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09/21/2007 11:40:31 PM · #1 |
So, you want to go Manual, eh? Switching that dial to "M" can be very intimidating. Sweat it no more...here's a site I stumbled upon that explains quite a bit about "Going Manual".
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09/21/2007 11:45:01 PM · #2 |
Seems like a good site â€Â¦ it's hillarious that your user name is  AperturePriority and you posted this.
Anyway, I switched to manual and that was really the only way I could feel I was learning. You may not be able to shoot from the hip as much, but the results are certainly more predictable IMO.
Are you gonna change your name Man-ual?
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09/21/2007 11:49:16 PM · #3 |
I shoot manual 99% of the time.
I take a reading with my light meter, and I go for it.
I like to have control, and not the other way around.
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09/21/2007 11:55:20 PM · #4 |
| nice site! looks like he has his bases pretty well covered. |
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09/22/2007 12:00:09 AM · #5 |
I like to take control too, but I let the camera do as much as possible for me so I'm not having to worry about changing a setting... I wrote THIS ARTICLE on that very issue back in July. There is nothing wrong with shooting everything manual except for the fact that it can cause you to miss opportunities on occasion...
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09/22/2007 12:04:24 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by metatate:
Are you gonna change your name Man-ual? |
Ha! I'll stay in aperture priority mode (and keep my AperturePriority moniker) for the time being. :-)
I shoot in Av mode about 70% of the time and Tv about 29% of the time and then Manual mode about 1%.
Message edited by author 2007-09-22 00:04:38.
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09/22/2007 12:05:00 AM · #7 |
| That's a cool link. Thanks :-) |
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09/22/2007 12:12:16 AM · #8 |
Full manual is great for certain things, but I find that I do a lot of general shooting in Av. Probably 70%. It's only when I add flash units to the mix, or am shooting macro, long exposure, astrophotography, or complicated ambient lighting that I go to full M. Interestingly, I have never used Tv on my 30D, and only ever used it on my old 300D once.
But I agree that M is a skill that should be learned and practiced. When the need arises, and you can flick over and get the settings right within a shot or two, it can make a huge difference, while everyone else is fumbling to make do with Av and compensation.
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