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As a new guy to photography I was wondering what the experts would do if they had there camera and unexpectadley a photo opertunity came up in which you only had a few seconds to get that special shoot.

So you quickley get your lens cap off swithch your camera on and then what, do you try and get the setting correct in M, just shoot in P or set either shutter or aperture priority.

Just wondering in case it happens to me.
 
I leave the cameras pre set iso 400 shutter priority at 1/500th - with a 24-105mm - you can drop to 1/125th very quickly if needed - would cover many things
 
If I had a Nikon or Canon I would just switch the camera on and grab the shot at whatever setting the camera was at.

If I was an Olympus owner I would switch the camera on and then have a good long think about the settings while the camera went through it's start-up routine :lol:
 
Flash In The Pan said:
If I had a Nikon or Canon I would just switch the camera on and grab the shot at whatever setting the camera was at.

If I was an Olympus owner I would switch the camera on and then have a good long think about the settings while the camera went through it's start-up routine :lol:
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Wrong again... just wrong... simple as that. Ignorance is bliss eh... child :).
 
c'mon guys, no nikon vs canon vs olympus vs sony vs casio stuff please
 
P mode most definately.

The thing I've learned though is to always set your exposure back to normal. I've ruined a lot of shots because I forgot my previous session was at + or - 2 EV and then started shooting that way in the next session.
 
Markk said:
P mode most definately.

The thing I've learned though is to always set your exposure back to normal. I've ruined a lot of shots because I forgot my previous session was at + or - 2 EV and then started shooting that way in the next session.
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And that is possibly the most important message. One that I constantly forget.

Chris
 
flash in the pan, wind it in sunbeam.
 
A few seconds? That's plenty of time :D I'd probably set up my tripod get my flash off on a stand to one side...

Failing that, I usually set it to an approximate exposure when I set off out for the day (using manual) and try to have a rough idea of a 'bright' and 'shade' setting in my head. So would / should be able to either grab it, or flick to the appropriate rough setting pretty quick.
 
If the camera's round my neck, the lens cap's already off (unless I'm clambering over rocks etc) and it's almost always set to P (let's face it, P mode is the same as S or A but letting the camera chose what it thinks is the best setting - a quick spin of the wheel and you have the aperture or shutter speed you want; another dab of a button and a twiddle of the wheel and there's any exposure compensation you want too), so by the time it's to my eye, it's ready to shoot - well under 1/2 a second! If I reckon I need more or less shutter speed (or aperture), I twiddle and if there's time, I'll check the histogram and dial in a little exposure compensation if necessary.

If I'm shooting print film, I'll not even bother with any exposure compensation - the latitude of the process will generally allow a decent print as long as the focus and shutter speed were correct. Slide is a little more tricky but since slides now get scanned and printed rather than projected, there's often enough hidden detail even if the slide isn't perfectly exposed. Of course, if there's time to bracket...
 
P? You're kidding? A few seconds to get the shot is usually how it goes. Lens cap is always off. You just never know.
 
matty said:
c'mon guys, no nikon vs canon vs olympus vs sony vs casio stuff please
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Please spare a thought for us Pentaxians? :(:p
 
My camera is always left in A, unless I'm shooting sports or looking for something in particular. I can judge light myself pretty well, so it's a mash of the aperture wheel in the direction I want it and then take the photo. Even if it's 2 stops off, I can recover that in photoshop normally.
 
This is getting scary now - I'm agreeing with Pete again !!! :eek:

Lens caps are used twice in the life of a lens...

Once when you take it off immediately after opening the box when you buy it; 2nd time is when you put it back on when you're selling it

And it wouldn't matter what setting you used to grab that amazing 'grab shot' - as it'd be a wide vista shot and your long tele would be on; or it'd be an event in the distance when your widest lens was on - either way... you've missed it !!!

:lol:

DD
 
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