Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!mhuxv!mhuxh!mhuxi!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-squirt!mccamy From: mccamy@squirt.DEC Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Subject: Aperture vs. Shutter Priority Message-ID: <495@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 09:23:11 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.495 Posted: Fri Feb 8 09:23:11 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Feb-85 05:23:36 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 36 From: "...decvax!decwrl!rhea!Squirt!McCamy" Merrimack, New Hampshire >Does it make a difference if a camera has aperture or shutter >priority? I have a Canon AL-1 and am considering purchasing >a T-70. I kinda like the AL-1 with aperture priority, >because I can pick an f-stop for depth of field. You also get >to see what your camera sees, since the lens actually stops >down. With shutter priority, the lens is wide open until >you actually press the shutter. >Marcel Simon >..!ihnp4!mhuxr!mfs Some info on aperture and shutter priority cameras: o Aperture priority allows easier camera setup for depth-of-field. o Shutter priority allows easier camera setup for fast action shots. This does not mean that you can't setup a shutter priority camera for depth- of-field, or an aperture priority for fast action. It is just not as convenient. I tend to think in terms of shutter speed, so I bought a Canon AE-1 Program camera. I love it! I use the manual mode almost always for my serious work and save the Program mode for lazy days. The camera is shutter priority, but allows you to stop down the aperture before shooting to actually "see" the depth-of-field. A word of warning: The Program mode on any programmable camera DOES NOT assure you of perfect pictures. It works quite well under "average" conditions. You will, through experience, understand the limitations of the program mode and how to deal with those limitations. It's a challenge in itself!