#7387659 - 11/12/13 02:03 PM
When shooting outdoors during the day...
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01Ryan10
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Do any of you use the "sunny 16 rule" as a starting point for full manual, or do you get lazy and start with aperture priority with some exposure compensation thrown in.
Since I'm relatively new to SLR photography (4ish years), I primarily start with aperture priority, then switch back and forth between Aperture and manual as scenes or lighting changes.
After reading about it a little, I do think it's a good general guide to memorize as is some of its derivatives such as...
Sand and Snow = ISO 200 * 1/200 * F/22
Sunny 16 = ISO 200 * 1/200 * F16
Cloudy and Overcast (no shadows) = ISO 200 - 1/200 - F/5.6
Sunset/Shade = ISO 200 * 1/200 * F/4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_16_rule
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#7387765 - 11/12/13 02:45 PM
Re: When shooting outdoors during the day...
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GSParker
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I don't follow any "rules"...I use the right tool for the job. I don't see P, S, A or any other mode as "lazy". M is not the end-all/be-all mode for "pros".
I'll try the sunny 16 rule at times, but most of the time i'm messing around with the settings to get what I want. Whether that is A priority or full manual, i'll choose the one that fits or gets me to the end result how I want it. 
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#7387976 - 11/12/13 04:25 PM
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Nate047
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Basically think of it like this... You have 3 ways of affecting your exposure; ISO, aperture and shutter speed. You should always set the aperture first, as that will affect the DOF and overall look of your photo a lot, so pick the "look" you want that way. Moving subjects aside of course. Set shutter speed second, based on how much blur or movement you want (if any) and set ISO last.
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#7388048 - 11/12/13 04:54 PM
Re: When shooting outdoors during the day...
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GSParker
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Basically think of it like this... You have 3 ways of affecting your exposure; ISO, aperture and shutter speed. You should always set the aperture first, as that will affect the DOF and overall look of your photo a lot, so pick the "look" you want that way. Moving subjects aside of course. Set shutter speed second, based on how much blur or movement you want (if any) and set ISO last. Nate
Interesting...I do it ISO --> Aperture --> Shutter
I generally look at a scene and set my ISO to be the max I want it at (i.e. shooting in a museum this weekend, didn't want to go higher than 1600). Then I set the aperture depending on what I was shooting then let the shutter do its thing (used A priority in this case).
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#7388317 - 11/12/13 06:44 PM
Re: When shooting outdoors during the day...
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chef
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I use it with my F2 with a sorta sketchy spot meter built into it. Knowing full stops is more helpful when I'm trying to figure out if I want to bump the iso or swap to a faster lens or...i don't know. something. With the d700/600, if I'm shooting manual, I'll just use the meter to get close and then fine tune from there.
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#7388366 - 11/12/13 06:58 PM
Re: When shooting outdoors during the day...
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rusty323
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Basically think of it like this... You have 3 ways of affecting your exposure; ISO, aperture and shutter speed. You should always set the aperture first, as that will affect the DOF and overall look of your photo a lot, so pick the "look" you want that way. Moving subjects aside of course. Set shutter speed second, based on how much blur or movement you want (if any) and set ISO last. Nate
thats how my thought process works. sometimes we have no choice with iso =( either get the shot or not.
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