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Anonymous No.4479467 [Report] >>4479468 >>4479657
When do I use full auto mode?
Anonymous No.4479468 [Report]
>>4479467 (OP)
Never. And there is a stupid question thread. Admitting your question would better fit in the full retard thread, but nobody dares opening that one.
Anonymous No.4479503 [Report] >>4479520
Whenever you don't have a fucking smartphone and you need to take a picture real quick which is never
Anonymous No.4479507 [Report] >>4479534
I switch to auto whenever I set my camera down bc sometimes my gf uses it for fun and is a musician who doesn't know anything about photography.
Anonymous No.4479520 [Report] >>4479539
>>4479503
Auto takes way, way better photos than a phone.
Anonymous No.4479534 [Report] >>4479536 >>4479541 >>4479584
>>4479507
why did we need to know that she's a musician?
Anonymous No.4479536 [Report] >>4479584
>>4479534
We needed to know that musicians are in fact unable to operate cameras.
Anonymous No.4479539 [Report]
>>4479520
That mostly depends on the hardware
Anonymous No.4479541 [Report] >>4479545 >>4479584 >>4479901
>>4479534
Why did we need to know anon had a GF?
I know, let's just make everything as vague as possible:

Someone I know uses my stuff sometimes and they don't know enough stuff about it.
Anonymous No.4479545 [Report] >>4479584
>>4479541
>I sometimes leave it on auto for my gf to use
would've been perfectly self explanatory
Anonymous No.4479584 [Report] >>4479585
>>4479534
>>4479536
>>4479541
>>4479545

Jesus fucking christ.
That was just a small, casual private anecdote and you retards instantly need to spin a yarn out of it.

>muUHuuH anON hAs gF ...zomFg.. shE prObAbLy evEn haS A PuSsy pffffchchchch
>anon mentions gf. i no have gf. anon is a cunt.
>how come somebody has a private life? begone, you fool!

Thats about your inner dialogues as far as I'm concerned.
Anonymous No.4479585 [Report] >>4479614
>>4479584
Anon you're taking this too seriously calm down.
Zach No.4479614 [Report] >>4479615
>>4479585
Yeah sure not take it seriously when you all fucking backtalk to the girls we have a crush on and start trying to convince them were those things. Fuck you even snitch on us with the cops, and I mean actual snitching. You know what God gave you a fucking curse because at some point your damn mouth will get you in a ton of trouble and you won't be able to take back from it. So bottom line, if you're joking, fucking act like it.
Anonymous No.4479615 [Report] >>4479617
>>4479614
photography?
Zach No.4479617 [Report] >>4479618
>>4479615
Was the previous interaction no joke about photography?
Anonymous No.4479618 [Report] >>4479634
>>4479617
Tell your girlfriend her band sucks because it isn't Mineral lmao
cANON !!oKsYTZ4HHVE No.4479634 [Report]
>>4479618
Hankpilled.
Anonymous No.4479657 [Report] >>4479698
>>4479467 (OP)
When you hand the camera to someone else to use.
Anonymous No.4479698 [Report] >>4479732
>>4479657
why on gods green flat earth would you ever do that?
Anonymous No.4479732 [Report]
>>4479698
sometimes a big, threatening black dude will approach and demand you let him try out your camera...naturally you're supposed to oblige
Anonymous No.4479740 [Report] >>4479747 >>4479773
>buy a camera
>try out all the gimmick modes
>they all give me a shit picture that's nothing like what I want
>switch to manual instead and take a couple of test shots while getting a feel for the scene instead
Maybe other cameras have better auto modes, but as far as I'm concerned the only thing that should be on auto is your focus, and even then it depends on the shot.

It's literally just 3 dials you have to turn, I don't know why photographers try and make it look so complex. I guess back in the film days it was because you had to go and develop to check each shot, but with digital you check it half a second after you shoot it and can adjust, the difference between the best and worst photographer in the world is 5 minutes of knob twiddling.
Anonymous No.4479747 [Report] >>4479750
>>4479740
>Wow, what a beautiful sunset!
>Let me find the perfect settings to capture the dynamic range that this last orange sliver of the sun's disk generates!
>5 minutes later
>Why is it so dark, and all the other photographers are packing up?
And that's just landscape, not even getting into wildlife or street, where having 5 seconds to take the shot is a good deal.
Anonymous No.4479750 [Report]
>>4479747
I'm talking about a worst case scenario here. Obviously, the more you use manual, the more you will develop an eye for what settings you should use in each situation. The worst possible photographer will take the same shot 5 minutes late.

I'd rather have a late good shot over a perfectly timed shitty one.
Anonymous No.4479773 [Report] >>4479774
>>4479740
Some cameras don't have 3 dials though. I wish my sony alpha camera had 3 of those.
Anonymous No.4479774 [Report] >>4479775
>>4479773
True, modern cameras are mostly designed for retards. You can at least hotkey into them, right?
Anonymous No.4479775 [Report] >>4479776
>>4479774
Yeah but since it assumes you're an extra retard, it displays a slider with all the values as you change them which disables some other display elements such as the histogram for a few seconds. I know how to read indicators showing number go up/number go down at the bottom of the screen but no, we need to animate this bullshit, it's very important.
So if I want to quickly change ISO I have to tap, scroll to the right value and tap again real quick. I think the assumption here is that if you shoot manual you're going to enable auto ISO and just manually change aperture and shutter speed. Or that you're going to be using one of both dials to change exposure compensation in case you use a priority mode. On an older DLSR cheap Canon camera I used to be able to hold a button and turn a dial to alternate between functions. Not here. That only is available for auto exposure and auto focus.
To me it seems more complex to have less dials available as you have to go into menus a lot more for stupid shit. What's more, most options you can bind buttons to aren't toggles. They're just menus, so you can't just bind a function to a button, you have to bind a menu to choose which function you want in 80% of cases. -And- for the functions that don't open a menu, if you have some setting enabled that conflicts with them, you can't override it temporally. You just get a big warning and fuck you.
cANON !!oKsYTZ4HHVE No.4479776 [Report]
>>4479775
Nikon had this figured out already back in '06 with the D50. One dial, press exposure compensation with your index while you turn the dial with your thumb. There you go, change aperture and shutter speed without having to reach for anything or use any menus. The only other dial that's needed is PASM.
Zach No.4479815 [Report] >>4479819 >>4479913
you should use it all the time
theres not relly much benefit you get shooting manually its just more work
i think most photographers are just eliteist
cinefag !CiNE/YT/e6 No.4479819 [Report]
>>4479815
>theres not relly much benefit you get shooting manually its just more work
You get control and consistency. If you're not good at it, it's best to let the camera do the work though. And if you're covering some event then A/Av mode is your friendoid.
Anonymous No.4479901 [Report] >>4479944
>>4479541
>people different, society try help
>society help
>society

society.
Zach No.4479913 [Report]
>>4479815
That does sound like me. I do believe most photographers are elitists, but it has more to do with their asshole no bullshit attitude and gatekeeping behavior than their gear.
Anonymous No.4479944 [Report]
>>4479901
>sadiety