Which mode do you use most??

Which Mode Do you use mainly?

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Which mode do you use most?? this is for the Nikon camera I know there are other names for modes on other makes.
 
I used to shoot in Aperture priority all of the time but since I moved to my 5Dii I made the concious choice to shoot in Manual, now would never go back!

I just find it so much easier now and after a short period of using manual I can look at the situation im shooting in and change the settings off the cuff without shooting a picture, checking it, changing the settings again etc.

What about yourself Julian?
 
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I used to shoot in Aperture priority all of the time but since I moved to my 5Dii I made the concious choice to shoot in Manual, now would never go back!

I just find it so much easier now and after a short period of using manual I can look at the situation im shooting in and change the settings off the cuff without shooting a picture, checking it, changing the settings again etc.

What about yourself Julian?
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Up until the other day I only used manual mode, now Im trying to get to grips with with shutter and aperture.
 
I think it all depends on what you are shooting, I try to use manual as much as possible but there are times I use the other modes.

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Nah I use AV mode, simply because it suits me to do so. I'd use TV, but one lens only works at one aperture on my camera so if I used that it'd fire off an error 99.
 
50/50 aperture priority or manual. If I'm working with flashes I always shoot in manual. Otherwise it's aperture priority, I select the aperture to give me the depth of field that I require then make sure the ISO is high enough to give me the shutter speed I want.
 
Aperture mode about 95% of the time, and the other 5% being manual. I don't think I've ever consciously used shutter priority. If I want a fast shutter speed, I usually just put it to A, use the widest aperture, and if it's not enough I crank the ISO up.

I use manual if I'm going to be stitching several photos together, and want the final outcome to be consistent.
 
I am still new to the world of the DSLR but thanks to the advice from this forum, :thumbs: I started out using manual which has been great for me as it has taught me how all the functions work together (after a lot of trial n error) and only now after about 3 months, I am starting to play around and learn how to use Aperture & Shutter :thinking:
 
Mike Jackson said:
50/50 aperture priority or manual. If I'm working with flashes I always shoot in manual. Otherwise it's aperture priority, I select the aperture to give me the depth of field that I require then make sure the ISO is high enough to give me the shutter speed I want.
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No point in me writing that out again :D
 
Tricky to answer as I use "P" with my MF lenses (the meter seems to work better than in AV mode)

When using my AF lenses it is mixed between Av (and M for off camera flash use)
 
P mode for me, it provides me with customisation if I wish, at the touch of a button :)
 
Mike Jackson said:
50/50 aperture priority or manual. If I'm working with flashes I always shoot in manual. Otherwise it's aperture priority, I select the aperture to give me the depth of field that I require then make sure the ISO is high enough to give me the shutter speed I want.
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Me too. It's so easy to add or take a little Ev if necessary I hardly ever use manual these days, unless I'm in the studio.

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aperture most of the time as I want to manage the depth of field, but when I shot film would use manual much more so I could adapt the settings to the picture I was trying to achieve. looks like digital makes me lazy ha ha
 
Almost always P since I can then alter the Shutter and/or aperture setting to what I want with a simple turn of the rear wheel. Of course, theree times when A or S is a better option - mainly when I want to keep a given speed or apwerture for a while and may be turning the camera off between shots. Even M gets a run out from time to time.
 
I selected aperture mode in the poll, but it depends on what I'm doing.

If it's sport/motorsport then I'm in shutter priority, if it's family shots then I'm mostly in aperture. Occasionally if inside and it's fairly dark I will use shutter and auto ISO to eliminate as much motion blur as I can. If I use a flash I use aperture, but sometimes manual when outdoors and the flash is off shoe and I'm remote triggering it as the 7D won't go past 1/250th in Av mode with the built in flash up, even if it's just used as a trigger.
 
Just purchased my D90 and using Aperture mode most of the time at the moment.
 
Mostly aperture mode, but since reading 'understanding exposure' and some threads on here I've been messing about in manual mode a lot more. I found it really helpful for learning about metering & exposure and also being able to use a lot of film cameras that don't have A/S modes.
 
Mainly aperture priority,Manual if I have constant light and Manual with flash indoors
 
I used to always shoot manual but sometimes you can miss the shot if you don't adjust settings quick enough. Now I mainly use Aperture, unless time is not of the essence.
 
Aperture priority most of the time, but manual if lighting conditions are consistent. :)
 
Manual is what my camera is most often set to, but i use any setting that is most appropriate for what i am shooting.
 
Aperture priority mainly, although Program "shift" mode on the a700 (front wheel changes shutter, rear wheel aperture or vice-versa as preferred) comes in handy sometimes.
 
Aperture priority but I am
Now venturing into manual, scary stuff !!
 
When I first started, the SLRs were all manual so I didn't have any choice. I then used shutter priority when I could afford a camera with automation (Canon AE1) and stuck with it until I swapped from Canon to Nikon in 1991 (I think). For some reason I changed to aperture priority at the same time and have stuck with that ever since. I'll admit to using P on compact cameras.
 
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Mike Jackson said:
50/50 aperture priority or manual. If I'm working with flashes I always shoot in manual. Otherwise it's aperture priority, I select the aperture to give me the depth of field that I require then make sure the ISO is high enough to give me the shutter speed I want.
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Same here ...but allways manual when doing Macro work...
 
Av mode in general, but also switch to Tv if I'm looking for a certain shutter speed to capture motion, say a ferris wheel or train.
 
Default is program mode as I am a bit paranoid I will miss a shot, as I like street/documentary style photography.

I will then switch to Aperture priority and take a bit more time to look at white balance and exposure componsation.

In Brian Petersons book 'Understanding Exposure' he has a nice way of explaining the different modes.

Aperture priority is your story telling mode - Focus of subject and background

Shutter Priority is your movement mode - Freezing or blurring.
 
I tend to use Shutter priority the majority of the time, as I can just set it to 1/125 or greater (depending on light available) and get great shots of the kids, without having to worry about blurred images. If I want more DOF I use my 50mm 1.4, or I just stand further back and use a longer lens. Guessing I should try using M mode more so I can control the DOF without having to use these workarounds.

For portraits though or landscape work, I do use Aperture priority.

I notice a lot of people say they use A mode when using a speedlight, I have only recently purchased mine, but I've been using S mode. What are the benefits of using A mode with an external flash?
 
Almost always use Av or Tv depending on the situation.

However, starting to use manual more and more after discovering how the in camera meter works properly :lol: with the meter I find manual is pretty easy to use too, just takes longer to adjust settings, so if in a situation where I need to be quick it would be Av or Tv for sure. Manual for more creative stuff.
 
apeture for 90% of stuff, manual for studio/macro/flash based stuff
 
Aperture priority mainly but started using manual a bit more, just not that quick with manual yet. I want to be able to set my cameras exposure without thinking.
 
Aperture priority if i know what F i want for depth of field purposes, or shutter priority if i need to freeze action. The camera sorts the other out so why complicate things!

Only change to full manual for long exposures.....
 
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