I use almost everything Mark uses, although with different frequencies. Until last year, my most advanced camera was an LX and I've always been somewhat of a traditionalist, so most of this is still new to me. But, to my surprise, I find much of the *istD features useful. In terms of how my list would differ from Mark's, I use continuous autofocus quite often, and I use manual selective autofocus extensively. I use aperture priority and shutter priority exposure modes quite often. I use mirror lockup quite often and automatic bracketing on important shoots. Since I use a lot of K and M lenses, I frequently use manual exposure mode. I shot two jpegs the day I bought my first *istD. I've shot only RAW ever since.
> Used almost constantly (virtually every shoot): > Multisegment metering > Centerweighted metering > Exposure compensation > Depth-of-field preview > Hyper-program exposure mode > Manual exposure mode > Autofocus (single shot mode) > > Often: > TTL flash > Mirror lock-up/pre-fire > Built-in (pop-up) flash > > Rarely: > IR Remote > Auto exposure lock > Spot metering > AV exposure mode > TV exposure mode > Autofocus (continuous/servo mode) > Wireless off-camera TTL flash > > Never: > Multiple exposure > Autobracketing > Program mode > Red-eye reduction flash > Automatic AF point selection > > Most if this has remained pretty much constant over the years, but DOF > preview use went from "rarely" to "almost all the time" when I got my > MZ-S. Now I can't bear to *think* of living without it. One of the main > reasons I sold my PZ-1p was than I couldn't use DOF preview with the > lens set in the "A" position (as it must be for hyper-program, another > one of my "must have" features). > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com >
