Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What's so cool about this is that it give you a way to set a minimum shutter speed on the X Pro-1, something not otherwise possible, and with manual focus lenses you can zone focus in bright light, too, and still know you will get good exposures. Now, if there was only some way to lock focus magnification on in the Fuji, then you could use the EVF for focus and an external optical finder for framing. It would be like shooting with a IIIg. This only applies to Leica lenses, though. With the Fuji's it still makes sense to me go auto focus. I've only used auto-ISO rarely, but with the good high-ISO performance of many cameras demonstrated, I think I will use it routinely now since I know I can establish a minimum shutter speed. Dick On Jun 07, 2013, at 10:53 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Great post Mark! > > Richard for most of my shooting for many years now I use the A setting with > auto iso. So I'm picking the f stop. Though I am Deciding with an additianl > setting on the menu which shutter speed the camera should use until it > gets > too dark then it uses slower ones. > > But "locking in" both the f stop and the shutter shutter speed with the "M" > setting can make me feel like I have more control. > Each camera has their auto iso parameters work differently I understand. > > > On 6/7/13 10:47 PM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >> The auto iso for me is the main reason to use digital. >> Also the auto iso forces you to become familiar with your whole range of >> so >> settings and the results they produce. In my case 64,000 is the highest >> range >> the auto iso will give you you'd have to turn off auto iso to get higher >> but I >> simply never do that. But I do learn that 64,000 on my D700 looks like >> iso 400 >> color neg. better than iso 800 color neg. and that was pretty darned >> usable or >> is in the present tense. >> >> When you buy lots of cameras nowadays the auto iso is as a default >> turned on. >> And of course its in the M0 and I'm sure the new M's. >> Question is it is in the S? >> Would hate to make an S outa myself and guess. >> >> >> On 6/7/13 5:42 PM, "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor at comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> Mark - You are a genius! I just tried this method with my X Pro-1. It >>> being >>> a dark and dismal day up here, I couldn't use f8 @ 1/125th but f2.8 at >>> 1/30th >>> with Auto ISO 6400 gave me a half dozen perfectly exposed shots taken >>> around >>> the house and out the windows with the ISO varying from 500 to 6400. >>> Fantastic! >>> >>> I was using my 28 Summicron with the Fuji adapter. >>> >>> I'm going to start using this trick for grab shots indoors and out. >>> Outdoors >>> f8 at 1/125th it will be. >>> >>> Dick >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jun 07, 2013, at 3:39 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/fridayflowers/130606_065203.jpg.h >>>> tml >>>> Or >>>> http://tinyurl.com/lbpwzsp >>>> >>>> 130606_065203 >>>> 6/6/13, 6:52:23 AM sidewalk flower pot Upper West Side, >>>> NIKON D700, 60.0 mm f/2.8 micro Nikkor D lens, >>>> 1/125 s at f/8.0 @ iso 1100. Subject distance: 3.0 M. >>>> >>>> For most of this week I locked in my camera at the M setting which I >>>> don't >>>> use all that much at 125th at f8. But its growing on me. >>>> M really is not full "Manual" because the iso is changing in the light >>>> to >>>> match that setting. >>>> In that instance in Cloudy Bright it picked iso 11oo to match up with >>>> the >>>> 1/125 s at f/8.0 setting. >>>> Its like dying and going to heaven. Dream come true. >>>> >>>> I think if I'd had it on P for program mode we'd be reading the fine >>>> print >>>> on that white square thing on the right right behind the flowers. >>>> Which I'm 50 50 on. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mark William Rabiner >>>> Photography >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information