Is there a point of learning Aperture,ISO,Shutter speed?

Derrel · Nov 8, 2011

tevo said:
Derrel said:

Just shoot EVERYTHING at ISO 400!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Making fun of me?

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No, not at all. Personally, I think shooting at ISO 400 is the single biggest "tip" any newbie can be given. I shot Tri-X for nearly two decades, at ISO 250,320,0r MOSTLY, at 400. My comment was not even directed at or toward "you" Tevo...was just putting out there my feeling about ISO level for beginners who do not understand exposure. For them, my advice is, "Just shoot EVERYTHING at ISO 400!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

ISO 400 keeps the lens at the sweet spot longer. Keeps the shutter in the safe zone. Allows you to have an extra stop or two of DOF to cover focusing inaccuracies. Keeps subject motion blur from accidentally spoiling many frames. When I wrote Just shoot EVERYTHING at ISO 400!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, I was not kidding. In any way. I was being 100 percent, deadly, totally serious. No humor, no snark, no joke, no fooling.

Foreget dicking around with ISO 100 to "prevent noise". Get the picture.

tevo · Nov 8, 2011

Sammie_Lou said:
Ok, so I'm setting my camera to ISO 400 and f/8 permanently...what should I set my shutter speed at for the rest of the life of the camera?? Just wanna get this whole setting the controls thing over with now so I can start taking some epic shots.

Okay, at least try to answer your own questions before posting them on this forum. If you ACTUALLY read the thread, you would know that the proper shutter for your camera at all times ever is camel.

MLeeK · Nov 8, 2011

Actually... shooting at ISO 400 makes total sense to me and I agree with Darrel for newbies or inexperienced shooters. It prevents a LOT of mistakes in good light.
If your camera has a problem with high noise at ISO 400 it's either more than 6 or 7 years old or you aren't exposing properly.
Today's cameras at ISO 400 perform beautifully.
The whole shoot at 100 (canon) and 200 (nikon) thing is great, but totally not absolutely necessary. Know when to break the rules. Or just plain when to throw them away. ISO 400 is low by today's standards.
The new 1DX shoots at 204,800. I USE the images shot at 12800 on my 50D and 7D on an every day basis. Get over the whole ISO thing, ladies and gentlemen!

Now back to our regularly scheduled epic length post....

MTVision · Nov 8, 2011

MLeeK said:
Actually... shooting at ISO 400 makes total sense to me and I agree with Darrel for newbies or inexperienced shooters. It prevents a LOT of mistakes in good light.
If your camera has a problem with high noise at ISO 400 it's either more than 6 or 7 years old or you aren't exposing properly.
Today's cameras at ISO 400 perform beautifully.
The whole shoot at 100 (canon) and 200 (nikon) thing is great, but totally not absolutely necessary. Know when to break the rules. Or just plain when to throw them away. ISO 400 is low by today's standards.
The new 1DX shoots at 204,800. I USE the images shot at 12800 on my 50D and 7D on an every day basis. Get over the whole ISO thing, ladies and gentlemen!

Now back to our regularly scheduled epic length post....

Glad to know! I'm always boosting my ISO. I have some shots that are at ridiculously high ISO's!

ann · Nov 10, 2011

Goodness, been gone since the 31st and this thread is still going on.:lmao:

Oh, many times I used IS0 400, and what ever else it took to get the job done. A few times even in program mode and frankly if my camera would have given me an auto options I might have given that a try.

TMuhammad · Nov 10, 2011

Why would you even by a DSLR if you just shoot Auto? And learning about those things make you a better photographer. You can't light-paint on Auto. Or any other long-exposure/low-light shooting techniques. This is part of my dislike towards digital film. No creativity(I know it's not true for everyone)

camz · Nov 10, 2011

Ok so out of curiosity I looked at the OP's last activity hoping that he was absorbing all this...his last visit was on 10/27/2011. LOL

I think we've done our jobs here in TPF eh??!

tevo · Nov 10, 2011

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momo3boys · Nov 10, 2011

Just so you know tevo, my husband made me explain to him why I was laughing and then I let him read your post. He wants to know if he can use that picture on his favorite forum.

unpopular · Nov 10, 2011

Someone, quick! Say something controversial or idiotic! DON'T LET THIS ONE DIE!

tevo · Nov 10, 2011

momo3boys said:
Just so you know tevo, my husband made me explain to him why I was laughing and then I let him read your post. He wants to know if he can use that picture on his favorite forum.

Hahaha ^^

Tell him to go for it!

zcar21 · Nov 10, 2011

Matrixgravity said:
The only cool looking aesthetic effects you can do with a camera are Depth of field, and Bokeh. Other than that, is there really any point in learning how to use Aperture, ISO, and Shutter Speed? I mean, can't a beginner just purchase an expensive DSLR and just shoot on auto and produce professional looking pictures? I mean, the only reason you would need aperture,ISO, or shutter speed is if you wanted to create depth of field, or bokeh. Other than that, what is the point though? Thats what confuses me..There really doesn't seem like there is much to do with a camera aside from bokeh and depth of field..That is all I ever see..

Isn't the use of depth of field enough reason? You forgot to mention freezing or adding movement. Learning how to use aperture and shutter speed is not that difficult anyways.
Edit: Also, there are other effects that can be created with the camera besides exposure.

MLeeK · Nov 10, 2011

camz said:
Ok so out of curiosity I looked at the OP's last activity hoping that he was absorbing all this...his last visit was on 10/27/2011. LOL

I think we've done our jobs here in TPF eh??!

Yeah, but we have to keep this going just because... well... because we can!