Auto ISO "Not Just for Beginners" Article: I haven't had much interest in Auto ISO and have just ignored it up until now. Several posts on UHH have also indicated it was something to...

dar_clicks Loc: Utah

I haven't had much interest in Auto ISO and have just ignored it up until now. Several posts on UHH have also indicated it was something to be avoided, but a recent article in Outdoor Photographer gave some suggestions for when it might be useful for photographers having any level of experience, not just "newbies."

http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/columns/tech-tips/deep-focus.html?start=2

If anyone has other thoughts to add, I'd also be interested.

EoS_User Loc: Oshawa, Ontario Canada

This case states a valid use for auto ISO. How would this photographer have handled the same situation before digital cameras? In film days you chose your ISO by selecting the film to load. 100, 200, 400, etc. You were stuck with what you had for 24-36 frames before reloading. Unless your camera could do mid-roll rewind and leave the tab out so the film may be later reloaded. Or you just lost whatever was not exposed.
With my digital I set ISO manually and if I can't get the shutter speed and aperture value I want I'll adjust ISO and try again. I prefer manual so I know what I'm getting.

thehing Loc: Mississauga Ontario Canada

EoS_User wrote:

This case states a valid use for auto ISO. How wou... (show quote)

I am the complete opposite of Eos. I go auto first and then go manual if I don't like the result. I figure that the Camera companies have spent a lot of time and money to make their auto settings work so I will give them the benefit of doubt and try them first. Luckily what happened in the film days is more for nostalgia then relevance to digital. I'm sure if there was Auto ISO film available most photographers would have used it.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

All of the tools you camera gives you are valid as long as you know how to use them.

RC0448 Loc: Tacoma WA

dar_clicks wrote:

I haven't had much interest in Auto ISO and have just ignored it up until now. Several posts on UHH have also indicated it was something to be avoided, but a recent article in Outdoor Photographer gave some suggestions for when it might be useful for photographers having any level of experience, not just "newbies."

http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/columns/tech-tips/deep-focus.html?start=2

If anyone has other thoughts to add, I'd also be interested.

I go on a photo tour several times a year at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park ( www.nwtrek.org ) that is a drive through several different lighting situations. I use manual for aperture/shutter speed (so I get the speed I need and dof) and set the iso to auto (my camera handles high isos quite nicely). Works well for me.

angelcamp Loc: Angels Camp, California

dar_clicks wrote:

I haven't had much interest in Auto ISO and have just ignored it up until now. Several posts on UHH have also indicated it was something to be avoided, but a recent article in Outdoor Photographer gave some suggestions for when it might be useful for photographers having any level of experience, not just "newbies."

http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/columns/tech-tips/deep-focus.html?start=2

If anyone has other thoughts to add, I'd also be interested.

It seems as if most folks on uhh think that anything "auto' is BAD. That is not the case with many of the Auto features on the newer cameras.

RichardSM Loc: Back in Texas

Yep narrow minded people do think a like on this site!