Originally posted by elho_cid Hi all,
I just thought it could be interesting to share ideas on use of the K-5 user mode slots.
I personally like that idea a lot. I always wanted to have advanced camera with scene modes that would actually make sense. K10D didn't have any and EOS 30D had them dumbed down so much that even RAW shooting was not possible in scene modes.
So I named the 5 user modes on my K-5 as follows: Portrait, scenic, macro, wildlife, sports.
For example portrait is x-sync with flash WB and ISO 80, macro has AF activation moved to Af button, scenic has composition adjustment under fx button and sports have high ISO and 6meg jpg as output.
I feel like I'm not ever going to use the exposure mode selection dial...
What are your user modes?
Do you store settings for street photo, pets, family, architecture or other specific genre?
I would use them the same way as I have used User modes on other bodies. Let's imagine for example, you are doing a wedding. You may or may not attend the rehersal, but you have approached th epriest to be able to check ouot the natural lighting inthe church in advance. Same with the banquet hall or where ever the reception is being held. Same for the greenhouse or garden where you will be taking shots.
You have, in each of these locations the ability to set in advance for natural/artificial lighting purposes, the white balance and limits of ISO and shutter speeds you wish to use. so you set up user modes for them. Or simply you set up these modes yourself for specific types of lighting and subjects that you shoot which may differ from the preprogrammed scene modes.