Jon Fairhurst |
June 1st, 2009 10:57 PM |
Charles, Chris,
I agree with you both. I just wish that AE lock would operate (and toggle) in manual mode when ISO is set to auto. Rather than having to go into the ISO menu, you'd just set it as auto and lock it when needed. When you walk out of a cave into sunlight, you'd press it again to unlock and yet again to relock. Maybe Tramm could add that feature. It would be a timesaver when setting up a shot, and a scene saver when you unlock/lock for the rare unexpected changes.
I also played with auto ISO, and they really did a great job. It changes smoothly and is damped, so it doesn't bounce around. I wouldn't use it for a professional look. but it's a very nice amateur look. In fact, when you want to show the point of view of some bozo with a camcorder, you could use Auto ISO, shoot in and out of shadows, and add some TV interlace effects in post. If I were to do a casual video for YouTube, I wouldn't hesitate to use auto ISO. It's really nicely implemented. Couple it with ISO lock/unlock and it would be lightning fast to use for a pro look in the field.
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