Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have been using Auto ISO, Auto Focusing but manual exposure on my Fujis from day one. I do not like Fuji's application of Aperture Priority Auto Exposure, and you cannot set a minimum shutter speed on Auto ISO. Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 8:43 AM, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at comcast.net>wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >