Game Single In - April 2019

photolady95 · 03-26-2019, 06:08 AM

I was questioned quite extensively when I said I don't use the green button with manual lenses, the person doing the questioning said it couldn't be done, another came in and said it could be done if, one knows what they're doing. And the person questioning me was a long time member here, didn't believe it worked. I said try it, it works for me, enough said. I think he still went off thinking I didn't know what I was talking about. Well, it's been a few years since that discussion and it still works for me and I still don't use the green button or the histogram, but my shots are not overexposed or underexposed, doing it my way.

**babywriter** · 03-26-2019, 09:37 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by iheiramo

I do use green button, but only to get into the right area to start shooting. I rely mostly on histogram. I always take test shots and try to adjust histogram so that there is no total black or white. If there is not enough dynamic range, I usually avoid white. I keep following histogram as I shoot and make adjustment and reshoot when needed. I do final exposure in PP.

I have found this fast and easy way to shoot with manual lenses.

This is what I do as well.

**Minimonster** · 03-26-2019, 11:23 AM

Originally posted by photolady95

What's a green button for? That's the lazy mans way.

I admit to laziness. But I don't come from a film background. I shoot in manual, set the aperture I want and let the camera sort out the shutter speed. It works well for me.

**pepperberry farm** · 03-26-2019, 11:51 AM

I'm not lazy for using the green-button method - it's the best way to use the technology in hand when you need it...

**W412ren** · 03-26-2019, 02:01 PM - **1 Like**

I'm going to bale out for April - have some other things going on but I'm fairly sure that I will be back in for May - or possibly the Daily In version.

I'll be keeping a beady eye on things though :-)

Sandy Hancock · 03-26-2019, 02:19 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by severalsnakes

I'm gonna give it a shot! Hopefully more than one shot. :-)

Welcome home Sara!
How long has it been?

**blackcloudbrew** · 03-26-2019, 04:30 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

Welcome home Sara!
How long has it been?

Sara! holly cats, we are putting the band back together again! Awesome.

photolady95 · 03-26-2019, 08:01 PM

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

I'm not lazy for using the green-button method - it's the best way to use the technology in hand when you need it...

I tried it once. It would not give me the shutter speed I needed for shooting a bird.
That's when I decided the green button method was not for me, and switched to using my method instead.

Tsuken · 03-27-2019, 03:54 AM

Originally posted by severalsnakes

i'm gonna give it a shot! Hopefully more than one shot. :-)

not fully committed to a lens yet. K-1 is wearing the sigma mini-wide ii (28/2.8) in anticipation, but i'm still very attracted to the rokinon 14/2.8... I'll decide at the last minute...

yassssssssss

---------- Post added 27th Mar 2019 at 09:57 PM ----------

Originally posted by babywriter

This is what I do as well.

Sunny 16 works a treat. When I was doing it a lot I got pretty quick at figuring it out - and even just feeling it, rather than figuring.

And with my K-30’s sodded exposure, I should probably go with manual exposure a lot more.

severalsnakes · 03-27-2019, 04:29 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

Welcome home Sara!
How long has it been?

Yay! Since I actually completed a SIC? ... May 2018.

But I think I technically filled out December 2018 with shots, I just never got around to editing/posting them. They're still sitting in my LR library. I have still been trying to take daily photos because I love making "yearbooks" on Shutterfly, but it's been a lot with my phone lately. Lazy, I know...

---------- Post added 03-27-19 at 06:34 AM ----------

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

I'm not lazy for using the green-button method - it's the best way to use the technology in hand when you need it...

This. There aren't any bonus points given for not using a feature in your camera.

Use your gear to make a nice picture. Don't let anyone make you feel ashamed for pressing (or not pressing) one of the buttons.

@iheiramo has the right idea about it, I think.

photolady95 · 03-27-2019, 04:41 AM - **1 Like**

I never meant to imply that what I do others should also do. I shoot in my own way, doesn't mean others should follow behind and do it my way. If the green button works for them, so be it, it just never worked for me the way it does for others.

And welcome back!

**pepperberry farm** · 03-27-2019, 04:49 AM

Originally posted by photolady95

I never meant to imply that what I do others should also do. I shoot in my own way, doesn't mean others should follow behind and do it my way. If the green button works for them, so be it, it just never worked for me the way it does for others.

And welcome back!

but your comment that using the green button is "the lazy mans way" is just that - it may not work for and if you have the experience to run without using it, then that's you...

some of us do not have the benefit of a film background, so your way may seem archaic and needlessly complicated, when a simple press of a button does the trick...

photolady95 · 03-27-2019, 05:09 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

but your comment that using the green button is "the lazy mans way" is just that - it may not work for and if you have the experience to run without using it, then that's you...

some of us do not have the benefit of a film background, so your way may seem archaic and needlessly complicated, when a simple press of a button does the trick...

I was joking, and I should have said so. Sorry, I did not mean to imply anything of the sort. I apologize for what you all took to be set in stone for what I said. One day I'll learn to say JK, or Joking, when making that comment. OK?

**Minimonster** · 03-28-2019, 01:25 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by photolady95

I was joking, and I should have said so. Sorry, I did not mean to imply anything of the sort. I apologize for what you all took to be set in stone for what I said. One day I'll learn to say JK, or Joking, when making that comment. OK?

I knew you were joking...

And being the lazy man wasn't offended at all, just impressed that you have the skills to work without the green button. I've been using the M 35-70 today and have several white or black shots to show for it when I forgot to press my magic green button.

---------- Post added 03-28-19 at 01:31 AM ----------

I also like focus confirmation, catch in focus and focus peaking...

Sandy Hancock · 03-28-2019, 03:27 AM - **1 Like**

The technology works. There is a learning curve required to get the most out of it.

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03-26-2019, 06:08 AM	#16
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	I was questioned quite extensively when I said I don't use the green button with manual lenses, the person doing the questioning said it couldn't be done, another came in and said it could be done if, one knows what they're doing. And the person questioning me was a long time member here, didn't believe it worked. I said try it, it works for me, enough said. I think he still went off thinking I didn't know what I was talking about. Well, it's been a few years since that discussion and it still works for me and I still don't use the green button or the histogram, but my shots are not overexposed or underexposed, doing it my way.

03-26-2019, 09:37 AM - 1 Like	#17
babywriter Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: central Iowa Photos: Gallery Posts: 969 Original Poster	Originally posted by iheiramo I do use green button, but only to get into the right area to start shooting. I rely mostly on histogram. I always take test shots and try to adjust histogram so that there is no total black or white. If there is not enough dynamic range, I usually avoid white. I keep following histogram as I shoot and make adjustment and reshoot when needed. I do final exposure in PP. I have found this fast and easy way to shoot with manual lenses. This is what I do as well.

03-26-2019, 11:23 AM	#18
Minimonster Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,065	Originally posted by photolady95 What's a green button for? That's the lazy mans way. I admit to laziness. But I don't come from a film background. I shoot in manual, set the aperture I want and let the camera sort out the shutter speed. It works well for me.

03-26-2019, 11:51 AM	#19
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,676	I'm not lazy for using the green-button method - it's the best way to use the technology in hand when you need it...

03-26-2019, 02:01 PM - 1 Like	#20
W412ren Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Fareham, Hampshire Photos: Albums Posts: 570	I'm going to bale out for April - have some other things going on but I'm fairly sure that I will be back in for May - or possibly the Daily In version. I'll be keeping a beady eye on things though :-)

03-26-2019, 02:19 PM - 1 Like	#21
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,272	Originally posted by severalsnakes I'm gonna give it a shot! Hopefully more than one shot. :-) Welcome home Sara! How long has it been?

03-26-2019, 04:30 PM - 1 Like	#22
blackcloudbrew Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cotati, California USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,460	Originally posted by Sandy Hancock Welcome home Sara! How long has it been? Sara! holly cats, we are putting the band back together again! Awesome.

