Does anyone use P mode on thier D2x?
P is "Pro" mode. :wink: :wink:cwilt said:I have not used an auto mode since the second day I had my D70. D2x spends most of its time in A mode.
The D2x is a "PRO" body, correct?
Designed for pros?
With pro controls?
Then why put a Program mode in it? :? :? :? :? :? :?
Go you. :roll:cwilt said:I have not used an auto mode since the second day I had my D70. D2x spends most of its time in A mode.
Not sure why everyone's so self congratulatory about never using the P mode. So what. Can a person not be a "pro" if they use the P mode? Silly me, I though it was about the images, not what mode the camera was in.cwilt said:The D2x is a "PRO" body, correct? Designed for pros? With pro controls? Then why put a Program mode in it?
Do I think the program mode is the exposure mode that gives you the most control over the image? No. That would be manual.jfrancis said:The fact of the matter is that most people that pay close to $5K for a camera want to have control over their images.
Hate to break it to you, but aperture priority is an auto exposure mode.cwilt said:I have not used an auto mode since the second day I had my D70. D2x spends most of its time in A mode.
When I say auto mode it is when the camera sets the range or takes nearly complete control of the creative process.foodle said:Hate to break it to you, but aperture priority is an auto exposure mode.
You do not necessarily have more (useful) control over the image in manual. Anyhow, the point is that most photographers prefer to have at least aperture control.foodle said:Do I think the program mode is the exposure mode that gives you the most control over the image? No. That would be manual.
Do I think it's ridiculuous for a bunch of people to be patting themselves on the back for how "pro" they are because they never use program mode? Definitely.
Disagree. You have complete control over the exposure in manual. In aperture priority you're still relying on the camera's built-in meter to set the exposure. In any situation where you have consistent lighting (evenly lit field, studio, etc), manual will make you immune to the camera's meter being tricked. If the lighting is uneven, then aperture priority is probably the way to go.jfrancis said:You do not necessarily have more (useful) control over the image in manual. Anyhow, the point is that most photographers prefer to have at least aperture control.
Not the way I read the thread responses, but whatever.And nobody is patting themselves on the back. The question was asked . . . and answered.
Never said what mode I shoot in. But I certainly don't look down on people for shooting in other modes than I do as long as they can get results.If you shoot in program mode, fine. It's your camera.