Jill Morgan Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I leave the house with the camera set to RAW only. ISO is at 400 and aperture at f/8. I set the camera for aperture priority. These are my basic settings for heading out on a random shoot. Of course they do get changed along the way, but I find these settings fairly good for general shooting. If its super sunny and mid-day, I might drop the ISO to 200. What settings do you guys start out with when you head on out to capture your fortunes? Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 On an ordinary, mostly-sunny day: RAW > !SO 200 > f/5.6 > set for A. This is with the RX10. With the NEX-6 and the 24 f/1.8 Sony Zeiss my only change would be F/8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Canon 5D Mk2 with 24-105 set on aperture priority at 24mm at f5.6, ISO 250 Kumar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Endicott Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Depends on the weather and the season Seriously, I am a mile high to start with in Denver so the conditions are different than what most folks do. In the summer, the sun is high and bright so lowest ISO I can get away with during mid-day. In the morning and evening, I pay attention to my shutter speed and adjust accordingly. If I walk out of the house at 9am and the light meter in the camera says a shutter speed of 1/100 or less, generally, I will bump up ISO or I will open up the aperture to get a faster shutter speed. I've gotten usable images at 1/30 and even 1/15 with my 70-200 but that's the exception to the rule. In the Winter, shadows are long. I generally start out at 400iso and pay attention to shutter speed. I like to shoot around f/8 as that's the optimal setting for my Canon gear and lenses - I also adjust for depth of field as necessary. The Fujis are a little different and I can get away with a larger aperture. I rarely shoot at an aperture smaller than f/11 I guess it just really depends on the weather, the time of year, and what the topic is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 When walking around, I tend to leave my camera in P mode and make aperture and shutter speed adjustments using program-shift, ISO 200, multi-point AF. I shoot in JPEG mode most of the time these days as my current camera tends to be much better at processing than I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanGibson Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I use a Canon 6D, ISO 100, f8, and if I can't get at least 1/100s, I'll boost ISO until I can. Unless I particularly want small depth of field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 JPG Fine + Raw Aperture Priority Most common: f/3.2 or so ISO often ends up rather high, 400 to the thousands Spot metering (or Matrix) One of the auto white balances Color - standard (or landscape or portrait) AF - C (my one outing trying back button focus didn't go well, should give it another try) 24-70mm/2.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 RAW,f8,aperture priority,average 200-400 ISO depending on what I am shooting. Auto white balance Sometimes with a fast lens I just like to leave it open at f2-2.4 or so. L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arletta Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 RAW, Manual settings: ISO 200-400, 2,8-7,1 apert., time 1/100 - 1/ 500, Auto or clouds WB, AF, lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Raw, 28mm lens, aperture priority and f8. Would like to make more use of auto ISO but the camera feels that 1/60th is sufficient when it often isn't. I therefore set ISO to suit, default 100, and almost invariably forget to change it when I should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Six Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Raw+Jpeg, aperture priority, f8 plus auto ISO (max 1600), white balance and focus. Rarely use the RAW images with the X-E1 and X100 but old habits die hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digi2ap Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 RAW - Aperture priority and F4-5.6 though very occasionally F8 - ISO on 160 set to Auto and set to max 400 though occasionally 800 - AWB - generally I take my 24-70 F2.8 (equivalent) lens and less often the 70-200 F2.8. (All for M43 cameras). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Same with Canon 1Ds3 & 24-105 or Fuji X-T1 & 18-55 : Raw + shutter priority + 1/125 and lowest ISO that will allow some headroom to give around f5.6-f11, usually 200-400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustydingo Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Depends entirely on what I'm looking for, weather, surroundings etc etc etc . . . but one thing remains totally, irrevocably constant: RAW. dd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchiquin Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 lot of fun. That's the way to do photography! Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Crean Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Shoebox, painted black, 0.001mm pinhole, shutter adjusted according to available light, ISO 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisken Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Raw + Fine JPG, Aperture Priority, ISO 200 - 1600. Adjust as needed for conditions/subjects. Krisken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruffydd Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I generally use manual exposure with ISO set to Auto. I'll set my aperture and shutter speed as I want them for a particular shot, and I may set the ISO if I feel I need to. Always RAW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 X-T1, Ap priority f8, ISO 200, auto WB, RAW. Increase ISO up to 1600 when necessary. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Robinson Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 As a general starting rule: Two cameras. one with a 17-105 zoom, shutter priority, ISO 200 BUT set to auto ISO, min shutter speed 100-150, max ISO 800 the other with a 70-300 zoom, shutter priority, ISO 200 but also on auto, min shutter 320-400th. That way I'm set up for quick grab shots at any focal length. If I want more depth of field for something, I can always change the settings. I didn't realise my cameras had auto ISO until I read something on here. I have found it EXTREMELY useful, especially when covering news or sport. RAW and auto white balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gervais Montacute Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Nikon D800 Aperture Priority or Manual, 200 to 400 (maybe more dependent on weather) ISO, Auto WB Same for the Sony RX100 mkII except A priority only and maybe less on the ISO Both RAW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brooks Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 F11 and be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 F11 and be there. Do we assume everything else is on auto? Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Canon 5dII - 24-105L - RAW - Aperture priority - f8 - ISO between 100-200. ISO and aperture quickly changed. However, have been caught on sunny days in sudden shady surroundings with unsharp images due to low shutter speed. I try to think a little ahead when moving around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhandol Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Today, Nikon D2X (yeah, I know it's a dinosaur!) with AF micro nikkor 70-180mm set to aperture priority F8, auto WB & iso 200 Parm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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