Shutter mode, aperture mode: question about meter with Nikon
Oct 15, 2017 15:55:36 #
Einreb92 wrote:
Thanks for your reply. So I should ignore the meter. Should I then, in response to your statement, also set ISO to auto?
One thing you can do is, set your aperture for the desired DOF and set the ISO as high as needed to get the desired shutter speed, then fire away!
Oct 15, 2017 16:19:09 #
kdogg
Loc: Gallipolis Ferry WV
I am trying a new technique I picked up on this forum. When shooting BIF I set the camera to manual and set my shutter speed and F stopwhere I want them. I then set ISO on auto. Also use a mono pod with a ball head. Just started doing this last week last week. Seems to have increased my keeper rate but I must admit there is more PP involved. I cannot access exposure compensation with this set up on my Rebel T5. Not to worry though Have a used 7D coming this week and from what I've read you can use EC with this set up. BIF are addicting, something I never shot in the film days. Shoot and have FUN!
Oct 15, 2017 19:03:55 #
I think manual mode is broken (wrongly implemented) on most cameras. There are three variables: shutter, aperture, and ISO. Program mode juggles all three; Aperture and Shutter mode allow you to lock one and juggle the other two for optimum effect. But manual mode locks two, but still lets the camera choose ISO to get its version of exposure, not mine. If I'm trying to get identical exposure across a few shots, e.g. for a panorama stitch, I have to remember to lock down the ISO to a manual setting too. I feel like manual mode should lock the ISO for me, and the mode that's currently labeled manual should be relabeled "SP mode".
Oct 15, 2017 19:08:35 #
Exposure Compensation has to change one of the three variables though. You have to keep that in mind and understand what is going to change and why with EC... You can do the same thing in Manual by setting the ISO and over or under exposing using shutter speed or aperture or the combination of both...
Best,
Todd Ferguson
Best,
Todd Ferguson
kdogg wrote:
I am trying a new technique I picked up on this fo... (show quote)
Oct 15, 2017 19:59:20 #
Neilhunt wrote:
I think manual mode is broken (wrongly implemented... (show quote)
It is broken because you want to. With factory default no cameras I know came with auto ISO enabled.
Oct 15, 2017 20:01:34 #
Addendum: I went out to a wild life preserve this afternoon and shot with the camera set on aperture. Epic fail because the ISO settled in at 4000 and rendered the exposures fine, but under lousy overcast skies, most of the images are far beneath my requirements.
Oct 15, 2017 20:55:49 #
Einreb92 wrote:
Addendum: I went out to a wild life preserve this afternoon and shot with the camera set on aperture. Epic fail because the ISO settled in at 4000 and rendered the exposures fine, but under lousy overcast skies, most of the images are far beneath my requirements.
With a modern camera you should get very good results at ISO 4000!
Oct 16, 2017 20:01:30 #
CatMarley wrote:
With a modern camera you should get very good results at ISO 4000!
Thank you for your feedback. And I am sure you are correct. Upon closer examination, I see the shutter speed was frequently far less than even the focal length of the lens, shooting under "A." While the shots don't have as much density of information, (i.e.: there is lots of noise) I am now thinking it had more to do with that than the ISO. And I never get sharp images from this lens unless the shutter speed is at least nominal. I also think the light conditions played a role. So much to learn, but I am on the quest!
Oct 21, 2017 16:42:39 #
pahtspix wrote:
Steve Perry has some GREAT downloads on using Nikons for nature and wildlife..Google him and see what he's got!..Very in-expensive for what you get
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