What settings do you shoot with?

[starrymarkb]

What settings do you usually use for photography? Do you put it on Auto, or prefer to set your exposure and shutter manually.

At the moment I'm mostly using Auto, but now I have a camera with manual control I'm starting to experiment with manual setting

 

[EltonRoad]

Mostly I fix either the aperture or the shutter speed. On my last trip I fixed most shots at 1/1000, using shutter priority, as I'd travelled a long way and didn't want to come home with a selection of blurred train shots.

Sometimes, when set up on a tripod, the camera won't lock on to any of the focal points, for example if there's a lot of water in the scene. In those instances I'll use the camera's recommended settings in M mode and, once focused, change the focusing to manual as well.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I do everything manually - apperture, shutter speed, focus... The only automatic bit is the camera reading the DX code off the film cartridges!

What settings I use obviously depends on the lighting conditions, but as I use ASA200 film then in the current spell of good weather I would be likely to use f5.6 ( partly cloudy ) or f8 ( full Sun ) and 1/500th, assuming a standard ¾ view with the Sun at 90°. With the Sun behind me, if the scene is particularly bright, then I'll either go up to f11 ot 1/1000th depending on the speed of the subject.

My primary setting is the shutter speed, once I have determined what shutter speed to use then I chose the apperture to match it.

And I have managed to get quite reasonable pictures in the tubes ( with the correct photo permit in place and when signed in as a visitor, I hasten to add! ) with f1.8 at 1/30th, hand held, believe it or not.

 

[Lampshade]

'On'











Sorry... everything set to Auto usually.

 

[curly42]

Manual - everything - all of the time.

( can't trust this devil machinery,you know,work of the devil !!)

 

[Sun Chariot]

'On' .

I have been known to fail that test... Fortunately, I've always found out BEFORE the critical moment!

I meter the available light and, with shutter speed as a constant, I adjust the ISO and/or the aperture. I prefer pushing the ISO a couple of stops, over sacrificing depth of field.

 

[rail-britain]

I chose a digital camera with manual overrides, but I now rarely use them as I have tried them all under different conditions
Most of my photos are taken in "sport" mode
I also have a manual setting (program mode) with shutter speed of 1/1000s

 

[33056]

Nearly always manual, but occasionally use "P" mode if I need to shoot in a hurry or am feeling lazy.

 

[TGV]

I have my camera (Canon 7D) set to Av (aperture priority) by default and that works for 90% of my general photographic needs, including railway shots that don't involve fast moving trains when I'll set it to Tv (shutter priority). If I'm doing something trick or awkward exposures, I'll set it to full manual.

Focusing I have set to One Shot for most things, but again, with moving trains I'll set it to Servo to track the motion. I see no reason to switch to manual focus unless the conditions are tricky (shooting through a mesh fence or in bad light) because the 7D picks the focus right every time. In fact I trust it's focusing better than my own.

If I'm doing panning shots - Tv, Servo focus and high speed continuous drive. 8fps baby! Awesome.

 

[Bill EWS]

I always use my camera in Tv (Shutter prority) mode for general photography but use 'P' (programme) mode with strong against the light situations. 'P' mode always gets me a better overall exposure in this situation. Tv mode handles the exposure while I can adjust the speed as required. However for fast moving shots I use 'Sports' mode as shutter speed is kept to the optimum setting and Servo focusing is switched on and allows me to follow a moving object and take multi-exposures if necessary. This is even more necessary when using the longer zoom lens.

 

[JD68]

For most of my work I use a Nikon D80 which is excellent.

 

[TGVDUDE]

With my Sony A230 I use the Shutter Priority Setting, Usually set between 400 - 800

 

[mumrar]

With my Sony A230 I use the Shutter Priority Setting, Usually set between 400 - 800

Is that your shutter speed or ISO equivalent?

I shoot in full manual with exception of focussing, although I've been known to do that also if using a prime.

 

[TGVDUDE]

Is that your shutter speed or ISO equivalent?

I shoot in full manual with exception of focussing, although I've been known to do that also if using a prime.

Shutter Speed Murmar, My Auto-ISO is usually set to ISO100, however the heaviest I've known it to get is ISO400 in the dark evenings, If photographing stationary objects I use the program Auto setting.