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From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
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Subject: Re: Aperture vs shutter priority: which is better?
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Date: Tue, 12-Feb-85 22:49:48 EST
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I guess I'll throw my two cents' worth into the debate, too...

>> Whith shutter priority, the lens is wide open until
>> you actually press the shutter.

That's stopped-down metering.  It's not as nice because far less light
comes through the viewfinder, reducing useability in low light scenes.
The Canon AE-1 (shutter-priority) has a lever you can push for
stopped-down metering (onb full manual only though).

>For what it's worth, it is almost always easier to twirl the aperture
>ring than it is the shutter speed knob on every SLR I've run into.

Really?  On an AE-1 (and T-70 for that matter) it's at least for me
much easier to change the shutter speed than the aperture.  To change
the shutter speed doesn't require moving my finger very far from the
shutter release, whereas for the aperture I have to use my left hand
(and, boy, my left hand doesn't know what the right one is doing!).

			\tom
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