Auto ISO and DTown TV

[BikerJohn]

Any of you guys use Auto ISO? I was thinking about playing with it a bit with the D90 after watching the Dtown TV episodes.

Also I really like these episodes. I get at least 1 hint out of each one. I have found the episodes to have some very useful information. Some of it isn't though. When they discuss constant vs. variable aperture, that's a little too basic. But when they get into the details of capture NX2, that's a little too much information. So, overall I think they have a good balance of information. I'm on episode 17 now.

[K1W1]

Unfortunately DTown TV stopped at episode 24 (or maybe 25). There is supposed to be a replacement of some sort appearing but I have not heard or seen anything yet.

On Rooz's advice (just join the I hate Rooz club it makes life easier) I have my D300 on auto ISO for it's sports settings. I just set it to max iso 1600, minimum shutter speed 1/800 sec and I shoot in Aperture priority which means that if I ever think about things like DOF I simply adjust the aperture setting. These days I really look at what the actual iso is on pictures for the sports ones and if I notice that it's so dark I can't maintain the shutter speed I simply up the max iso or lower the min shutter speed or sometimes both.

[tim11]

I use Auto ISO for indoor events photography a while back. The problem is the camera always use max ISO that I set for obvious reason, so I stop using it. Still I can see AutoISO can be very useful for outdoor action shots.

[Rooz]

it wont use max iso unless you need it. auto iso is always on or me unless im on flash.

[TheObiJuan]

Exactly, Rooz. I turn off Auto Iso when using the SB800's in a wireless setup.
It took me a few hours to figure out why my camera would not adjust the exposure properly and I found out the ISO kept changing.... doh

I wish in newer bodies and flashes, switching to commander and wireless would be faster/easier.

I love auto iso and how programmable it is, this is one reason I'm swapping to the D700.

[tim11]

yeah it's on flash, i should clarify.

[eddie_dane]

I'm the same as Rooz, I usually have it on unless expressly using flash. I wish Nikon had a setting that would disable auto iso if a flash is attached. At least they have the quick access button. I have auto ISO on my quick access and can turn it off in seconds but it's still a pain.

[BikerJohn]

I'll play with my D90 tonight, but it may turn off Auto-Iso with flash. The other night when I was playing with it, I didn't quite understand what it was doing when the ISO would stay at 200 with the flash, but when I turned it off it would go back up with the Auto ISO. But then I was also switching between rear synch for flash and regular (and I don't remember which one it was on at the time). That may have been causing the difference also. I did have the SB-600 attached to the hotshoe. Which also could be the difference. And I don't think that it turned off, it just stayed at 200, the camera was assuming the light was going to be enough to keep it there.