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Originally Posted by jimmy
I can't see the point unless you're needing a very specific shot why you guys think Shutter Priority is better? Especially in low light. You're forcing the camera to underexpose if using a slow lens - why would you want that? You can control the shutter speed with a combination of Aperture and ISO settings if needed - but still leave the camera able to expose properly. What's the big deal in the camera shooting sometimes 1/500th instead of 1/800th but getting a better exposed shot you can use straight from the camera?
In low light it just seems like you might as well be using full manual mode as using shutter priority.
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hey Jimmy,
When I use A priority, it's not a matter of 1/800 or 1/500, but more like 1/100 and things like that. If I let the camera decide on shutter, and it's cloudy on a dirt track (rather dark), then my camera never suggests speeds of 1/800, even with high iso values. When there is a lot of light, it's a different story, then I also sometimes use A priority to have control over dof.
Underexposing is a used alot, even with analog photography. For example when the 'good' exposure is 1/250, underexpose 1 stop is 1/500. That's a big difference to freeze your subject, but it's not a big difference when re-exposed in photoshop afterwards. My zoom lens is f5.6 at 200mm, so in lower light that's not all that great.
In fact when I use S priority in low light, it's actually the same as full manual since the Aperture is automatically set to its lowest value anyway :-)
For example this pic is shot on a very cloudy day, in an are where trees block a lot of the skylight:
http://www.rc-offroad.be/pictures/20...lijmen_063.htm
Would never have been sharp if the camera would have decided on shutter speed (with my camera).
Same for this one with dark background:
http://www.rc-offroad.be/pictures/20...lijmen_071.htm
Don't take my post as a comment on your or someone elses way of working, it's just my personal opinion :-)