/2.8 to f/22 in 1/3 stop increments. You can't set it for aperture larger than f/2.8 nor smaller than f/22 nor any aperture that doesn't coincide with the 1/3 stop increments.
Nov 6, 2016 20:21:59 #
There are safety settings in most menus of most cameras that prevent you from going beyond what the setting will allow for a proper exposure. You must get to know your camera and lens and all the menu choices. It almost sounds like you chose to do certain settings on a whim without really knowing how to set a proper exposure. Some cameras can only expose for a maximum of a 30 second exposure. This may have limited your f/stop to f/16 instead of letting you go to f/22. In a case like this, you may need to use Bulb mode and a stop watch.
Nov 6, 2016 20:29:19 #
Yes, it was a whim. I was just experimenting and trying to self teach for future photos
Nov 6, 2016 21:06:27 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
There are safety settings in most menus of most ca... (show quote)
How would a D300 in M mode not allow the OP to set to f/22 with a lens that has that setting available?
Nov 6, 2016 21:08:16 #
Nov 7, 2016 02:53:34 #
Davet wrote:
The other morning and it was just as the sun was coming up over the water. I was shooting with my D300/17-55 in Manual mode. I wanted to shoot some shoots with the water blur. So I set my speed for 1 second and wanted my aperture as high as I could get. My camera only allowed me to go no higher then around 16. My question is if I am in manual mode why can't I set my aperture on any setting I want?
A good starting point is the sunny 16 rule, you can add or subtract a certain amount of stops for any given situation pretty close to optimal in your head, and just make minute adjustments, if further needed!!
Nov 7, 2016 06:31:35 #
When using the bulb mode there is an AP for that called Long Exposure Calculator. If I remember correctly it was a free download for your phone. It is s simple to use and will calculate the proper shutter speed or time the shutter is open in seconds and or minutes and allow you to select what ND filter you are using if any . It also has a built in timer to tell you when the time is up.
jeep_daddy wrote:
There are safety settings in most menus of most ca... (show quote)
Nov 7, 2016 06:35:45 #
BebuLamar wrote:
How would a D300 in M mode not allow the OP to set to f/22 with a lens that has that setting available?
The camera did not prevent him from adjusting the aperture - that is the setting it gave him with the exposure that he set. Was the ISO also in auto mode, or was there a set ISO? Maybe it was trying to set the correct exposure. He might be better off getting a neutral density filter.
Nov 7, 2016 07:08:00 #
Davet wrote:
The other morning and it was just as the sun was coming up over the water. I was shooting with my D300/17-55 in Manual mode. I wanted to shoot some shoots with the water blur. So I set my speed for 1 second and wanted my aperture as high as I could get. My camera only allowed me to go no higher then around 16. My question is if I am in manual mode why can't I set my aperture on any setting I want?
If you can't, something is wrong.
Nov 7, 2016 07:41:30 #
I think you need a ND filter. This would allow you to go above f/16 and possibly longer than 1sec shutter speed. Water should be smooth as butter.
Nov 7, 2016 07:44:03 #
Davet wrote:
My question is if I am in manual mode why can't I set my aperture on any setting I want?
"It's a puzzlement."
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Nov 7, 2016 08:16:01 #
Now if you had had a manual focus lens, you could have selected the aperture on the lens ring without any issues...The D300 can use the older Ai & AiS lenses withoout issues in Aperture or Manual modes.
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