I think we're pretty much in agreement here. I just posted some similar comments in response to something greywolf said.
What is "Program Shift?" Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > All of these shooting modes are Program preset configurations, which > work pretty well for their average scene types. Yes, a photographer > with some insight would replicate and improve on their settings ... I > don't think it's expected that experienced photographers would want > to use them. > > But for novices and people who don't aspire to being a photographer, > they make getting a decent shot simple. > [...] Concentrate on P, Tv, Av, M, B exposure modes, and other > aspects of the more basic camera settings, as well as the image > processing settings if you intend to use JPEG in-camera processing. I > know from my own usage that, without Program shift control, they > could almost deliver the camera without P and Tv modes too... > > BTW: speaking of that, you can get the equivalent of Program shift in > Tv and Av modes ... Just press the AE-Lock button after framing your > metering target. Now when you roll the thumbwheel, the other tuples > of [EMAIL PROTECTED] time can be chosen easily. I find this a very > useful and subtle feature.
