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From: cff@uvaee.UUCP (Chuck Ferrara)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: Aperture vs shutter priority: which is better?
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Date: Wed, 20-Feb-85 14:24:55 EST
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	Shutter priority is fine if all you do is take snapshots. I have a
Minolta XD-11, which has both shutter and aperture priority. The only
time I use the shutter priority is when I hand the camera to some one else
and say, "All you have to do is focus." The depth of field preview is much
easier to use (I.e., it's easier to see EXACTLY what you're getting.)
in aperture priority and I don't find reading the shutter speed
display on the right side of the viewfinder exceedingly difficult. It may take
a whole half a second to turn the aperture ring to the right place and it's
rare that I lose a picture because of it. If I'm expecting a "point and shoot"
situation, I might use the shutter priority, but that's the only exception.