On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 DAVDOU9211@xxxxxxx wrote:
> It seems to me that our more automated cameras may enhance the process
> of producing fine photos. Stay with me on this (g). If one is shooting
> a fluid scene, sports, children, any action; the more automated AF,
> Program mode cameras in the hands of a photographer who knows how to use
> them would free the photographer up to compose and shoot better photos.
>
I think the keywords are "...cameras in the hands of a photographer who
knows how to use them...", more than the exact features of the camera....
> I wager that most of us who have OM-2 and OM-4, etc. use the auto mode
> more than manual. We can control depth of field and aperture while
> being cognizant of the shutter speed that results from a given aperture
> setting. Thus, little if any math or detailed thought process regarding
> aperture and shutter speed gets in the way of the "creative process".
>
Actually, I think different - but maybe that's just me. The only thing
that can make me jump into auto-mode on any of the cameras I own which
have such a mode, is if I am using a flash and feel that TTL-flash might
be sufficient. Otherwise, I actually find that I "think too much" trying
to keep track of what the camera does. In fully-manual, I just "do", and
can concentrate more on the "creativity"....
> In the time I have had my OM-4t I may have used the manual mode
> twice. I find the auto mode to be easier and it does free me up to "get
> the shot." This is especially true with children who are elusive as
> heck.
>
Hmm....well, we all have our ways of using the gear. I guess I developed
my manual-everything habit early on. The first camera I got with
"auto", then, was the OM2s/p, where spot-metering only is possible in
manual mode. So I got into the habit of prefering manual-mode, and I keep
doing so today, even on the OM4....
I guess it all depends - not everyone have to be as conservative as I ;)
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Thomas Heide Clausen
Civilingeniør i Datateknik (cand.polyt)
M.Sc in Computer Engineering
E-Mail: T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx
WWW: http://www.cs.auc.dk/~voop
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