03-26-2019, 08:01 PM	#23
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	Originally posted by pepperberry farm I'm not lazy for using the green-button method - it's the best way to use the technology in hand when you need it... I tried it once. It would not give me the shutter speed I needed for shooting a bird. That's when I decided the green button method was not for me, and switched to using my method instead.

03-27-2019, 03:54 AM	#24
Tsuken Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,420	Originally posted by severalsnakes i'm gonna give it a shot! Hopefully more than one shot. :-) not fully committed to a lens yet. K-1 is wearing the sigma mini-wide ii (28/2.8) in anticipation, but i'm still very attracted to the rokinon 14/2.8... I'll decide at the last minute... yassssssssss ---------- Post added 27th Mar 2019 at 09:57 PM ---------- Originally posted by babywriter This is what I do as well. Sunny 16 works a treat. When I was doing it a lot I got pretty quick at figuring it out - and even just feeling it, rather than figuring. And with my K-30’s sodded exposure, I should probably go with manual exposure a lot more.

03-27-2019, 04:29 AM - 1 Like	#25
severalsnakes Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Kansas City, KS Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,612	Originally posted by Sandy Hancock Welcome home Sara! How long has it been? Yay! Since I actually completed a SIC? ... May 2018. But I think I technically filled out December 2018 with shots, I just never got around to editing/posting them. They're still sitting in my LR library. I have still been trying to take daily photos because I love making "yearbooks" on Shutterfly, but it's been a lot with my phone lately. Lazy, I know... ---------- Post added 03-27-19 at 06:34 AM ---------- Originally posted by pepperberry farm I'm not lazy for using the green-button method - it's the best way to use the technology in hand when you need it... This. There aren't any bonus points given for not using a feature in your camera. Use your gear to make a nice picture. Don't let anyone make you feel ashamed for pressing (or not pressing) one of the buttons. @iheiramo has the right idea about it, I think.

03-27-2019, 04:41 AM - 1 Like	#26
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	I never meant to imply that what I do others should also do. I shoot in my own way, doesn't mean others should follow behind and do it my way. If the green button works for them, so be it, it just never worked for me the way it does for others. And welcome back!

03-27-2019, 04:49 AM	#27
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,676	Originally posted by photolady95 I never meant to imply that what I do others should also do. I shoot in my own way, doesn't mean others should follow behind and do it my way. If the green button works for them, so be it, it just never worked for me the way it does for others. And welcome back! but your comment that using the green button is "the lazy mans way" is just that - it may not work for and if you have the experience to run without using it, then that's you... some of us do not have the benefit of a film background, so your way may seem archaic and needlessly complicated, when a simple press of a button does the trick...

03-27-2019, 05:09 AM - 1 Like	#28
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	Originally posted by pepperberry farm but your comment that using the green button is "the lazy mans way" is just that - it may not work for and if you have the experience to run without using it, then that's you... some of us do not have the benefit of a film background, so your way may seem archaic and needlessly complicated, when a simple press of a button does the trick... I was joking, and I should have said so. Sorry, I did not mean to imply anything of the sort. I apologize for what you all took to be set in stone for what I said. One day I'll learn to say JK, or Joking, when making that comment. OK?

03-28-2019, 01:25 AM - 1 Like	#29
Minimonster Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,065	Originally posted by photolady95 I was joking, and I should have said so. Sorry, I did not mean to imply anything of the sort. I apologize for what you all took to be set in stone for what I said. One day I'll learn to say JK, or Joking, when making that comment. OK? I knew you were joking... And being the lazy man wasn't offended at all, just impressed that you have the skills to work without the green button. I've been using the M 35-70 today and have several white or black shots to show for it when I forgot to press my magic green button. ---------- Post added 03-28-19 at 01:31 AM ---------- I also like focus confirmation, catch in focus and focus peaking...

03-28-2019, 03:27 AM - 1 Like	#30
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,272	The technology works. There is a learning curve required to get the most out of it.