Auto is for people who do not know the full functions of your equipment.


I wanted the FM, but ended up with the FM2.

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I shot an FM10 during college, Illford film, Illford paper, darkroom..... ahhh those were the days. :rofl2:

It makes digital so much easier to understand though when you do all your own stuff on film and learn old school.

I would take a step back or change the orientation on some of these. It's all about composing an image thats "grounded" when taking pictures or cars. Stick with using Aperture priority (adjust f-stops) and play around with the exposure and white balance. Keep the ISO around 200-600 and mount the camera on a tri-pod. I would leave the in-camera flash off for now & use other light sources that aren't as harsh & diffuse the light. Overall, those are a good start, keep at it.

I use the Auto all the time as a jumping off point actually. You can use the metadata to adjust from there. There's nothing wrong with using Auto priority, in fact most SLR's are really good at meetering acurately and you can get really nice balanced images with the newer on-camera image processors. Auto is just limiting when you want to create particular mood or composition.

wow where is that?

It is called Johnson shut ins and its roughly 2 hrs south of st.Louis.

Hey guys never realized this section of the forum existed!

As far as my setup goes...

Canon T1i

Canon 18-55mm IS (giving to my gf as a starter lens)
Canon 55-250mm IS
Canon 50mm 1.8
Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 (replacing the 18-55)
Tamron 90mm 2.8 macro
Samyang 8mm 3.5 fisheye

I don't do much auto photography(I'd rather be driving the cars than photographing them) but I love nature and wildlife stuff

I just bought myself a Panasonic DMC-FZ35............ DSLR would be too much for me. I'm looking forward to learning the manual capabilities with it though.

A good start I suppose. Don't be intimidated ny SLR's though. It's not that difficult to learn once you know the basic concepts like ISO, aperture, shutter speed and white balance. The learning curve is well worth it and something you won't regret.

Happy shooting and don't hesitate to ask for any insights.

Thanks. I used to mess around with it in my teens .............. long time ago :eek: I read up and refreshed my memory today on aperture, shutter speed, and ISO............ so I can use some of the cameras manual capabilities. It got good ratings for a "bridge" camera. One thing I intend to do is also take pics with the "intelligent auto" setting, then study the "choices" IA made............. re-take the shot manually and mess with the settings so I can learn firsthand how they all effect each other. Thanks for the offer :tup:

nice setup!

No, I didn't go that cheap :tup:

Thanks!

The lens bug is a serious disease to catch! Luckily my gf is starting out so it may be a little easier to justify purchases if she sees a reason she "might" use it too :tup:

gotcha, i'm actually leaning more towards the sigma f/1.4 50mm lens instead of the canon one. i keep seeing my friends on both sides of the fence get one and have just staggering results...

I have the 50mm 1.8, honestly on a crop body I'm going to be purchasing the Sigma 30mm 1.4 instead of another 50mm. 30mm prime just feels right on the crop just like a 50mm on a full frame..50mm starts to feel way too cramped with that 1.6x factor..