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Originally Posted by pwd72s
I guestimate the available light, know the ASA of the film I'm using, and say..."yep, f 11 at 125th shutter speed should do it..."
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First SLR camera I used had a broken light meter, so I had to learn / estimate the f-stop and shutter speed. And then I had to learn what shutter speeds work best for motion, depth of field, still-life...etc. One of the cameras I had wasn't even an SLR - it was a Cannon Model 7. The 50mm lens on that sucker opened up to f 0.95!! You could literally take pics in the dark with that lens!
I have had a few digital point and shoot cameras and have been able to take some very good pictures with them. (I rotate my pics through my background on my work pc - get lots of complements on the nature pics). But what frustrates me about the point-and-shoot digital compact cameras is that there are very few manual settings available, which stifles the creativity.
I am looking for a new dgital SLR camera - one of the mid-range Nikon/Cannon/Olympus cameras, which allow for more manual control.
-Z-man.