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Custom settings and how I’ve lost my love for the X-E series

Started 7 months ago | Discussions thread
OP Jeff Biscuits Senior Member • Posts: 1,166
Re: Custom settings and how I’ve lost my love for the X-E series

AyeYo wrote:

IMO, there's some simple solutions to this issue and what they are depend on your workflow.

If you're a JPEG or mostly JPEG shooter:

I quickly realized you basically MUST shoot auto shutter speed with auto ISO (i.e. aperture priority) to allow proper use of the EV dial to control exposure. Shoot in this mode and all you have to do is make sure you're in the ballpark correct auto ISO mode for your shoot conditions.

Yeah, I don’t shoot manual aperture and shutter with auto ISO. When I do want AE, it’s normally manual aperture, auto shutter, and either fixed or auto ISO.

But often I find AE makes it more work to get consistent exposure between shots. In any case, automating more parameters isn’t a solution for supporting manual shooting 🙂

If you're a RAW shooter:

Set it to base ISO and don't worry about. If it's dark and you need the shutter speed, set it higher. Be free.

Well, yeah, that’s what I do: choose an appropriate ISO for the conditions. Then I select a custom settings mode and presto, I’ve got a different ISO 🙂

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