Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aram, Thanks for clarifying - I think most this thread has got a life of its own mainly because of total confusion on what "A" mode stands for on camera bodies for the last 15-20 years or so (hint - it is not Automatic) (-: Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 4:37 AM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > I think some confusion is cropping in as to what people mean when they say > "automatic". I think aperture priority and shutter priority are indeed > automatic and indeed do what you are saying. Same as shooting manually and > setting the controls to what the meter tells you to do. Except you only > have to set one control. > > This differs from the "Program" mode where the camera chooses both setting > for you according to some pre-programmed data table built in to the > computer. You just sit back and take it. If you are interested in setting > a certain f-stop for depth of field reasons, or a certain shutter speed to > control motion, forget it. The camera is deciding what to do to get a good > exposure for most situations, balancing shutter against f-stop, mainly to > try and keep camera shake to a minimum. > > So, Manual, Aperture mode, and Shutter mode are, to me, really the same > thing with different controls. As I said, I use Aperture mode most of the > time, or switch to manual for some difficult exposures if repeatability is > needed, like panoramas, and never use Shutter mode, as that is less > important to me. > > I don't think I have ever used the Program mode on any camera where I had > a choice not to. > > Aram > > > > ------------------------------**-------------------- > From: "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 12:27 PM > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Automatic mode > > > Surely automatic simply gives the built in lightmeter reading >> automatically. The only difference between automatic and manual is >> therefore the time it takes to set the camera, where auto wins hands down. >> If you almost always use your own exposure choice, rather than the in >> camera meter's this is not true but otherwise choosing not to use >> automatic >> on a camera with built in meter seems a bit pointless. >> Programme OTOH... >> FD >> >> On 10 Jun, 2013, at 19:36, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote: >> >> Some of us ex-newspaper types shoot in automatic mode because it is so >>> dead easy. We use the camera as an extension of the eyeball not as a >>> graphic arts paintbrush. >>> >>> Years ago, when I bought my first DSLR, an Olympus E-500, I complained >>> on the LUG that I could barely comprehend the 15 modes of operation the >>> digital camera featured. With my old Leicas I simply set the aperture, >>> shutter speed, composed, focused and pressed the button. Most of my >>> pictures were pretty good and when I fouled up, I knew it was my fault. I >>> got a nice note from Dr. Ted saying, in essence, "fuggedaboutit," Just >>> set >>> the camera to automatic and take a lot of pictures. All JPGs. >>> >>> Yes, Ted. You actually did say that. I've followed your advice over the >>> years with success, winning more than my share of regional photo >>> contests. >>> It's good advice for anyone who is not a phototechie at heart. >>> Photography >>> is about making images that people want to see, not wringing the last bit >>> of detail out of the bits and bytes. >>> >>> Larry Z (an adventitious photographer) >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> more information >>> >> >> >> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >