70-200L lense use confusion

[rbarry]

Originally Posted by gtirman

Ian,
I think you have hit the nail on the head with your description.
I use full manual and the evalu setup for what it is worth.
Unfortunately when travelling around a country in a short time one cant just simply get out the tripod for every landscape....my travelling buddies would really like that LOL

i'll do some more testing with the lense...more than likely it is operator error ! :{

Hi John,

As Ian suggested, if you go ahead and post one of the shots with an example of the issues you are having, it would make it easier for him/others to narrow down the problem.

Shooting in bright sunny conditions shouldn't pose too much of a problem going hand held, and as has already been mentioned, if it's a light metering problem you need to know if the problem is with the set up you have chosen or a problem with the camera itself.

Were the shots you were taking into or away from direct sunlight? Was the contrast of the sky and foreground too much to process in one shot?

[KeithT]

My advice would be to use manual with your tripod and have more time to set things up and AV when you are hand holding, so that you can quickly adjust apertures at the turn of a wheel. Manual still has its place in photography, but I remember using it years ago because there was no other choice. I use all functions on my camera these days depending on the situation, even full auto for street photography so that I can concentrate on the action and not the technical side of things.

[ianpinion]

I tend to shoot most of my landscapes with a tripod or a self standing monopod. I find I can get a sharper image that way, plus if I want to use a longer exposure for effect, I can. I think your friends are going to have to learn that you can not rush landscape photography, it's one of those tasks where it's best to slow yourself right down to make sure you get everything just so.