jaapv Posted January 1, 2010 Share #21 Posted January 1, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) In AP mode you get accuracy to thirds-of-a-stop. You'll never convince me me manual is easier or better.I think it is time you started studying theory and practice of exposure. AE is never better than manual, on any camera - just more convenient. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shootist Posted January 1, 2010 Share #22 Posted January 1, 2010 AE lock on the shutter button does not work when you are on soft release. In my option if you are using the Soft Release feature you shouldn't be using AP. You should be setting shutter speed manually for the light available and speed you want to shoot at and using the aperture ring for adjusting exposure comp. AP mode without being able to lock the exposure is just backwards to my thinking. That is letting the camera make all decisions for you and a lot of the time they will be wrong. Especially if the meter has gone to sleep. At least this is the way I see it. As I don't have a M9 I really don't know how the soft release works. Whether is shoots with a slight press or after you brake the first stop, the stop you use to lock the exposure when not using Soft Release. That is the way I'd want it to work. Otherwise you couldn't really rest your finger on the shutter release before the shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 1, 2010 Share #23 Posted January 1, 2010 It is basically a hair-trigger mode. Very nice. And I am totally with you on manual Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haroldp Posted January 1, 2010 Share #24 Posted January 1, 2010 I use AP for general 'walking around', but go manual for specific shots or contrasty lighting. On a hazy or overcast day, auto modes work well, If contrasty, or backlit, or indoor spotty available light, than auto modes are easily fooled. Regards ... H Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted W Posted January 2, 2010 Share #25 Posted January 2, 2010 I think it is time you started studying theory and practice of exposure. AE is never better than manual, on any camera - just more convenient. Thanks for the tip, Ansel, but I'm doing just fine. And you're missing my point: it is not "automatic exposure"... it is manual exposure (in aperture priority mode), because I am telling the camera where to meter -- and therefore there is no over- or under-expsoure. I am simply using the camera's ability to adjust itself to a recommended shutter speed, which is faster than me turning the knob to the recommended shutter speed. And slightly more accurate, as well, due to the stepless shutter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 2, 2010 Share #26 Posted January 2, 2010 :rolleyes:How can that be more accurate than a stepless aperture ring? And how are you telling the camera " where to meter" when AE lock does not function in soft mode, as we are discussing here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted W Posted January 2, 2010 Share #27 Posted January 2, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Uh, okay. You win. How's that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklotz Posted January 4, 2010 Share #28 Posted January 4, 2010 I use both. For me, it's subject dependent. For instance, situations with a lot of contrast or when you want to be able to take a series of shots and have them all exposed the same (ie a portrait session), manual is the only way to go. I am, however, finding myself using EC a lot more now that I can use the turn wheel. I agree that it would be nice to be able to set it for a single shot though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noah_addis Posted January 4, 2010 Share #29 Posted January 4, 2010 Always manual, all the time. I occasionally use a handheld meter but other than that I just use the in-camera meter plus my in-brain compensation system to set the exposure correctly. In manual I can meter where ever I choose, sometimes I'll meter something that's not even going to be in the photo (but is in the same light). Then I can recompose at will without worrying about the exposure changing just because there may be a bright window behind my subject. The problem with AE is that it the center-weighted meter is always looking, well, at the center of the frame. Sometimes whatever is in the center of the frame (a light source, a black area, etc) will throw off the exposure dramatically. Sure, this could be fixed with exposure compensation. But this seems much more complicated to me than just clicking the aperture or shutter dial a click or two. It really becomes second nature. My experience with AE (in all different systems including Leica, Nikon and Canon) is that it's more likely to totally blow an exposure in tricky light. While my manual settings may not be perfect to a third-stop, I'll always get the look and mood I want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotomiguel Posted January 5, 2010 Share #30 Posted January 5, 2010 Manual plus soft mode is a winner in low light. Manual for tricky and difficult light. AP plus shutter block exposure for easy situations, changing to manual quickly many times. This option permet to see the exposure value in the viewfinder ( important when using differents Iso). The controls of the M9 and its versatility are great. It's very nice, easy and quick to use and change them in different ways depending on the situation. When you are used to them become natural and instinctive. The joy of photography. I hate to use cameras without aperture ring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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