rycm Posted June 19, 2009 Share #1 Posted June 19, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am a ardent user of the A function. I would use M as well, but I do then to miss the mark often. Does many of you use the Snapshot function? And what has your experience been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted June 19, 2009 Share #2 Posted June 19, 2009 My experience is that the only way to get consistently correct exposure is the M mode - and I use A when I don't want to bother and lighting conditions are easy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted June 19, 2009 Share #3 Posted June 19, 2009 I use A most of the time. I tend only to use M if the lighting conditions warrant it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted June 19, 2009 Share #4 Posted June 19, 2009 I use A to Assess the exposure and switch to M to Modify the result. You can make up your own S word... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efftee Posted June 19, 2009 Share #5 Posted June 19, 2009 If I had the 8.2, which I don't, I'd pay to change the S-mode to make a farting sound, more useful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted June 19, 2009 Share #6 Posted June 19, 2009 I use A to Assess the exposure and switch to M to Modify the result. You can make up your own S word... Err, let me think... Super, Supreme, Stupendous, Superior, Sensational, Serious, Standard-Setting. Am I close? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicoleica Posted June 19, 2009 Share #7 Posted June 19, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Err, let me think... Super, Supreme, Stupendous, Superior, Sensational, Serious, Standard-Setting. Am I close? I thought it meant 'Solms' mode. After selecting it once, you have to send your camera back for attention. (At least that's what my Imp told me after returning from Solms.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanidel Posted June 19, 2009 Share #8 Posted June 19, 2009 A during the day M at night or when very difficult light conditions arise Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted June 19, 2009 Share #9 Posted June 19, 2009 Err, let me think... Super, Supreme, Stupendous, Superior, Sensational, Serious, Standard-Setting. Am I close? Superfluous? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted June 19, 2009 Share #10 Posted June 19, 2009 I use A mode most of the time just because it is easier and I'm always going from light areas to darker areas. I shoot RAW 99% of the time and I don't have a M8.2 so there is no S mode (thank God) for me. The times I don't shoot in A mode is in low light with fixed light. But that is not to say I don't adjust the shutter speed from what the camera meter suggests. I will appraise the scene and adjust the shutter speed by moving the meter area off the main subject to change the shutter speed then lock it and reframe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted June 19, 2009 Share #11 Posted June 19, 2009 M8 without S function (thank God): I use M mostly, but use A as a light meter. And A when the light is easy or I'm in a hurry. BTW: when just walking around, I always put my camera on A and f5.6 or f8 aqnd lens at almost infinity. You don't want to be fiddling and turning and thinking when, for instance, the Queen comes by on a bike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted June 19, 2009 Share #12 Posted June 19, 2009 Would use M more except for one huge drawback with the M8: I can't see the shutter speed! I find this so unsettling that it breaks my concentration! Why Leica don't display the shutter speed like every other modern camera, I don't know! It's like driving a car without a speedo! So, thoughts, folks... Same for me. I'm always wondering what the shutter speed is. That is why I use A mode most of the time. If and when I do set the shutter speed manually I very rarely change it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 19, 2009 Share #13 Posted June 19, 2009 In fact, I'd be very interested to hear how people keep track of manual shutter speeds on the M8. OK, I can see for one shot you'd have a reasonable idea, but surely walking around in changing light (sun, shadows), you'd soon lose track. How do you know that the speed is fast enough to freeze the subject's movement or prevent camera shake? I'm not saying it is practical, in fact I would like to see what I am doing as well, but for the time being us old dogs are using the method adopted by M photographers since time immemorial: we count the clicks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted June 19, 2009 Share #14 Posted June 19, 2009 I'm not saying it is practical, in fact I would like to see what I am doing as well, but for the time being us old dogs are using the method adopted by M photographers since time immemorial: we count the clicks. And mostly I'm not in such a hurry that I don't have the time that when I go for a speed setup, I take a sneak look at the dial Although it beats me too why Leica just doesn't put speed and aperture in view. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 19, 2009 Share #15 Posted June 19, 2009 Doesn't work for me - I usually cannot find my reading glasses that quickly -or at all:(. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfspencer Posted June 19, 2009 Share #16 Posted June 19, 2009 I would use M as well, but I do then to miss the mark often. Use the M! As jaapv says, that is the only way to get consistent exposures. Sure you are going to miss a few. That's what the view screen is for. If the exposure is wrong take another shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted June 19, 2009 Share #17 Posted June 19, 2009 I must admit finding A on a black camera in low light is becoming more difficult for me. Not so easy to count when the dial has no stop point... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted June 19, 2009 Share #18 Posted June 19, 2009 The A setting has a stiffer detent. You can find it blindfolded but perhaps not with 100% accuracy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted June 19, 2009 Share #19 Posted June 19, 2009 The A setting has a stiffer detent. You can find it blindfolded but perhaps not with 100% accuracy. Agreed, although the M7 has a much more pronounced indent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 19, 2009 Share #20 Posted June 19, 2009 In A mode the display changes to numbers...No need for different detents. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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