Apeture/Shutter Speed in Manual mode

Folks, I’m looking for an easy way of working out when in manual mode the method in which you calculate the correct apertures/Shutter speed
I know it depends on the subject matter, but has anyone got any links to websites for this.

Essentially if in shooting a still subject at say f4, on a nice sunny day - what would my shutter speed need to be?
I know there is allot of variables but you get the idea.

Thanks

You should use your cameras light meter to help you determine the correct exposure.

Well there are so many variables you simply can't give a straight answer...

Check the meter bar at the bottom of your viewfinder - if it's all the way to the left you'll underexpose, all the way to the right overexpose, in the middle spot on.

of course you can't forget to factor in ISO. Just go out on a nice sunny day, set aperture for f4 and start shooting. Your film is cheap.

The "sunny rule of 16" as I recall. Maybe some oldtimers like me can still remember it. Something like f8 at 1/125th, f 11 at 1/60th wih ISO 100. Help me out here!

Like jra says.. There's a light meter you can use.. Just adjust aperture and shutter speed until the line is centered.

The rare times I shoot manual, I first put the camera in Av or Tv and give the shutter button a half-press. The camera figures out an aperture and shutter speed... Then I switch back to auto and use that as a starting point. (I don't know why people don't want to use the fancy metering they paid for )

As a point, too.. if you're in M mode with a set aperture and you're adjusting the shutter speed in accordance with what the meter tells you you're basically shooting in Av mode except that you're having to manually move the shutter speed rather than have the camera do it.

umm....iso 100 shutter at like 1250. Since everyone else answered a more blanket answer I thought I'd give an exact (and most likely incorrect) answer.

Actually the sunny 16 rule....

Set your shutter speed to match your ISO number.
Then:
f/16 for sunny
f/11 for partly cloudy
f/8 for overcast
f/5.6 for heavy overcast/rainy
f/4 sunrise/sunset

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Sheridan wrote in post #2308812
The answer to this question, and every other question in the universe is 43.

LOL...and how exactly did you come up with that

Sheridan wrote in post #2308812
The answer to this question, and every other question in the universe is 43.

jra wrote in post #2308845
LOL...and how exactly did you come up with that

Just got done listening to book three of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Tapeman wrote in post #2308591
The "sunny rule of 16" as I recall. Maybe some oldtimers like me can still remember it. Something like f8 at 1/125th, f 11 at 1/60th wih ISO 100. Help me out here!

As with any rule, there are exceptions, and the same applies to the Sunny-16 rule. If the subject is very bright or white, you have to compenate by reducing the exposure why a stop and if the subject is very dark or black, you need to increase the exposure by a stop. And, of course, this is all counter intuitive to what we're used to when using a light meter (or flash) and just adds to the comfusion more.

Sheridan wrote in post #2308812
The answer to this question, and every other question in the universe is 43.

Actually, it's 42.

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Yep ,the important thing to remember is it works only in bright, direct sunlight .Not for early morning or twilight or hazy overcast days .It is for for subjects with average tonality that are not closeups.
Not my words but in my John Shaw book Nature Photography Field Guide.
Regards
Don