Photographers: turn ON auto ISO!

[@PhotoswithArt]

I have three main reasons that I still use manual ISO, 1) I'm an amateur, will have to nail the triangle in my head. 2) I have a wish that I'll be able to shoot film in the future, if it's still existing then. 3) When I tried manual mode with auto ISO on, I found that every photo I shot have the same light level, it made the dawn light and the dusk look the same perfectly lit, which not my intention, I want the light level in the scene reflect the time of shooting like early morning, late, afternoon, evening, have different light level, and I don't want to adjust them in post. But yeah, everyone can do any way they want, no rules basically. Thank you for the video.

[@scotttuckerphotography]

You’re definitely right about certain situations benefiting from setting it, like dusk or dawn. Depending on your film camera you could still meter in a priority mode as well, but always better to learn full manual first. Thanks for stopping by.

[@rbweston]

As a public transport photographer, I learnt many year ago auto ISO was my friend, when I could set my shutter speed and react to any shoot in a split second, concentrating on the situation and not constantly worrying about my settings.

[@scotttuckerphotography]

@@rbweston more time composing, less time fiddling = way more keepers!

[@daran0815]

Love the cooking impediment being used to fix audio. Does the job.

[@scotttuckerphotography]

"It if works but looks stupid, it's not stupid"

[@Jellings71]

Great perspective. Everyone wants you to chase the latest and greatest of which I am guilty, but you hit it on the head. ISO should be a secondary thought. In fact, when you shoot film, you are confined to whatever your film is. You only adjust shutter and DOF.

[@scotttuckerphotography]

@@Jellings71 exactly right about film…it becomes a total afterthought and all you worry about is making sure your bokeh aesthetic and shutter speed are dialed in. Same concept! Glad you liked the video, thanks for popping by.

[@iankellam6440]

The newest cameras can handle a ridiculously high ISO with their ridiculously high megapixel sensors. Ny old Nikon D750 does all that I need with ISO set to 12800 max. Auto ISO and manual. The only way to shoot 99% oc the time. 👍👍

[@scotttuckerphotography]

@ I’m not going higher than 12,800 on the Z9 and that’s only in emergencies! They do clean up well.

[@jwbarsby]

How do I set auto ISO on my Canon A1? Do I need to buy different film? 😉

[@scotttuckerphotography]

@@jwbarsby just buy one of those drop in digital sensor conversion kits!

[@jwbarsby]

@ Seriously though, I often shoot film and digital at the same time, and sometimes set my Fuji to my film speed. That way I can match the settings between my cameras. Low ISO/ASA still gives the best results on both film and APSC cameras if there is enough light.

[@scotttuckerphotography]

@ I’ve found even ISO 3200 is perfectly fine on the new 40mp Fuji sensors, not so much on the older ones. Lower is always better, but an appropriate ceiling makes it easy mode.