newbie

[Redarmy]

hi all,

m a newbie with e510 ... like to enquire most folks here use aperture priority or shutter priority ?

are there any commonly used f-stops (aperture mode) or it depends on the composition ?

cheers

[microcosm]

Originally Posted by Redarmy hi all, m a newbie with e510 ... like to enquire most folks here use aperture priority or shutter priority ? are there any commonly used f-stops (aperture mode) or it depends on the composition ? cheers

I use Aperture Priority most.

f-stops depends on my lens used and the DOF composition in my shots.

Might be helpful if you pick a book on the basics. That will answer a lot of so called 'newbie questions'. There are many online reference sites to help you learn the basics in photography. Check out the interesting threads sticky in this section.

Happy shooting!

[Mikefellh]

If there wasn't a need for all those controls they wouldn't have been provided. If it's a scene where you want to control depth of field (DOF) you use aperture control...if it's a scene where you want to control the action (like the cyclist in the Olympus ad on this site) you use shutter control.

Which mode I use, and which settings I use depends on the effect (image) I want to create and what the scene is telling me (what the scene is and what the light is). There's no one setting that will work in every situation, and even in the same scene and light level I will use different settings depending on my mood...that's the beauty of SLRs and having so much control.

I've given these links out before in other threads, but since this is a "newbie" thread I'll give them out again:

http://olympusdigitalschool.com/ - free camera and photo lessons

http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/oly-e/ - information and tidbits about Olympus cameras for new and experienced users

[Kirika]

Program isn't such a bad choice if you don't know what you're doing yet. Shutter priority is good when you want to freeze action (sorta like sports mode) while Aperture is very handy for controlling depth of field (perhaps portraits). They all have their applications, really.

[Hitman]

Welcome to the 'Club'!

You can take a look at Clubsnap's very own Photography 101 for newbies, there's quite a good chunk of information esp. on 'stops'. Learn the rules, then learn to break them.

http://www.clubsnap.com/display.php?...graphy101.html

All of us are newbie at some stage when we started with our DSLR, what I learnt is that you have to keep experimenting and keep practicing, then review and see how you can improve.

It is important that you enjoy your photography, shoot what you like to shoot, not what people like to see..... Last but not least, beware of the BBB virus.

Have a good week ahead!!

[OlyFlyer]

I just want to say welcome, since the other part of your post is already answered.

Anyway, I just want to continue on what Hitman says, shoot, shoot and shoot some more and when you scrutinise your images, don't always do it on the cameras LCD, download and use a good computer screen to analise the results.

Read the manual and some good book as well.

Good luck.