X-E5 default speed too high - what have I missed?

[abmetJ]

If anyone else wants to read the FAQ, it can be found here:

https://digitalcamera-support-en.fu...detail?aid=000005595&p=a065i00000XA75YAAT&wd=

Alan

Thanks for sharing this, good information on how auto chooses minimum. I definitely wish could chose fast or standard on all cameras.

 

[Alan Sh]

Now I know what is going on - and a way to circumvent it - I'm going to set Auto 2 & 3 to be for specific lenses (16mm and 23/27mm) and have Auto 1 for anything else I might put on. Given that I want this for street photography and I will probably only ever use the 16, 23 & 27mm lenses, I think I am covered.

It's been a fun journey so far. I wonder what else will be uncovered.

Alan

 

[Erik Baumgartner]

Now I know what is going on - and a way to circumvent it - I'm going to set Auto 2 & 3 to be for specific lenses (16mm and 23/27mm) and have Auto 1 for anything else I might put on. Given that I want this for street photography and I will probably only ever use the 16, 23 & 27mm lenses, I think I am covered.

It's been a fun journey so far. I wonder what else will be uncovered.

Alan

You seem a lot more concerned about setting shutter speed based on focal length rather than subject motion, do you only shoot static scenes?

 

[CanaryMango]

If anyone else wants to read the FAQ, it can be found here:

https://digitalcamera-support-en.fu...detail?aid=000005595&p=a065i00000XA75YAAT&wd=

Alan

Thanks for sharing this, good information on how auto chooses minimum. I definitely wish could chose fast or standard on all cameras.

I totally misread that FAQ at first thinking there might actually be a Fast/Slow menu option. Spent five minutes searching camera menus before I realised my error.

My rather ancient Canon Powershot S120 has a fast/slow Auto ISO option.

 

[Bill Ferris]

If anyone else wants to read the FAQ, it can be found here:

https://digitalcamera-support-en.fu...detail?aid=000005595&p=a065i00000XA75YAAT&wd=

Alan

Very interesting, I had no idea that this was a thing. Why not give you an option for either? Though, IMO, they'd have to make a bunch of other changes as well to make this a properly useful feature.

Yes, I agree. What they've done is 9for me) spoiled it as a street camera. I don't need 1/100th of a second but I do want as low an ISO as possible. I can work round it, but it means I have to take more time to think about the picture rather than the quick 'snap' to capture a fleeting moment.

Alan, if you're considering going to full manual exposure mode, there's no need to worry about the process taking more time. Sure, it'll take a few outings to make the change and get into a comfortable workflow but, once you've made that transition, I think you'll find it's actually quite liberating and simplifying.

Enjoy your new camera. It's great for street and you've got the flexibility to mix & match lenses to your plan for a shoot.

Good luck.

 

[Alan Sh]

Eric,

Yes, most of my street shots are static or slow moving people.

Bill, Thanks - I am growing to like it. I'm still getting used to the EVF on the left ( am starting to use my right eye, rather than my left which feels wrong)

 

[Erik Baumgartner]

Eric,

Yes, most of my street shots are static or slow moving people.

You’re shooting people and want your camera to use shutter speeds below 1/100”?

Bill, Thanks - I am growing to like it. I'm still getting used to the EVF on the left ( am starting to use my right eye, rather than my left which feels wrong)

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[Alan Sh]

Yes.

 

[jonikon]

I have my X-E5 in Auto3 for ISO which has default ISO of 125, Max of 12,800 and shutter speed of 'Auto'. I have the shutter dial set to A and control the aperture using the lens. Lens is either the 16mm F2.8 or the new 23mm F2.8.

When I take a picture, the default speed is 1/100 and it puts the ISO up rather than lowering the speed.

My X-T5 behaves 'normally'.

Can anyone tell me what setting I've not set? I've looked at both cameras and they appear to be the same.

Alan

Fujifilm must have changed their algorithm since the X-S10 that will go well below 1/100 sec SS. Sometimes too low shutter speeds is why I don't use the Auto speed setting with Auto ISO. Instead I just set my minimum shutter speed in Auto ISO. If I want to have more control and be able to set the minimum shutter speed "on the fly", I just go to Manual mode with Auto ISO. I used to shoot in Aperture Priority almost exclusively, but I am finding Manual Mode with Auto ISO gives me more control over shutter speed as well as aperture, so I use it more often now.