Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Correction: in the second sentence, I meant APERTURE priority, of course. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Jul 27, 2013, at 7:21 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Steve, I have used auto ISO exclusively ever since I got my M8, almost 5 > years ago, on every camera. Usually in combination with exposure priority. > Since getting the Fuji X-Pro 1, I have switched to setting both aperture > and shutter speed and letting the ISO fall where it needs to be. The > reason the Fuji made me do this is that it has no facility for setting the > slowest shutter speed I will accept--it has its own default of 1/30 sec. > or something like that. My other cameras allow me to set this parameter, > but not the Fuji. Therefore, I started setting both. On a typical sunny > day walking around, I may have the lens at f5.6 or f8 and the shutter > speed at 1/500. Works well. The one disadvantage on the Fuji is that the > exposure compensation does not work in manual mode. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 27, 2013, at 7:12 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> In a recent thread, Mark Rabiner cleverly argued for a new approach to >> vary exposure, that raised eyebrows, but has received support and >> accolades. >> >> Rather than varying f stop or time of exposure Mark pushed the idea of >> varying ISO settings using AUTO ISO. Ideal for many conditions this is >> being widely used. Fast digital cameras NOW have various AUTO ISO systems >> built into the program options. >> >> I generally shoot fast glass at full aperture, in aperture priority mode. >> >> I would like to learn more about Auto ISO mode, its use, strengths and >> weaknesses, impact on the results...from Mark and other >> >> friends here, so please don't hesitate, >> >> >> thanks, Steve >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >