How many will admit to using the "GREEN" Mode

tabl10s · 03-12-2013, 09:13 AM

Once. TAv for sports and Hyper for everything else. I feel limited when I use Av.

TrueFocus · 03-12-2013, 09:17 AM

P mode, really.

ElJamoquio · 03-12-2013, 10:19 AM

Originally posted by tabl10s

Once. TAv for sports and Hyper for everything else. I feel limited when I use Av.

When I'm doing something with 'enough' light, sometimes I put it in Av with the other dial set to ISO. So instead of auto-ISO I have it in auto-shutter, with the ISO I want and the depth of field I want.

Quicksand · 03-14-2013, 03:21 PM

I don't respect Green Mode because Green Mode won't respect me.

On my K20D, if I recall correctly, it was at least possible to have Green Mode shoot in raw, with center focus, with everything else programatically determined. Fine. Good for handing the camera over to an unfamiliar user.

Now, on my K-5, it's too dumbed-down. It's not even an adequate "Wife Mode" because it only outputs JPG files, which don't fit into my workflow.

So "P" mode it is. And I'll raise the flash if I think I need to.

lightbulb · 03-14-2013, 05:19 PM

K5iis don't have Green mode. Don't use it anyway.

**gaweidert** · 03-14-2013, 05:59 PM

The green mode is also called the PHD mode. A wise an once told me about the PHD mode. It means:

Push Here Dummy

**boriscleto** · 03-14-2013, 06:09 PM

Originally posted by lightbulb

K5iis don't have Green mode. Don't use it anyway.

Then what's that green rectangle on the mode dial?

lightbulb · 03-14-2013, 06:28 PM

Oh that's a green mode. What is it for?

**nitehntr** · 03-14-2013, 06:47 PM

I learned on the spotmatic and the K1000 M AV and some TAV mostly when I am hiking

forensicscientist · 03-14-2013, 06:50 PM

There's a green mode???

Will have to look into that.....

CB Knipp · 03-14-2013, 09:39 PM

I do not really think there is anything wrong with using the auto mode if it is getting the shots you want. You are giving up the option to have full creative control over how the photograph turns out , however. Once you are comfortable with the ins and outs of how aperture, shutter and ISO work and their effects on one another, I would strongly recommend you switch to either Av, Tv, or M. I promise you will enjoy the process and results more than full auto. I myself keep the camera in either Av, M or B and use the select-point autofocus (set at center usually). I occasionally use auto ISO if lighting is changing on a rapid and unpredictable basis and I need to keep shutter and aperture within a certain range. Again, don't worry about it being a "beginner" mode or whatever anyone else says. All that matters is you get the shots you want and you enjoy.

Dynamo · 03-14-2013, 10:51 PM

Originally posted by lightbulb

Oh that's a green mode. What is it for?

if you put the dial at that green box, camera will do every thing for you

breakfast, washing, ironing etc

wildman · 03-14-2013, 11:06 PM - **1 Like**

Av for my bird shots and TAv for everything else.

However I would like a "AA" (Ansel Adams) mode.

SyncGuy · 03-15-2013, 12:50 AM

Originally posted by wildman

Av for my bird shots and TAv for everything else.

However I would like a "AA" (Ansel Adams) mode.

This... LOL!!

Sandy Hancock · 03-15-2013, 12:56 AM

I only ever use it by accident. When I see jpegs in my Lightroom workflow I realise I must have slipped on the dial.
TAv, Av and M are my main modalities. When I need to dumb it down I shoot P, but don't really trust it.

03-14-2013, 09:39 PM	#41
CB Knipp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Sendai, Japan Posts: 169	I do not really think there is anything wrong with using the auto mode if it is getting the shots you want. You are giving up the option to have full creative control over how the photograph turns out , however. Once you are comfortable with the ins and outs of how aperture, shutter and ISO work and their effects on one another, I would strongly recommend you switch to either Av, Tv, or M. I promise you will enjoy the process and results more than full auto. I myself keep the camera in either Av, M or B and use the select-point autofocus (set at center usually). I occasionally use auto ISO if lighting is changing on a rapid and unpredictable basis and I need to keep shutter and aperture within a certain range. Again, don't worry about it being a "beginner" mode or whatever anyone else says. All that matters is you get the shots you want and you enjoy. Last edited by CB Knipp; 03-14-2013 at 09:41 PM. Reason: spelling

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03-12-2013, 09:13 AM	#31
tabl10s Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sacramento(formerly from B'Ham, England). Posts: 1,424	Once. TAv for sports and Hyper for everything else. I feel limited when I use Av.

03-12-2013, 09:17 AM	#32
TrueFocus Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 78	P mode, really.

03-12-2013, 10:19 AM	#33
ElJamoquio Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,873	Originally posted by tabl10s Once. TAv for sports and Hyper for everything else. I feel limited when I use Av. When I'm doing something with 'enough' light, sometimes I put it in Av with the other dial set to ISO. So instead of auto-ISO I have it in auto-shutter, with the ISO I want and the depth of field I want.

03-14-2013, 03:21 PM	#34
Quicksand Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Ohio (formerly SF Bay Area) Posts: 1,519	I don't respect Green Mode because Green Mode won't respect me. On my K20D, if I recall correctly, it was at least possible to have Green Mode shoot in raw, with center focus, with everything else programatically determined. Fine. Good for handing the camera over to an unfamiliar user. Now, on my K-5, it's too dumbed-down. It's not even an adequate "Wife Mode" because it only outputs JPG files, which don't fit into my workflow. So "P" mode it is. And I'll raise the flash if I think I need to.

03-14-2013, 05:19 PM	#35
lightbulb Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 691	K5iis don't have Green mode. Don't use it anyway.

03-14-2013, 05:59 PM	#36
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,325	The green mode is also called the PHD mode. A wise an once told me about the PHD mode. It means: Push Here Dummy

03-14-2013, 06:09 PM	#37
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by lightbulb K5iis don't have Green mode. Don't use it anyway. Then what's that green rectangle on the mode dial?

03-14-2013, 06:28 PM	#38
lightbulb Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 691	Oh that's a green mode. What is it for?

03-14-2013, 06:47 PM	#39
nitehntr Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rivesville West Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 238	I learned on the spotmatic and the K1000 M AV and some TAV mostly when I am hiking

03-14-2013, 06:50 PM	#40
forensicscientist Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: DFW Texas and Michigan - I commute :) Posts: 1,012	There's a green mode??? Will have to look into that.....

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03-14-2013, 10:51 PM	#42
Dynamo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Groningen Photos: Gallery Posts: 311	Originally posted by lightbulb Oh that's a green mode. What is it for? if you put the dial at that green box, camera will do every thing for you breakfast, washing, ironing etc

03-14-2013, 11:06 PM - 1 Like	#43
wildman Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Flyover America Posts: 4,469	Av for my bird shots and TAv for everything else. However I would like a "AA" (Ansel Adams) mode.

03-15-2013, 12:50 AM	#44
SyncGuy Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 821	Originally posted by wildman Av for my bird shots and TAv for everything else. However I would like a "AA" (Ansel Adams) mode. This... LOL!!

03-15-2013, 12:56 AM	#45
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,272	I only ever use it by accident. When I see jpegs in my Lightroom workflow I realise I must have slipped on the dial. TAv, Av and M are my main modalities. When I need to dumb it down I shoot P, but don't really trust it.