auto ISO?????

[Marc]

auto ISO,

experiences, ?
are you using?

why auto ISO?

let's have a lot of discussion, i am interested
in all the pro's and con's

marc

[Bryan_Fletcher]

I currently don't have that feature, Canon 1DIIn, however I think I would use it providing you could set upper and lower limits.

[Noel_Carboni]

Hm, I've not thought about such a function much... I don't have it in my 20D.

Here's how I think: I'd like the best possible image quality the lighting allows. So as the light fails, I push up the ISO to get shutter speed to sufficient levels so as not to produce motion-blurred images. In general, I use as low an ISO setting as possible to produce minimum noise.

If the automatic function worked like this - and one could understand and anticipate - or even better temper - its decisions, it could be quite useful.

However, in a decade of using digital cameras I've learned to check and set the ISO without thinking about it too much. It's second nature for me now.

-Noel

[Martin_Kristiansen]

Wish I had it, or failing that an easier faster way to change iso than the MKII offers, winge winge but anyway

[DavidBryce]

Marc, are you Nikon based then?

If so, I have played about with the AUTO ISO on my D200's a few times

Yes, you can set the max ISO and the slowest shutter speed, but I found that it was too unpredicatble for my liking.

However, I have heard of a hell of alot of other wedding photographers who do use this feature.

Remember one of the main advantages to digital; you can practice and experiment all day long without spending a penny!

[Dennis_Vied]

I used Auto ISO a lot when I shot Nikons, but since I now shoot Canon, I don't have it. It worked great with the Nikons, and I wish the Canons had it. The 5D only has it in the Idiot mode, and it doesn't allow RAW in that mode, so I don't use it.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by DavidBryce

Marc, are you Nikon based then?

If so, I have played about with the AUTO ISO on my D200's a few times

Yes, you can set the max ISO and the slowest shutter speed, but I found that it was too unpredicatble for my liking.

However, I have heard of a hell of alot of other wedding photographers who do use this feature.

Remember one of the main advantages to digital; you can practice and experiment all day long without spending a penny!

hi david,

i do shoot nikon, my question was asked to get some real world experiences, pros, cons.

i have used auto iso a few times.

i am interested in hearing how others have used it and weather they thought it helpful or too unpredictable