Why I DON'T use manual mode.
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- **apologies for the shakiness of the video, I left the IBIS switched on - silly mistake on my part!
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A walkabout photographer.... I like that. Back in the 1970's (that's last century) my Olympus 35RC had a 42mm lens, and many other similar cameras had lenses in the 38-40-42 range. It seemed to work for most general uses back then. Interesting to see it making a comeback in recent times. Cheers.
I use my camera similarly to yours, i.e aperture priority most of the time. I too am a "walkabout" photographer, although typically most of my photos are taken whilst out and about with my family; so I need to be quick! Aperture priority gives me creative control with just one setting, i might fiddle the exposure slightly with the other control dial, otherwise I can concentrate quickly on framing, take the shot and move on. Exceptions are shooting action where i use shutter priority and a higher Max ISO (on a custom dial setting).
When doing landscape particularly on a tripod Aperture Priority makes sense. As you said sports is shutter speed.
It depends on the camera too, cameras like the Ricohs give a very handy depth of field scale. So there I shoot manual but keep auto iso and just worry about composition. I do something similar with manual vintage lenses. For G9 I shoot at aperture priority but set a min shutter speed usually of 1/250, maybe 1/160 at evening time.
Also I didn’t notice the shaky footage, don’t sweat the small stuff just learn from it 👍
I couldn't agree more. The two most important controls that you need to understand and be able to use almost automatically are focus and exposure compensation.
I have discovered a good reason to use manual mode on Lumix camera - Constant Preview!
Constant Preview is only available in manual mode. It shows you what the image will be like, including the depth of field - if you change the aperture you immediately see the depth of field changing. When combined with manual focus and focus peaking you get a very visual impression of the depth of field, be it very narrow of very wide.
That said it is only suitable for slow shooting when you have time to set up the photo.
I only shoot manual if I am getting another input e.g. from a flashgun or light meter.
Otherwise for street stuff it's usually aperture priority for me, auto ISO, with exposure compensation typically defaulted at -1 to get some highlight protection (this on an E-M5 running a 20mm f/1.7). If I could set a minimum shutter speed I would (more recent cameras let you).
While I appreciate the point of view, would be nice to see you put it into action while you are out on location...I always recommend manual mode because all the decisions made are for creative purpose, auto aperture takes some of that creativity away. And if you're not doing' super serious photography anyway', why the recommendation? Not yet subscribing, but I'll follow to see where you go with the channel.
Even in manual setting you have to decide what your priority for a particular shot is, and the rest must take care of itself if you want a correct and balanced exposure, you cannot have it all at your command - aperture, speed, ISO etc. something has to take priority, so why not leave the camera in one particular mode for most of the shots that you take? And all photography is ‘super serious’ if you have taken the shot with intention. A walkabout shot is just as valid as a seriously composed landscape or studio photo if that is the style of photography you prefer and get pleasure from.
In my mind aperture priority + exposure compensation if needed is the exact same creativity as full manual, just with less fiddling. I.e. when you change the aperture, the camera takes care of compensating with shutter speed without you having to manually set both which is a pretty trivial task, but I'm happy to let the camera do it for time saving. The exposure compensation is there to tell the camera if you want to tweak the exposure.
I notice in a lot of your videos, either the white balance is not set or you straight up have the shadows of your equipment casting on your face and in the background. Your photos are great, but why aren't you using your knowledge to make better videos?
Youre right, honestly I’m pretty guilty of just setting the camera on the tripod and pressing record - from now on I’ll definitely focus on spending time before filming on composing the shot and getting my settings spot on
@@Elifarnhill rereading my comment, I feel like I sounds a little mean here. I'm not demanding anything of you, I was just curious as to why it was like that. I'm lazy as hell with my own videos, I don't like editing at all.
Your videos are informative and I find them to be very helpful to me. I think I point this out because I'm studying composition more aggressively and things like this stand out to me more.
Love your channel!