[photo-3d] manual exposure = control

[John Toeppen <toeppen@xxxxxxxx>]

Perter Davis wrote:
>And, depending on your subject, you may miss the opportunity while
>you're stopping and thinking.

Don't stop! Just think! Be ready for your shots.  Know what your camera
is set at and know if your light or distance has changed.

Automatic exposure has a place where action is fast.  Usually we have
time to meter a scene before we shoot if we are about to step into
unfamiliar lighting conditions. We do not need to meter every shot, and
usually use no meter at all. 

Some of my friends use expensive Nikons and Canons with autofocus and
autometering.  Non-functioning batterys make for non-functional cameras.
Automatic cameras often make the wrong decisions in demanding light. 
Sure you can over-ride but if you have to do that (think), why go
automatic?

Some of us choose manual cameras because we get better results.  And
there is a belief that control is a part of the art.  Vintage equipment
is also more affordable.  The only (working) fully automatic cameras
that I still own today are digital and video.  Otherwise 1953 Realists
and 1975 SLRs accomplish all that I am looking for.

John Toeppen
http://members.home.com/holographics/