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Project 365 & Daily Photos
Dawg Pics' New Adventures of the D500 (and maybe the D300)
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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 685623" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>Carolyn, I use Aperture Priority the majority of the time and Manual Mode the remainder of the time. Even though I shoot birds, I don't switch to Shutter Priority. I keep my eye on the shutter speed and compensate with the ISO.</p><p></p><p>As far as metering, if you are in Aperture or Shutter Priority while shooting birds, your exposure is going to be a crap shoot so to speak when photographing BIF. When birds are flying with only the sky in the background, the meter will read the sky's light and underexpose. Then when the bird swoops down below the tree line, the camera reads the background (dark trees) and compensates by changing the meter's reading. The body will then overexpose due to the darkened background. </p><p></p><p>There isn't a one-button way to change your meter when in Aperture or Shutter Priority that I'm aware of without using the +/- button on the top display (at least that's where mine is located). When you are in Manual Mode, all you need to do is either change the command or sub-command dial to change your aperture or shutter speed thus changing your exposure (unless you have Auto ISO enabled).</p><p></p><p>I use Center Weighted metering since Matrix Metering left me having to adjust my exposure much more frequently (for my shooting style). I never tried Spot Metering. The programmable back button that can be set to lock exposure might be of help. The problem is when using the back button for BBF, the option to use the button for exposure lock is turned off. I don't know if there is a different button that can be programmed for exposure lock. Even if there is, I imagine it might be difficult to hold the back button for BBF while also holding a second button for exposure lock.</p><p></p><p>If you are comfortable shooting on-the-fly in Manual Mode, why change? Or if you are using Auto ISO while in Manual Mode, why not turn it off and practice changing your metering by using the command or sub-command dials to adjust aperture or shutter speed?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 685623, member: 13196"] Carolyn, I use Aperture Priority the majority of the time and Manual Mode the remainder of the time. Even though I shoot birds, I don't switch to Shutter Priority. I keep my eye on the shutter speed and compensate with the ISO. As far as metering, if you are in Aperture or Shutter Priority while shooting birds, your exposure is going to be a crap shoot so to speak when photographing BIF. When birds are flying with only the sky in the background, the meter will read the sky's light and underexpose. Then when the bird swoops down below the tree line, the camera reads the background (dark trees) and compensates by changing the meter's reading. The body will then overexpose due to the darkened background. There isn't a one-button way to change your meter when in Aperture or Shutter Priority that I'm aware of without using the +/- button on the top display (at least that's where mine is located). When you are in Manual Mode, all you need to do is either change the command or sub-command dial to change your aperture or shutter speed thus changing your exposure (unless you have Auto ISO enabled). I use Center Weighted metering since Matrix Metering left me having to adjust my exposure much more frequently (for my shooting style). I never tried Spot Metering. The programmable back button that can be set to lock exposure might be of help. The problem is when using the back button for BBF, the option to use the button for exposure lock is turned off. I don't know if there is a different button that can be programmed for exposure lock. Even if there is, I imagine it might be difficult to hold the back button for BBF while also holding a second button for exposure lock. If you are comfortable shooting on-the-fly in Manual Mode, why change? Or if you are using Auto ISO while in Manual Mode, why not turn it off and practice changing your metering by using the command or sub-command dials to adjust aperture or shutter speed? [/QUOTE]
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