mnealtx 0 #51 August 18, 2010 QuoteWhat do you suggest for a new still camera guy that doesn't know what the aperture/f stop/iso settings do?? Note - none of the below sources are specifically geared for skydiving photography, but they're good info for understanding exposure and how the various settings tie together. Get a copy of "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson - it's a good primer for how ISO, shutter and aperture work together. Read up on "Sunny 16 rule". Here is a nice bit on how the camera meters. A bit on exposure from Luminous Landscape.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pulse 0 #52 August 19, 2010 Sounds reasonable. My only worry about using the sports mode is that I think it can make people NOT learn. If people tend to find a setting that works, they just keep using it. They don't learn much in the long run. Can I ask why you choose to use Tv and what you set it for? Also, what you mean by having a 'better' camera and lens?"Any language where the unassuming word fly signifies an annoying insect, a means of travel, and a critical part of a gentleman's apparel is clearly asking to be mangled." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #53 August 20, 2010 QuoteCan I ask why you choose to use Tv and what you set it for? Also, what you mean by having a 'better' camera and lens?He actually explained his reasoning for using Tv earlier in this very thread... I also primarily use Tv... for much the same reason as Dave... edited to add part of dave's reason for using Tv vs Av... QuoteLight can change drastically throughout a skydive. From inside the plane, nice light bouncing off clouds below on exit, then dim light under the clouds at the bottom end. Av mode on f/10 is going to get very very low shutter speeds in the shadows. I'd prefer my lens to go to f/3.5 or whatever it maxes out at instead of going to 1/40th. Now the downside to Tv mode is that when you reach the lens's max aperture, the next step is to underexpose. Av mode will never underexpose a picture (when the metering works correctly)... it'll eventually just give such a low shutter speed that everything blurs. I use auto-ISO on my camera to avoid the underexposure. It tries to use ISO 100 until it runs out of aperture, then it starts bumping up the ISO.Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
