[EMAIL PROTECTED] mused:
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> 1. How do you do exposure most of the time? Av or Tv or manual (doing it
> yourself)?
Any or all of the above, depending on the situation.
[Well, technically, usually "none of the above"; I rely on the
fact that HyperProgram mode gives me either Av or Tv, on demand,
at the touch of a wheel. I rarely set the camera to Tv or Av]
If I'm looking for a particular shutter-speed-related effect (such
as blurred wheels in a motorsport pan shot) I'll use Tv.
If I'm shooting head-on or front three-quarter shots, where I want
a fast shutter speed, I'll use Av (usually one stop from wide open)
if there's plenty of light, or Tv (set to the slowest shutter speed
I'm prepared to accept) if the light is borderline.
In any situation with tricky lighting, or when I'm trying to get a
series of shots with a consistent look, I'll use full manual mode.
I'll even use full-program automatic mode occasionally :-)
Unlike many others on the list, the one metering mode I rarely use
is centre-weighted. I'll use multi-segment metering (often with
exposure compensation) for the automatic cases, and spot metering
when I'm working manually.
> 2. Do you shoot digital or film?
Nowadays almost entirely digital.
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> 3. If you shoot digital, have you changed how you do exposure since switching
> from film?
Apart from having the instant feedback of the histogram, you mean?
No. The only difference, as I've moved from a Spotmatic to the
*ist-D, is that I've been able to delegate some of the routine
tasks to the camera body.
o The MX was, operationally, very similar to the Spotmatic.
It could take care of exposure compensation, but that was it.
o The ME added the ability for the camera to automatically
adjust the shutter speed. It was convenient, but there was
no full-manual mode for those awkward cases. It's the only
K-mount body I've purchased that I considered unsatisfactory
for the role as my primary camera - Av only isn't enough.
o The ME Super gave me the full manual option. This became
my primary body, with the MX as backup.
o With the Super Program it became possible to delegate the
task of setting the appropriate aperture instead of only
being able to delegate picking shutter speed. Or, for that
matter, to be able to let the camera handle both of them;
handy for a grab shot, or for use by other family members.
o With the PZ-1p (apart from auto-focus) came HyperProgram
mode. This is probably the biggest change to the way I
work; I really, *really* like the effortless way I can
decide what setting I want to adjust, and have the camera
automatically accept responsibility for the other one.
o The *ist-D works just like the PZ-1p. Just treat it as if
you were shooting slide film (don't blow out the highlights).
