jradose wrote:
I will probably start a range war here, but, I think the phrase "I don't like my camera making decisions for me" is so overused. I contend, unless you are shooting creatively, the camera is, in fact, making decisions for you. The purists always say, I shoot manual mode because I want to be in control of my camera. So, you set shutter speed, you set the aperture, you set the iso, but then, you check the exposure meter. If the little slider line is not in the middle (for proper exposure), you then adjust one or more of the three (shutter speed, aperture, iso) To get WHAT THE CAMERA SAYS is proper exposure. So, as I said, unless you are shooting for creative effects, and ignore the exposure meter on your camera, that camera is making decisions for you. What say you?
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These folks probably have a manual transmission in their car---otherwise, why would they want the engine and transmission making decisions for them on when to shift?.......then they can shift when they want to..... When I shoot soccer or baseball, my camera is in Manual (the "m" button) (shutter is constantly on 1/1,000 and f/stop at f/5.6. It is also set for auto ISO so that I don't miss my grandchildren's homers or soccer shots (instead of stupidly having to change the stupid ISO when a stupid cloud comes stupidly out). I would look like an incompetent boob if I'm changing ISO while the ball goes over the fence or into the net.....