Hi, Shane,
Hi Doug, LOL!!! Just because one does not think P mode is preferrable means that one understands the camera more, not less![/qote]
Did I say P mode is "preferable", or that you should think it is "preferable"?
Did I say anything anything about understanding the camera?
Are you speaking to somebody else?
I must be following the wrong thread.
Or, I rarely suggest letting the camera make all decisions for me. I thought we were speaking about aperture and shutter speed.
Two examples:
1. Guy on stilts suddenly comes into view. I want to grab the camera off the car seat and shoot. I do not have superhuman speed, so I can't turn two dials "instantly", nor am I an exposure meter with calculator, so I probably couldn't set them instantly to give the best exposure anyway, so I will have to take time to watch the little meter while I spin the dials. And I don't have that time.
2. Camera on tripod on the sidewalk. I fire it with a radio remote.
Best regards,
Doug
I may be following the wrong thread, it feels like it.
My apologies if I mixed your reponses up with another's...getting late here. But you did say I did not have control over my camera...which was amusing to me at the time.
As for the stilts guy, guess I would be quicker then. Would not use P. I would most likely want blur out all the distractions of the background so aperture priority and open up the lens...if I can't do that in a second or two at most, I should practice my dials.
Radio remote...you got me there, not my thing. Although will be shortly. Would you not set up the camera first and then the remote simply trips the shutter? Will be doing this shortly tho with a camera at the back of a soccer net so will have a better answer soon. If P is better than any other way of doing it, I will use P for sure, always the right tool for the job.
My understanding however, is that the preferrable way to do this is set up fully manual, including manual focus, open up the lens to the widest point where you can still get shutters that will stop the action, and pray when you fire it. Maybe Nill can chime in on that one, I think he uses remotes.