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Jan 1, 2019 08:25:28   #
wteffey Loc: Ocala, FL USA
 
My camera seems to sharpest at f4.0, so I usually stick to aperture priority to see something close to that. Most of my subjects (horses) move about a lot, so to concentrate on composition, focus and timing I let the camera take care of mathematical calculations unless the shutter speed is too low and I change to shutter priority. Shooting in RAW gives me a little more range to make exposure adjustments if necessary.

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Jan 1, 2019 08:31:25   #
A. T.
 
Larry Powell wrote:
I started learning photography in 1970 with Konica Autoreflex cameras. They were the first "automatic" exposure cameras. The user selected the shutter speed and the camera picked the aperture. Konica's advertising was aperture priority resulted in the perfectly exposed blurr. I think Konica had it right and shutter priority is what I use. A slow shutter speed is almost guaranteed to ruin an image. I am not saying that aperture is not important for the desired effect but I would like to hear from others that work aperture priority.
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From the little that I know and have learned, the hard way, an out of focus image is irreparable, might as well trash it. That being said, I TOTALLY agree with you. Now, am I wrong with this concept? When shooting motion, I typically use shutter priority and static or slow moving I use aperture priority.

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Jan 1, 2019 08:32:58   #
DANNO4615
 
Thank you "Old Timer", I'm an old-timer too. Old school taught me to know manual asap. So, I am a beginner using dslr equipment, have a 8 year old Cannon with a 18-70 mm and a 150-300mm lens. A subscription to Photoshop suite and some time to learn.

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Jan 1, 2019 08:36:34   #
A. T.
 
RichardTaylor wrote:
It all depends on what I am trying to achieve.
To show motion or freeze motion it will be shutter priority (think panning shots of motor racing or birds in flight for exampe).
To isolate a subject, by using shallow depth of field, it will be aperture priority or if I want to record a lot of detail in a scene it may still be aperture priority.

Sometimes, subject dependant, a slow shutter speed cam make an image.


Correct, that's kind of a given in photography. I guess my question was in reference to the ease and quickness of camera adjustments so as not to miss a shot and picture quality.

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Jan 1, 2019 08:42:05   #
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billnikon wrote:
Manual can be just as fast as Aperture or Shutter Priority. When the sun is coming over my shoulder and front lighting my birds in flight, I use manual cause the light source is not changing.
If I am out on a partly cloudy day with an in and out sun, and I am changing camera aiming angles (back light, front light, side light) I will use Aperture Priority with a exposure compensation thrown in.
So, for me, it depends on the day and lighting that determines what I will use.


Yes Sir, that's exactly what I mean. When lighting is consistent, practically any setting will work. It's those times, most of the time, when lighting is very inconsistent that it seems to take a bit too long to get set up in manual mode.

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Jan 1, 2019 08:44:24   #
cameraf4 Loc: Delaware
 
The majority of the time I use Aperture Priority coupled with Matrix Metering. When the lighting is "tricky", I switch to Spot Metering and "may" bracket by metering different elements within the scene.

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Jan 1, 2019 08:54:26   #
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Silverman wrote:
Wow, I am still learning and have been watching many Videos on U-Tube concerning both Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual mode. Also, like the idea of possibly adding "Auto-ISO" to the mix. But I realized I must Practice more the ideas and suggestions I am viewing. Since I live in Michigan and am now 68 years old, I find it difficult to get motivated to go Outside in the present Winter weather. But I am going to Florida to visit my Children in February & March, so I hope to practice much more in the warmer weather.
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Mr. Silverman,

I'm 62yrs. old and just started this new found passion a little over 3 months ago. My first DSLR was a Nikon D3400 that came with two kit lenses. Went on vacation to Jackson Hole WY. two weeks later, took lots of good and not so good photos. Came home and took lots of pics at Wings Over Houston air show and quickly realized that my D3400 didn't have the shutter speed to take the kind of photos I was looking for. Gave my son the D3400 and purchased a D500 and began adding an assortment of lenses to that body.

