Re: Can I Limit the ISO Range on the Wheel When in ISO-C Mode?
Shooters on My Squad wrote:
Erik Baumgartner wrote:
No. It’s easiest to just set up a custom function button for the Auto-ISO presets (I use the right d-pad on all my cameras that have one). Quick and easy to change.
I already have this set up on the d-pad down button, but this means I need to have ISO set to A, not C. In faster situations I do not want to use the top dial to override the ISO value, but a wheel instead, which feels inherently faster.
I do recommend setting a high max ISO limit to prevent the camera from unexpectedly overriding a too-low minimum SS setting (I use base ISO and ISO 12800 for all three of my presets with different min. shutter speeds for each. It’s better to have a little noise than motion blur.
ISO 12800 is way above my tolerance level with this camera, and I usually pay attention to the SS on the EVF while shooting, so no worries here, but I will have to experiment more with the Auto ISO settings if it is not possible to limit the ISO range. Maybe I have to dig a little bit deeper to find another fast way to conditionally override the Auto ISO value without using the top dial.
Thanks for the hints!
There are a lot of ways to to set up and use these cameras, but as AUTO-ISO will always use the lowest possible ISO value and highest possible SS (respective of your other settings), I see no reason to limit the ISO at all. If your SS is as low as it can go to avoid motion blur (either manually set, or with an Auto-ISO preset), and your aperture is as wide as it can go without compromising your desired DOF, if the ISO has to go all the way to ISO 12800 to maintain the desired brightness then I don’t see any good reason to limit it - again, better noisy than blurry. I always want to shoot with as low an ISO as possible, but if it has to go high to get the shot, it has to go high. If I want a darker/lower ISO RAW, I simply dial down the exposure compensation (I always use EC in C mode which effectively adjusts the ISO or the SS depending on the available light with the front dial). The only time I typically override the Auto-ISO is if I plop my camera on a tripod, in which case I simply dial the top ISO dial to base ISO (or whatever).
Erik