I find rather strange that I just asked two completely manual settings, nothing else, and then I got replies telling how much bad an automatic function can be. Then, you (and Godfrey as well) suggested to rely on automatic functions instead.
Cannot follow you, dear folks... Dario ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 8:06 PM Subject: RE: Two great small features I'd like o much >I wouldn't miss it. I generally beleive that any automatic function >requires > that you know how to outsmrrt it. In other words - more automatics means > more thinking and more errors. I recently talked to someone who was going > to > graduate as a photographer shortly. She told me that they are taught to > use > only manual exposure controle. This is the only way to know - at least - > most of what's going on. > > If at all, I would prefere auto ISO setting like this: > Set ISO automatically within a certain interval, i.e. ISO 200-800. > For really critical work - like concert shots, it would be great to be > able > to tell the camera this: > Use 800-3200 ISO but don't ever go below 1/60 secs. This way I could set > the > aperture (Av) to F.4 and get good / useable shots every time :-) > A grainy shot is still better than an unsharp shot. > > The ISO setting would vary instead of the shutterspeed. Perhaps the K10D > works something like this in Sv mode? Wouldn't that be just GREAT! > > > Jens Bladt > http://www.jensbladt.dk > +45 56 63 77 11 > +45 23 43 85 77 > Skype: jensbladt248 > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Dario > Bonazza > Sendt: 2. september 2006 21:59 > Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Emne: Two great small features I'd like o much > > > Hi folks, > > Has anyone ever thought of a double ISO setting on a digicam? I mean two > separate ISO settings for available light and flash photography, so that > you > can set say ISO 1600 for flashless shots and ISO 200 for flash. The camera > should be able to automatically switch by sensing flash on/flash off, > without the need for the photographer to manually switch back and forth > all > the time when you shoot concerts and the like. > > For the same reason, two independent white balance settings would be > welcome > as well (e.g. flash for the flash and AUTO or Tungsten for nighttime > shooting). Again, the camera should switch between the two settings > according to flash on/fash off. > > Why not? Is this a good idea or has it already gone down the toilert for a > good reason? Is there any DSLR doing that? > > Dario > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/436 - Release Date: 09/01/2006 > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/436 - Release Date: 09/01/2006 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