I say all of this to hopefully inspire you to not get frustrated and get out there and take some photos. We have only ONE life my dear friend and we should enjoy EVERY minute of every day that God Blesses us with.

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Jan 1, 2019 08:58:13   #
A. T.
 
gnadeau80 wrote:
I shoot manual for most moving subjects. My lens is sharpest between f6.3 and f9 so if I shoot in shutter priority then the camera usually chooses the lowest aperture of 5.6 giving a soft photo. If I shoot aperture priority the camera gives to slow a shutter speed to hand hold. I guess it all depends on the light and other conditions. I'm still a novice at photography so much more learning to go.


Me to and there is soooo much to learn about photography, if you want to get better. This forum is one of those places to learn from other more seasoned photographers.

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Jan 1, 2019 09:02:30   #
martinfisherphoto Loc: Lake Placid Florida
 
From Previous post I have a feeling your still trying different avenues as you don't Understand the exposure triangle. I would recommend the book, Understanding Exposure 3rd edition by Bryan Peterson. If you can learn this knowledge than all types of photography will be much easier for you. You will easily know what mode to shoot in to capture the photo you want. Restricting yourself to one mode or the other is not feasible if shooting all types of subject matters....... Stop Guessing and Learn the exposure triangle.

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Jan 1, 2019 09:03:47   #
A. T.
 
gnadeau80 wrote:
I also do auto ISO set to 3200 max on my D500.


I shoot with a D500. Man, 3200 max. I have my max ISO set at 6400 but only in aperture or shutter priority. I've had some really good photos at ISOs as high as 9000.

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Jan 1, 2019 09:07:35   #
BebuLamar
 
A. T. wrote:
Mr. Silverman,

I'm 62yrs. old and just started this new found passion a little over 3 months ago. My first DSLR was a Nikon D3400 that came with two kit lenses. Went on vacation to Jackson Hole WY. two weeks later, took lots of good and not so good photos. Came home and took lots of pics at Wings Over Houston air show and quickly realized that my D3400 didn't have the shutter speed to take the kind of photos I was looking for. Gave my son the D3400 and purchased a D500 and began adding an assortment of lenses to that body.

I say all of this to hopefully inspire you to not get frustrated and get out there and take some photos. We have only ONE life my dear friend and we should enjoy EVERY minute of every day that God Blesses us with.
Mr. Silverman, br br I'm 62yrs. old and just star... (show quote)


You really need the 1/8000 shutter speed?

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Jan 1, 2019 09:09:03   #
A. T.
 
anotherview wrote:
You have to decide what result you seek. For example, you can go manual for aperture and shutter speed while setting ISO to Auto mode. The camera metering system will then select the ISO for you depending on conditions.

Your concern then would become one of a high ISO resulting in too much noise in the exposure. But you can overcome this undesirable result by setting the maximum ISO to, say, 800 ISO.

If the metering system called for a higher ISO, then you'd notice your exposure falling short. So you'd have to alter one (or more) of the three basic settings of shutter speed, aperture, or ISO.

Experiment with this approach.

Hope this reply helps.

Happy New Year!
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Yes Sir, that's pretty much what I've been doing in manual mode. I get set up for what I think will be appropriate for the conditions and make adjustments from there using my exposure meter, keeping an eye on parameters.

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Jan 1, 2019 09:11:27   #
adm
 
I shoot manual when I have the time and usually aperture priority when I do not. If I have a moving subject, I may use shutter priority. If I do not have time to fiddle with shutter or aperture, I will use program mode but those instances are rare.

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Jan 1, 2019 09:25:08   #
NCMtnMan Loc: N. Fork New River, Ashe Co., NC
 
For a lot of my shots I prefer to control depth of field so I use Aperture Priority a lot.

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Jan 1, 2019 09:31:35   #
philo Loc: philo, ca
 
i have been using A for years and years. However i notice that a lot of my portraits are a little soft. So now I'm switching to M and set a high shutter speed (1/250) A at 2.8 and auto iso. My images are a lot sharper and exp. is right on. The main reason for the soft images was due to camera shaking.

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