Thanks Godfrey, Dave ... Knowing these techniques makes the camera even more user friendly for me. The idea of using the DS as a completely manual camera, and also using the AE-L technique, has made me like the camera even more, and, for me at least, pretty much gets rid of the bugaboo of relying in the built-in meter at my discretion. I just hope future models will allow the same sort of flexibility. Thanks again, guys ;-)))))))))))))))))))))))
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > On May 11, 2006, at 9:47 AM, David Oswald wrote: > > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > >> Perhaps this is no big deal to some of you, and maybe you even > >> know this, however, recently I discovered that the camera can > >> be used in manual mode while using auto focus lenses, and, in so doing, > >> so doing, the meter can be bypassed > >> and the camera used just like any older, mechanical camera, where > >> I can set > >> whatever aperture and shutter speed I desire. It's kind of like > >> having a digital MX or KX. > > > > Shel, > > > > Here's another nice feature: While in Manual mode, press the AE-L > > button. The camera will snap into a Program-like exposure > > automatically. So say you're in M mode, but suddenly find yourself > > in need of snapping a quickie, without taking the time to tinker > > with manual exposure settings. A quick press of AE-L will cause > > the camera to meter the shot for you. > > Expanding on that: > > On the DS set in Manual exposure mode, pressing the AE-Lock button > will force the camera to meter the scene and sets the shutter speed > to match the aperture you have set. The aperture is never changed, > it's a semi-automatic or "on demand" aperture priority metering > operation. > > The fast way to use manual exposure, then, is to press the AE-Lock > button with your intended target in mind, after setting the aperture > you want to use. Subsequent adjustments to aperture or shutter speed > will be reflected in the range +/-3EV on the readout (presuming you > keep the framing on the same subject). If you move the framing, the > camera's readout will reflect the difference between what is now > framed and when the metering was set. > > It's very flexible ... allows me to use the DS much the way I used to > use my Nikon FM with less ring and knob twisting. > > Godfrey
