Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:37 PM 4/4/2006, you wrote: > Case in point: When I want to take a close up portrait in film, I > focus on the eyes, open the lens wide to blur the background, set > the shutter speed higher to compensate for the wide lens opening, > compose, then click away. It's almost instinctive. With the > digital, I must first recognize that the shot will be a portrait, > then select the portrait mode. I have no idea what part of the face > the lens is focused on or what the background will look like. I > just have to trust that the electronic elves inside the camera will get it > righ Sorry, Larry. I had no idea. There is no such silliness with the Canons They operate just like film SLR cameras. I usually shoot wide open and focus on the eyes for everything. There are modes on the camera like P and A and T and M, but they just mean Program, and Aperture and Time (shutter speed) and Manual - just like with film. I've only seen modes like portrait, mountain, flower, etc. on the point and shoot digitals. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com