Rodrigo Gimenez wrote:
>
> There are differences with the Canon cameras about the
> amount of shift.
> I don't know if it's better or worse more shifting than less;
> I think that a camera like the EOS-1v should have a PF
> (Personal Function) to set it at 1, 1/2 or 1/3 stop increments.
> Although I guess that some professionals would like best
> what you suggested: 1/3 stops.
>
> Does anybody know the amount of shift on EOS-1 and EOS-1n cameras?
The 1N also shifts in full stops only in P(rogram) mode. When I found
this out, I was annoyed at first. But, thinking about it, it seems to
make sense to me.
Ask yourself: When will I use P mode?
My answer was: When the actual aperture and shutter speed settings aren't
really important.
Next question: Why would I use program shift then?
My answer: When I feel, the automatic setting is too far off of what I'd
do manually. E.g. the shutter speed unnecessarily slow (or fast) or the DOF
unnecessarily shallow (or large).
Next question: To correct this, do I need 1/3 stop accuracy?
My answer: No, not really.
Now, why did they (Canon) not couple it with the increment settings for
the other modes? My guess is, because it is undesirable in many cases.
I want that shift to be FAST. Shifting in 1/3 stops from 1/1000 to 1/125
is NOT fast. In full stops it's just three clicks of the dial. Program mode
is made for fast and easy shooting in uncritical situations, if you have to
select apertures and shutter speeds in 1/3 stops, you're in the wrong mode
when using 'P'.
The other solution would have been a separate increment for program shift.
Another setting to care about that needs to be set somehow (Another button
combo needed). Then again, why further complicate the user interface for a
setting that is not really needed?
Thomas Bantel
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