Puzzled
May 19, 2018 13:57:47 #
Sirsnapalot wrote:
Most of us older folks who's been around before the "D" was added to SLR and started in dark rooms still prefer the advantage of manual.
I could have not said it better. If fact I didn't
Bravo
May 19, 2018 14:10:12 #
selmslie wrote:
Before you know it we will be surrounded by self driving cars and that's bound to open up a market for self driving wheelchairs.
I dream of some day owning a self driving RV but I don't care for automated cameras.
May 19, 2018 14:40:15 #
Use what works for you and the situation. Folks that are locked into manual only will miss shots. Folks locked into anything only will miss or mess up shots. Folks who use all of the different features will also miss or mess up shots. That’s why it’s fun and the chase goes on for that shot that we actually wanted and got.
May 19, 2018 15:18:43 #
SteveR wrote:
Auto mode may be a place to start, but it will not meet all the needs of particular shooting situations. If all you want is a fancy point and shoot camera, a dslr in auto mode will do that for you. If you want to expand your photographic horizons, a dslr will allow you to do that as well. One instance in which auto mode will not work so well for you.....sports. You'll end up with blur.
May 19, 2018 15:27:54 #
AndyH wrote:
A technicality. They select the gear and the clutc... (show quote)
All that techno stuff leads to is more money for a repair when a repair becomes a necessity. I asked a dealer for an all manual Mustang recently and he could not even present me with a manual transmission. Although it does have a rea drive train but it has a computer with a remote kill switch built it. I asked "why a built in engine kill switch?" He could not answer that one either. If you want an all pro camera then you buy one with the all manual mode which will include those irritating auto controls at a higher cost than the ones with just auto control. I still say a human well versed in his profession can work faster when he knows his no-automatic tools that he has on hand. Our brain still processes faster than a computer.
May 19, 2018 15:41:44 #
szoots wrote:
Use what works for you and the situation. Folks that are locked into manual only will miss shots. Folks locked into anything only will miss or mess up shots. ....
If you just pick an exposure and stick with it you will be safer than letting your camera responding to changes in reflective properties in the scene.
You won't miss shots in broad daylight if your exposure settings are locked on Sunny 16. If a cloud covers the sun it's easy to add a stop or fix it later in post. If it's overcast the light is not changing rapidly and the dynamic range is reduced.
The only shots you might miss would be because it's hard to focus on rapidly moving subjects, not because of changing light.
May 19, 2018 16:23:29 #
royb_36-cox.net
Loc: Phoenix
steve36 wrote:
Two words: Spell check!
And JUST READ IT THROUGH ONCE AFTER YOU DOT THE LAST SENTENCE!
May 19, 2018 16:30:52 #
If God didn"t want us to use manual, why did the Nikon gods, the Canon gods and all the other gods leave it on the camera?
May 19, 2018 16:51:24 #
srt101fan wrote:
Interesting comment....what, actually, is a "completely manual shooter"?
Pin hole camera
May 19, 2018 16:55:06 #
karno wrote:
Isn't that a FULLY automatic camera? After all, you can't set anything on your own.Pin hole camera
May 19, 2018 17:35:42 #
rplain1 wrote:
Isn't that a FULLY automatic camera? After all, you can't set anything on your own.
No it's not. I do not consider fixed setting cameras automatic. An automatic camera must make all the settings needed but automatically. For the pin hole you do have control of the exposure time.
May 19, 2018 17:39:33 #
May 19, 2018 18:22:10 #
rplain1 wrote:
Isn't that a FULLY automatic camera? After all, you can't set anything on your own.
That's what makes it manual.
I would believe that because you use a pin to poke tinfoil you are acrually building the aperture and since you stop the exposure without any mechanics you are also the shutter and the fact that you cannot see the image it is guesswork and is about as manual as one can get, in fact you can actually build the camera.
It is fun to think about
May 19, 2018 18:25:35 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Some on this site just like to engage in spirited ... (show quote)
That was a great article.
May 19, 2018 18:31:29 #
rmacilroy
Loc: pompano beach, fl
if you picked up a camera and shot and it took the perfict photo what would be the the point of being a photographer. could just walk around with video camera on the top of your head.
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