On Sep 16, 2005, at 4:13 PM, Glen wrote:
Also, my last camera was a manual-only Nikon FM. When confronted with the plethora of exposure modes on the DS, I couldn't resist trying them all. ;)
There ya go.
I reality, the Av, Tv, P, M, and B settings should be all I ever need -- unless that mode for moving subjects actually helps with autofocusing on a moving subject. I haven't really tried that one yet, but I've tried all the others.
I used the Nikon FM/FE2/F3T and a couple of Leicas almost exclusively for nearly 20 years so I know what you mean. Manual and aperture- priority AE, with CW or center spot metering patterns were all I needed... ;-)
In general, for quick grabs when I am not concentrating on much, I leave the camera set on P and ISO 400. That covers a heck of a lot of ground when you're not explicitly trying to control focus zone and just need an average good exposure. Most of the time I use Av mode for ambient light, M mode for flash or when using pre-A series lenses, and occasionally Tv mode for when I'm working with longer- than-my-usual focal length range or sports.
I think I've made about 40 exposures in the program preset modes, they're mostly irrelevant to my needs. The sports mode is marginally useful for the C-AF, but I use C-AF so infrequently it's just not very meaningful.
Godfrey
