Do you manual all the time?

[fmw]

Let's see. My Nikon F and F2 were both manual cameras with linked add-on meters. The F3 was the first one with a built in meter. The F4 was finally an auto exposure camera. If I remember correctly my first AE camera was a Nikon FA. I never really liked it and didn't keep it very long - strange because I did like the FM and FM2 which were on the same chassis.. That was in the late '80's. I assume there were earlier auto exposure cameras but I would assume they were also released in the 1980's.

Wedding photography has been a profession pursuit far, far longer than the release of auto exposure. Most sports photographers are media employees. I've done a little professional sports photography but it was just because I had a baseball team as a client. I've some sport shoots for ad agencies as well. But I didn't know of anybody who did sports photography professionally and exclusively other than media employees. If that is a business then it became one after my time.

 

[Ysarex87 81]

Let me answer your question with a question. Actually two questions:
1) How long ago were cameras with automatic exposure capabilities invented?
2) What do you think wedding and sports photographers did in the 100 years before that happened?

1) Long enough ago that "sports photography" and "wedding photography" didn't really exist as businesses.
2) see #1

:shock: Link :shock:

 

[amolitor]

I take that back, apparently nobody hit upon the idea of interlinking the meter with the camera settings until surprisingly late in the game. Still, in most of the 100 years prior to let's say 1978, people were not doing wedding photography or sports photography as a business. Ysarex helpfully provides a link to a book of photographs beginning from 1961.

I feel pretty confident asserting that, within a small margin of error, zero percent of the sports photographs and zero percent of the wedding photographs ever taken were taken with cameras capable of automatic exposure.

ETA: http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Kodak_Super_Six-20

1938. It WAS about the time I was thinking, it just never took off. Do I stand corrected or not? I am loathe to take a position either way at this point.

 

[photosbydanij]

I use manual 100% of the time. If you know what you are doing, it won't take long to get the settings you need. Practice, practice, practice

 

[Patriot]

Maybe I should start shooting manual.

 

[Solarflare]

You seem to misunderstand. He could focus on a deer running in any direction.

OMG you dont have the first clue about focus, it seems.

I assume you most likely can't do that.

Oh, so this is a question for you ? Then forget it.

 

[Dao]

- I drive to work. (The place where I live, public transportation is not that good. I wish they can do better)
- There are people riding a bicycle to work.
- Most of the people in the past went to work by riding a bicycle or on foot.
- I can walk to work or riding a bicycle to work. But drive a car save me time (but getting me fat)
- It take me 30 mins to drive to work, so if I walk or riding a bicycle, it will take a lot lonnnnnnnnnger.
- Is driving a car better than riding a bicycle to work? For me, it is a yes. With a car, it allows me to have more options. It take less time. So I can have a job farther away from home.

In our life, there are tools invented and available for us to use to make our life easier and better. We do not have to use it, if that make you feel better and work better, why not? if my work place is only 5 to 20 mins drive from home, I will rather ride a bicycle if weather is good. I think I will feel better riding a bicycle to work.

I can tell you that if I ride a bicycle to work every single day in the past 10 years, I am sure I can ride it without using my hands now. But can I ride a bicycle from home to work for 30 mins? hum .... I don't think so. Even if I am Lance Legstrong with drug aid.

So the bottom line is .....

Who cares! Life is short, do what you feeeeeeeeeel better.

 

[unpopular]

So there you have it. Auto mode is convenient, but at the expense of environmental responsibility.

 

[manaheim]

47 trillion threads on this topic. Please use search.

 

[Dao]

47 trillion threads on this topic. Please use search.

Should I search with the search function (let the computer do the job) or do a manual search by visiting all the pages?

 

[manaheim]

47 trillion threads on this topic. Please use search.

Should I search with the search function (let the computer do the job) or do a manual search by visiting all the pages?

Whatever works for ya, baby... just so long as you don't start thread # 47 trillion and one.