delko
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First question:Is it wise to shoot in full manual?
I recently bought a lens and the guy at the shop says i must put the cam on auto see what the cam gives for exposure and f stop and put that information in the manual mode for beter photos quality ect.
I'm still learning about this but I can tell you what my experience with my canons (XTi 400D and XSi 450D) has taught me over the last 5 years.
1) If you are shooting something that requires you to take the picture immediately - use the auto mode.
2) if you are shooting something where you can choose the settings in advance (without missing the shot) then choose the settings semi-manually.
i.e. choose TV is it is a moving target , choose P if it is not moving leave ISO on auto.
3) If you have a lot of time to take the shot then choose the specific settings that you think will work.
While learning - try and take auto and manual settings shots of the same object and when you download them to your computer compare the settings recorded in the picture information when the shots were taken. And also compare the quality of the shots. I find you learn a lot by doing this.
For sports shots use the TV setting.
I normally shoot birds in flight or motion, usually at different distances, I allways use TV and this type of shooting is very similar to sports shooting.
However for these types of pictures the TV setting allows you to adjust the other settings but then adjusts them to give priority to the speed setting.
If you have daylight on the target then use something in the 1/800 (not very bright) to 1/1250 range (bright daylight) to get reasonable shots.