Great set of comparison images. On the first set, the brighter manual shot on the left got my initial attention but I felt the darker auto shot had a bit of mysticism about it. For the rest of the images I went with the manual shots pretty much every time, apart from the orange tint/food stalls shot (outside the Art Gallery?) Like you, I think the auto shot 'won' that little contest. I have to say Leeds city centre has changed a lot since I last visited it about 10 or 15 years ago but it still seems like a busy and bustling cacophony of a place, I still live there but I much prefer to keep away from the madding crowds 😉
Most of mine are in full manual mode for best results for my liking , but today my wife made the most of automatic on our Christmas story production today
It's not just auto mode, it also depends heavily on what type of metering mode it's using. Spot metering for example will produce very iffy exposures in manual mode, but it's great for manual mode when you need to work out how bright or dark that particular thing is in the shot.
Good question Stephen. I primarily use the exposure meter, using the average metering mode, also checking the histogram to tweak the exposure if necessary. Due to the brightness fluctuating in different light conditions, I tend not to trust the image on the screen, using it only as a guide.
I was wondering that, too. I've only recently returned to photography after a long hiatus. I dusted off my ancient Konica Minolta Dimage Z2 (4 megapixels!) and have been using it exclusively in manual mode, using the viewfinder to gauge the exposure. To begin with I set it to auto-bracket my exposures, but almost every time I preferred the results of my settings over the +/- brackets. My camera has a histogram, but I've only just discovered what it's for! (Ahem...)
Great set of comparison images.
On the first set, the brighter manual shot on the left got my initial attention but I felt the darker auto shot had a bit of mysticism about it. For the rest of the images I went with the manual shots pretty much every time, apart from the orange tint/food stalls shot (outside the Art Gallery?) Like you, I think the auto shot 'won' that little contest.
I have to say Leeds city centre has changed a lot since I last visited it about 10 or 15 years ago but it still seems like a busy and bustling cacophony of a place, I still live there but I much prefer to keep away from the madding crowds 😉
Most of mine are in full manual mode for best results for my liking , but today my wife made the most of automatic on our Christmas story production today
great set of images pal
It's not just auto mode, it also depends heavily on what type of metering mode it's using. Spot metering for example will produce very iffy exposures in manual mode, but it's great for manual mode when you need to work out how bright or dark that particular thing is in the shot.
Just wondering how you determine your exposure. Is it by watching the histogram? Or the appearance in the viewfinder?
Good question Stephen. I primarily use the exposure meter, using the average metering mode, also checking the histogram to tweak the exposure if necessary. Due to the brightness fluctuating in different light conditions, I tend not to trust the image on the screen, using it only as a guide.
I was wondering that, too.
I've only recently returned to photography after a long hiatus. I dusted off my ancient Konica Minolta Dimage Z2 (4 megapixels!) and have been using it exclusively in manual mode, using the viewfinder to gauge the exposure. To begin with I set it to auto-bracket my exposures, but almost every time I preferred the results of my settings over the +/- brackets. My camera has a histogram, but I've only just discovered what it's for! (Ahem...)