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16 f/11
1/500
17 f/13
1/750
18* f/16
1/1000
19* f/16
1/2000
20* f/16
1/4000
* Not possible with matrix metering, as it exceeds the meter’s brightness
range; camera reverts to center weighted
Students who’ve been to my workshops know that I’m not a
fan of Program exposure mode. That’s mostly because
Program exposure mode has some hidden liabilities when
using flash, but also because most users don’t take the time to
understand exactly how the camera is making its exposure
decisions or even that once they’ve overridden the “program”
it tends to stay overridden.
Don’t be a “lazy” photographer and use Program exposure
mode casually. If you’re serious about controlling depth of
field, camera shake, subject motion, and a host of other
factors that come up while making photographs, get out of
Program exposure mode and take more direct control over
what the camera is doing.
ISO Sensitivity
The D300 allows user controllable ISO values from 200 to
3200, in as little as one-third stop steps (you can alter the
settings to half or full stops using Custom Setting #B1 [see
page <536>], but I’d suggest just leaving the camera at the
default)
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The D300 also has settings of
LO 0.3
,
LO 0.7
, and
LO 1.0, HI
0.3
,
HI 0.7
, and
HI 1.0
, which are approximately equivalent
to ISO 100, 125, 160, 4000, 5000, and 6400 respectively.
These last six values are not labeled with an ISO value
because they have image quality limitations that the
numbered ISO values do not. The non-numbered ISO values
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If you set
Auto ISO
, the camera actually uses 1/6 stop increments.
