I find the exposure control on the 5D to be pretty much spot on. Unless
I'm using an incident meter I generally try the camera meter's
recommendation first and then check and adjust via the histogram. Then
I pretty much stay with manual until I sense there has been a
significant change in the light.
As to autofocus, I trust it much more than my own eyes but I never let
the camera determine the autofocus points. Only the center point is
enabled.
Chuck Norcutt
Bill Pearce wrote:
>
>> If they duplicate their approach with a new DSLR that they took
>> with the M8, ie., an aperture priority manual focus camera, they may
>> find a lot of enthusiastic old farts, who understand what makes for
>> an easy to use camera snapping them up, even if they are expensive.
>>
> Wow! That would make me move to the red dot in a second. I've spent since
> about 1967 developing skills, and now I am expected to become a passive
> operator of a computer device. Thanks!
>
> Are there times when I use auto exposure? Sure, as it is generally quite
> accurate. Mostly, I set my cameras on auto or just judge exposure by eye.
> Auto-focus is another story. For every situation where it brings home the
> bacon, there is another where it totally screws up the shot. In my opinion,
> the greatest advantage of digital is that you don't waste film when the
> frigging AF either picks the wrong point or just gives up or is glacially
> slow. You would expect that all the automation would free up the user to
> concentrate on composition, but I don't see much evidence of that.
>
> If I were 20, I might see things differently.
>
> Bill Pearce, grumpy old fart.
>
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