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Anonymous
Just wondering /p/
We all have camera
We all have different cameras
Different cameras have different settings

Does everybody use manual?
What besides manual do you believe achieves a good photo

Pic unrelated, you all love flower macros
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>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
I generally shoot Aperture-priority unless
1. It's too dark for Av to pick a usable shutter speed
2. I want my pictures dark
3. I'm specifically going for a long-exposure shot
4. I'm using non-TTL off-camera flash
5. Av gets it so wrong that EV compensation isn't enough

in which case I'll switch to M. But in general, Canon's done a good job of teaching its cameras to pick a good exposure, and going from 1/100th to 1/1000th rarely effects the final image all that much, so I'm content to let the computer handle that most of the time.
>> Anonymous !nzFagDPRLs
Meh I use whatever gets me the correct exposure/look. In some conditions auto is sweet, mostly when they are more snapshops and just mucking around or if I cant be fucked thinking too hard. Its nice if you dont have time to fuck about and check histos ad shit, you know you'll have an OKish exposed image most of the time. AE if Im going for a particular effect or whatever, like portraits or in low light. Full manual if the metering fails or I need full control with flash and macro and shit.
>> Anonymous
part of /p/ uses shutter priority
part of /p/ says that manual = teh best
the part of /p/ that uses shutter priority says that the part of /p/ that uses manual only uses it because it thinks that it is intelligent then
the part pf /p/ that thinks that manual = teh best says that the part of /p/ that uses shutter priority is noob

thats it.
>> Anonymous
>>275132
shutter priority IS for noobs pretty much, most people here use manual or aperture priority most of the time
>> Anonymous
>>275134
oh and back in the days with my 300D I first used greenbox as a newb and then started using manual only, with the 40D I switched to Av
>> Anonymous
Aperture priority 90% of the time. I like to control DOF.
>> Mutt !!mIF4ZkWn+B/
>>275125
Mostly use manual, aperture priority mode is slow and inaccurate on the D40. I've never seen the point of using shutter priority.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>275141
>I've never seen the point of using shutter priority.
It's good for:
1. When you're purposely doing a long exposure
2. When you want to make sure you're shooting at a shutter speed fast enough to handhold in low light. The camera will hold to that shutter speed and increase the aperture as far as it can, then just let the picture be darker after that.

>>275132
More aperture-priority people on /p/ than shutter-priority people. And I'd say the majority (of tripfags, at least, and anonymous is probably all same person anyway) realize that the mode you're in is a lot less important than the results you get in that mode.

I.e., use what you find gets you the best shots. And try out the other modes to make sure you don't get better shots using them.
>> soulr !lK4GD5SleY
my camera only has manual, but a good photo taken in auto mode is still a good photo I guess... nowadays you can cut the "f8" part and only say "be there and press the button".
>> Anonymous
I use:

Program: When I'm taking straight-to-photofinishing people pictures while walking around an event with flash. In other words, glorified snapshots on TTL flash (with diffuser) that I'm not planning to be nice.

Aperture priority: Pretty much by default - anything where I'm not using flashes and under normal lighting.

Shutter priority: Usually the first exposure when I've got a fill flash on manual power to make sure I'm below sync speed.

Manual: After the first exposure, I usually switch to manual to dial-in the right exposure if the first was over.
>> tizzou !!HuouSd+PYUs
I use Tv and just look at the aperture when I halfway press the shutter and adjust accordingly depending on the aperture or switch to manual.
>> Project !dashI8UpO.
P - almost never

S - If it's too dark or if I want a long exposure. I'd rather have underexposed shots than blurry shots. I can just save em by upping the exposure in photoshop then converting to b/w.

A - most of the time. Aperture affects the photo while shutter that's sufficient won't. If it's indoors without flash, I enable auto ISO, if it gets darker still, I pop into S

M - If I need to manually adjust exposure, I just use exposure compensation (fuck yeah, Nikon's dual control wheels!!). It's the same thing. If you use manual but still rely on your camera's meter and zero it manually, you're a fucking hipster and might as well use the priority modes. I only use manual when I'm working with my old manual flash. Kick the ISO down to 100, and adjust exposure by aperture then shutter depends on if I want to make it a slow sync or not.
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
i never use program or shutter priority. i use aperture priority probably 60% of the time and manual the rest.

manual is the easiest way to get consistent exposure in tricky situations, like sunset. it's also hands-down the easiest way to learn how to expose correctly without relying on your camera. slowing your shutter speed down a stop every three minutes is a pretty revealing process.
>> elf_man !!DdAnyoDMfCe
>>275222
I tend to agree. I read about exposure, then I actually started off using full manual, then eased into using A most of the time. Now, anything more automatic than that seems bizarre and unnecessarily complicated, since I understand how exposure is supposed to work.
>> Anonymous
full auto, because f/2.8 and f/8 has no fucking difference at all on my point-and-shoot and the other manual modes are virtually useless
>> sunshine
I usually use aperture-priority because usually I know whether I want bokeh or not before the photo is taken.
I guess I'd use manual for certain situations, depending on how lazy I am.
I'll use shutter-priority for long exposures and pans.