Re: Quick way to set min. shutter speed and max ISO?
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lomondra wrote:
That's quicker and easier in Fv mode. Choose the parameter you want to adjust with your thumb and adjust it with your finger. Two dials, always in the same place, no need to change your grip. Constant having to adjust the limits of an automatic mode is too complicated for me and too much hard work. It tells me I'm in the wrong auto mode for what I want to do
Let me ask you a question about this. I belong to those who often used AutoISO in the program mode + exposure compensation. I switched from Fujifilm where you can easily and quickly switch between three different Auto ISO slots with different settings, so apart from specific situations there was no motivation to look for other ways of setting the exposure.
I've never used program mode on any camera that had an alternative to it. I do use exposure compensation for difficult lighting in auto modes but find the evaluative metering is usually pretty good.
With the EOS R, I generally use Fv mode + auto ISO as a super-Av mode, adjusting the shutter speed by changing the aperture if there's enough light for ISO 100 and the shutter speed is more critical than adequate depth of field. I just use the default auto ISO (which raises the ISO to maintain a shutter speed of 1/f (or 1/1.6f for APS-C) until it reaches my limit of ISO 6400 (3200)) and keep an eye on the shutter speed. If that starts to get too low I can change the shutter speed to one I dare use and accept that the auto ISO will set a higher value and run out of range sooner. I shoot RAW, process in DxO PhotoLab 5 with DeepPrime noise reduction, and think I'm better off brightening a very high ISO underexposed image, murky shadows and all, than allowing the auto ISO to go above my preset limit.
I understand using manual + Auto ISO or Fv mode in more or less light stable situations and/or if there is enough time to reflect lighting changes. But what mode do you use in an environment where the exposure changes rapidly? I mean, for example, a summer day, kids running around, strong light for a while, then shadow, then backlight...
Fv, auto ISO, exposure compensation if needed, keep an eye on the shutter speed, select an acceptable speed if the light gets too low.
I'm trying to come up with a new "exposure strategy" because it's a shame to pointlessly occupy C1-C3 with different auto iso settings and try to make Fujifilm out of Canon.