full auto 100% on my 5D
/hides
Av 80%
M 20%
Tv 0%
Only use M when in a controlled lighting situation, ie. closed room with permenent constant light source, or FLASH !
I've paid for a decent camera where canon have invested huge amounts of money to make the camera meter quickly and correctly, it makes sense to me that I take advantage of this. Then again, if there are situations it is thrown out then I can always fall back on manual.
You can still make use of the metering in Manual mode cant you? On my D80 there is an exposure scale visible when you look into the viewfinder. I usually choose my aperture then roughly guess where the shutter speed should be. Then look through the viewfinder and fine tune the shutter speed until its correctly exposed according to the camera.
The reason i use Manual is that most of the time the camera doesn't get it spot on and i need to make changes to the shutter speed to get it exposed how i want.
I understand this is what Exposure compensation is for when using the program modes but doesn't that just boost the exposure digitally? I'd be afraid of it introducing noise into the picture.
Theres still a lot i need to learn though, I just find it really hard to read manuals etc, i don't take any of the info in.
Can someone explain to a Nikon use what TV mode is?
I use A most of the time, and S for action shots, and M for things like fireworks ir lightning.
You can still make use of the metering in Manual mode cant you? On my D80 there is an exposure scale visible when you look into the viewfinder. I usually choose my aperture then roughly guess where the shutter speed should be. Then look through the viewfinder and fine tune the shutter speed until its correctly exposed according to the camera.
As for exposure compensation, it just effects the settings used by the camera, if you were using settings of f/11 and ISO 100, with no compensation it might decide a shutter speed of 1/250. If it's been thrown off by a light source you might want to expose to make the photo a stop lighter, and dial it in, then the camera will take that into account and take the photo with a shutter speed of 1/125. It won't introduce any extra noise or anything.
Thanks... I guess if I do ever have to borrow a Canon, at least I'll know what buttons to press!Canon - Nikon - Meaning
Av - A - Aperture Priorty
Tv - S - Shutter Priorty
M - M - Manual
This was one of the reason I chose a Nikon all those zears ago, more intutitive.