what mode do you shoot in

Mostly depends on the subject
Tv when shooting moving objects because I can choose to have a blurred background or still background etc.
Av - for most other things to control DOF
M - For night photos, lightning etc.

Same here.

Av and Tv are pretty useless on the A80, at least from my experiance with it.


When I really want to make a photo I use M.


I use P, and or C1 with a differnt program set saved to it when Im shooting friends, partys, anything that involves lots of differnt shooting conditions, requires speed, and often some alcahol.
When it gets dark, I tend to switch to M (depends on the last condition ) set shutter speed to 1/60 and apature to F5.6, then adjust the flash and apature to suit subject distance and any changes in light.

I have no idea what "auto" is for, or those other funny "senic" modes.

99 % Tv, Av, and M

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75% Av, 25% Tv

90% of the time Av obviously for DoF control

AV 60% M 35% TV 5%

That sounds about right. Usually, I'm trying to control depth of field, and AV is the better way to do that versus TV. I rarely shoot fast-moving objects, so shutter speed is usually not a big issue.

when i feel lazy i use P and otherwise i use 75% TV and 25% AV

Why is it lazy to use P? I use it regularly and I get the feeling that I am some sort of low life accordingly. With the shift function, you can tweak your aperture as required if the depth of field is an issue. The camera does just as much of the work in the other modes. Am I the only P user out there or is there a P "underground" movement? I do use Av, Tv and M as well, by the way. Just not most of the time.

AV for the vast majority of the shots. I use TV for action shots where speed is crucial, except in low light AV wide open is a must. M only when using a flash or doing a long exposure or an experiment.

I do not understand why anyone would even consider using M all the time, provided it's not studio type of work. If you're using M you're still reading the lightmeter in the viewfinder, right? And when it's in the middle you snap away, right? Well, so does the camera in AV or TV mode... Just don't get it...

karusel wrote:
I do not understand why anyone would even consider using M all the time, ...

Im building a database in my head of what light requires what exposure, and what subjects requires what DOF and shutter speed.
Im getting pretty good, about 80% of the time I can get with in one stop of what the metter considers accpetable useing just my eye to judge the light. I then ignore the meter and use the histogram and LCD to find the effect Im looking for.

Its all part of learning more about the camera, more about photography, more about myself, and more about the art.