Im like you, I am mainly in Av to control the aperture, as its the most important to me, the shutter I let run on its own but if I need to increase it I will play with the iso and exposure value to get to where I want. Best way I found to do things and not get drastic over exposed or under exposed photos. Also with the mirrorless its much easier now as you can simulate the exposure live, which I love.
Would love to go on a photo safari but not possible in a lifetime at those prices, brand new car prices. I'll keep shooting in my neck of the woods here in Canada. Free. Love what you do Steve and best of luck.
Very nice, thanks! Shooting birds, I always use M auto ISO at 1/1250-1/2500 most of the time and almost always f4. But on bright days I find myself pushing my shutter speed to 1/5000-1/8000. Maybe I would be better off using S mode on these bright days as my aperture don't matter so much as you said... Food for thought!
Great info and I have used every one of the modes over the years. I would make a general statement however and say that most wildlife photographers I have been associated with use aperture priority mode most of the time. That is what I used mostly up until about a year ago. Now, on my Canon R5 I find myself shooting a lot in the Fv Flexible-priority AE mode. I really like it because I can easily change exposure/aperture/ISO/exposure compensation in the fly with the top dials and/or leave any combination of them on auto should I choose. The name “Flexible” is very appropriate as I can go from completely manual all the way to completely automatic should I choose to do that.
Auto ISO can result in too much noise. I fix the Aperture and ISO and let shutter adjust most the time unless shooting moving items. Good tips and good advice to check the Exposure Value.
Steve, I really enjoy your videos. I have been learning to use Fv mode on Canon where you can adjust all 4 parameters with a turn of a dial while looking through the viewfinder. Any thoughts?
It is an interesting mode for sure. It's basically a quick way to switch between the different modes and that means that you really need to understand how all the different modes work in order to use it effectively.
Steve excellent overview on the different modes. I am a hobbyist photographer and do most of my photography while traveling, so I shoot in aperture priority with auto ISO and auto white balance, since while traveling you either are shooting landscape, portrait or indoors photos. I say the indoor photos are the trickiest, so probably need to practice this type of photography. Looking forward to your next video.
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Just love how you explain different things photography
Great advice! It was nice to see a non Z8 video today lol
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Excellent Post!! Thank you for ALL that useful information!!
I really like the new Fv mode on my new Canon...
Im like you, I am mainly in Av to control the aperture, as its the most important to me, the shutter I let run on its own but if I need to increase it I will play with the iso and exposure value to get to where I want. Best way I found to do things and not get drastic over exposed or under exposed photos. Also with the mirrorless its much easier now as you can simulate the exposure live, which I love.
P = Professional. Keep it in P and get Steve Mattheis quality owl and Teton shots EVERY time!
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Would love to go on a photo safari but not possible in a lifetime at those prices, brand new car prices. I'll keep shooting in my neck of the woods here in Canada. Free. Love what you do Steve and best of luck.
Great video Steve, very useful info and great reminders to be open to other modes.
There is of course never "one best mode" but only the best mode which serves your purpose at the present moment.
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Very nice, thanks! Shooting birds, I always use M auto ISO at 1/1250-1/2500 most of the time and almost always f4. But on bright days I find myself pushing my shutter speed to 1/5000-1/8000. Maybe I would be better off using S mode on these bright days as my aperture don't matter so much as you said... Food for thought!
Thanks Steve! Great info and tutorial on the different modes and the progression as the photographer gets more experience!
Great info and I have used every one of the modes over the years.
I would make a general statement however and say that most wildlife photographers I have been associated with use aperture priority mode most of the time. That is what I used mostly up until about a year ago.
Now, on my Canon R5 I find myself shooting a lot in the Fv Flexible-priority AE mode. I really like it because I can easily change exposure/aperture/ISO/exposure compensation in the fly with the top dials and/or leave any combination of them on auto should I choose.
The name “Flexible” is very appropriate as I can go from completely manual all the way to completely automatic should I choose to do that.
Great info!👍👍
Auto ISO can result in too much noise. I fix the Aperture and ISO and let shutter adjust most the time unless shooting moving items. Good tips and good advice to check the Exposure Value.
You are correct that it can. But like most settings, we need to keep an eye on it so that it doesn't.
Thanks for your response and I really like the details in this video!
Steve, I really enjoy your videos. I have been learning to use Fv mode on Canon where you can adjust all 4 parameters with a turn of a dial while looking through the viewfinder. Any thoughts?
It is an interesting mode for sure. It's basically a quick way to switch between the different modes and that means that you really need to understand how all the different modes work in order to use it effectively.
Steve excellent overview on the different modes. I am a hobbyist photographer and do most of my photography while traveling, so I shoot in aperture priority with auto ISO and auto white balance, since while traveling you either are shooting landscape, portrait or indoors photos. I say the indoor photos are the trickiest, so probably need to practice this type of photography. Looking forward to your next video.