Re: weird discovery
William Robb wrote: On 08/04/2011 8:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm in the middle of a couple of fairly big projects around the house, and it's handy to get photos to document it. I recently made a surprising discovery. When all I need is a snaphsot that does a decent job of getting the exposure close enough, the green mode actually works ell enough, even with the pop-up flash. whoda thunkit? I spend a surprisingly large amount of time in green mode. If you have your program line set to MTF it's an excellent way of working. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: weird discovery
On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: William Robb wrote: On 08/04/2011 8:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm in the middle of a couple of fairly big projects around the house, and it's handy to get photos to document it. I recently made a surprising discovery. When all I need is a snaphsot that does a decent job of getting the exposure close enough, the green mode actually works ell enough, even with the pop-up flash. whoda thunkit? I spend a surprisingly large amount of time in green mode. If you have your program line set to MTF it's an excellent way of working. What does Meet The Focklers have to do with it.?? Dave -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: weird discovery
On 08/04/2011 8:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm in the middle of a couple of fairly big projects around the house, and it's handy to get photos to document it. I recently made a surprising discovery. When all I need is a snaphsot that does a decent job of getting the exposure close enough, the green mode actually works ell enough, even with the pop-up flash. whoda thunkit? I spend a surprisingly large amount of time in green mode. -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: weird discovery
On 08/04/2011 8:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: When all I need is a snapshot that does a decent job of getting the exposure close enough, the green mode actually works ell enough, even with the pop-up flash. 1234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 Sorry - that's a few too many characters for a tweet. Shame, really - you've nailed the astonishment at the blindingly obvious. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: weird discovery
Once or twice I've accidentally selected green mode, and I thought my camera was broken. I always use focus point selection, and it doesn't work in green mode. Paul On Apr 8, 2011, at 10:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm in the middle of a couple of fairly big projects around the house, and it's handy to get photos to document it. I recently made a surprising discovery. When all I need is a snaphsot that does a decent job of getting the exposure close enough, the green mode actually works ell enough, even with the pop-up flash. whoda thunkit? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: weird discovery
William Robb wrote: On 08/04/2011 8:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm in the middle of a couple of fairly big projects around the house, and it's handy to get photos to document it. I recently made a surprising discovery. When all I need is a snaphsot that does a decent job of getting the exposure close enough, the green mode actually works ell enough, even with the pop-up flash. whoda thunkit? I spend a surprisingly large amount of time in green mode. But what about the camera? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: weird discovery
On Apr 8, 2011, at 8:05 PM, John Francis wrote: On 08/04/2011 8:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: When all I need is a snapshot that does a decent job of getting the exposure close enough, the green mode actually works ell enough, even with the pop-up flash. 1234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 Sorry - that's a few too many characters for a tweet. Shame, really - you've nailed the astonishment at the blindingly obvious. Not really all that obvious because I pretty much learned using DSLRs with the K100 and K20, which I found would take good shots, if you carefully told them exactly what to do, but letting the camera think for itself was generally a recipe for disaster. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: weird discovery
On Fri, Apr 08, 2011 at 08:22:15PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: On Apr 8, 2011, at 8:05 PM, John Francis wrote: On 08/04/2011 8:49 PM, Larry Colen wrote: When all I need is a snapshot that does a decent job of getting the exposure close enough, the green mode actually works ell enough, even with the pop-up flash. 1234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 234567890 Sorry - that's a few too many characters for a tweet. Shame, really - you've nailed the astonishment at the blindingly obvious. Not really all that obvious because I pretty much learned using DSLRs with the K100 and K20, which I found would take good shots, if you carefully told them exactly what to do, but letting the camera think for itself was generally a recipe for disaster. I'd still disagree. While I rarely use green mode, I'd say well over half my shots are taken in P mode (which is kinda like green mode with a few more options available). That was true even with my *ist-D (and, before that, the PZ-1p and MZ-S). And, of course, the vast majority of cameras (of all makes) are sold to people who probably use green/P mode on an even higher proportion of their shots. But, despite that, they manage to end up with some pretty decent shots (well, unless they use RAW - you still get posts complaining about the lack of punch in shots straight out of the camera. That happens for JPEGs, too, as a recent post reminds us, but it was far more common complaint about RAW images). For tricky light I'll spot meter; for specific visual effects I'll shoot aperture or shutter priority. And I'll dial in exposure compensation if I know I'm shooting in situations that require it. But if I'm not using any of those (and even when I am using spot metering) the camera ends up set in just the same way it would be in green mode. Most of the time that's close enough for all but the most demanding scenarios. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
