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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 154335" data-attributes="member: 13090">Learning to shoot in Manual will also teach you how your camera's meter can be fooled into under or over-exposing shots with significantly differing levels of intensity. You've heard of Sunny 16, right? You want a super-simple version of Sunny' that just works? Here it is:&nbsp; <ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">ISO 100, f/8, 125th </li>
</ul>Using those settings on a bright sunny day will yield good to excellent exposure. Use that concept as your starting point and go from there. Is it cloudy out? Double your ISO to 200 and try f/8 at 125th, OR open your aperture one full stop, OR cut your shutter speed in half (1/60th)... You get the idea.Shooting in manual was really got me looking at my camera as a bag of tools that I could control and not just some miraculous point-and-shoot picture taking machine that would frustrate the hell out of me half the time. The deeper understanding and subsequent feeling of control you gain is just awesome. Have fun and good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 154335, member: 13090"] Learning to shoot in Manual will also teach you how your camera's meter can be fooled into under or over-exposing shots with significantly differing levels of intensity. You've heard of Sunny 16, right? You want a super-simple version of Sunny' that just works? Here it is: [LIST] [*]ISO 100, f/8, 125th [/LIST] Using those settings on a bright sunny day will yield good to excellent exposure. Use that concept as your starting point and go from there. Is it cloudy out? Double your ISO to 200 and try f/8 at 125th, OR open your aperture one full stop, OR cut your shutter speed in half (1/60th)... You get the idea. Shooting in manual was really got me looking at my camera as a bag of tools that I could control and not just some miraculous point-and-shoot picture taking machine that would frustrate the hell out of me half the time. The deeper understanding and subsequent feeling of control you gain is just awesome. Have fun and good luck! [/QUOTE]

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