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Anyone tried shutter-release button AE-L w D7100?


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Joe G

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On pg 236 of the D7100 manual there an option described as C1, which, if I read it right, would enable exposure to be locked in once you half-press the shutter button. Meaning you don't have to keep it half pressed after that and as you recompose, given it's the first reading you really want to keep. This seems like it might be helpful if, for example, you were metering for exposure off a neutral tone in the sky then swinging down to compose your shot where the background lighting was so bright it would then cause underexposure..  I'd be interested to know if anyone has got some experience using this custom setting..and if I am interpreting what the setting will do correctly.



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Hi Joe,

 

I do believe that is what the setting is designed to do.  It is available on other bodies as well.  I haven't used it myself.  In most situations I'm shooting in manual and use the meter as a guide.  In my case I would get the meter reading and possibly multiple meter readings and then choose and set manually - that could be at the exact recommended meter settings in the first view before I recompose or it could be my "opinion" of the settings based on the meter. 

 

The other great thing about shooting digital is that you can review the shot and adjust if need be in non-action situations.  You could also use different metering (center-weighted, spot, etc.) to allow you to get a feel for what might work best in a given situation.

 

Sounds like a great excuse to go out and play to test out the feature!