07-10-2010, 11:56 AM
Hi. Got my first DSLR camera - the 5D mark ii - about a week ago. While reading through the manual and learning about it, some questions came up. I was hoping that maybe someone here who is familiar with the camera might be able to help me better understand a few things.
My questions:
1. PICTURE STYLE - I'm not sure what to make of the Picture Style options that the camera has. My instinct tells me that I should just set it to the most neutral and flat setting, leaving all processing to Photoshop, or other post software. So is my gut feeling correct? or am I overlooking a great and useful feature of the 5D mark ii? Assuming the former, I'm a bit confused as to which Picture Style setting would give me the most neutral image to work with - Standard? Neutral? or Faithful?
2. COLOR SPACE - I'm assuming that the choice of selecting sRGB or Adobe RGB is for jpeg files only. Correct? So if I am recording both RAW and JPG, the RAW file will not be affected in any way by my selection in the camera menu between sRGB and Adobe RGB. Am I right here?
3. AF MODES - I understand the difference in functionality between One-Shot AF, AI Focus AF and AI Servo AF. Yet, since AI Servo seems to cover both other two options - in what case would someone choose to select an AF mode other than AI Servo? I'm sure there is a reason for the other two options, I just can't think of it. Even for someone like myself who normally photographs objects which are not moving - is there a downside I am overlooking to have my camera always set to AI Servo?
These are my questions (so far...). I'd really appreciate your explanations and advice. Thanks in advance.
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My questions:
1. PICTURE STYLE - I'm not sure what to make of the Picture Style options that the camera has. My instinct tells me that I should just set it to the most neutral and flat setting, leaving all processing to Photoshop, or other post software. So is my gut feeling correct? or am I overlooking a great and useful feature of the 5D mark ii? Assuming the former, I'm a bit confused as to which Picture Style setting would give me the most neutral image to work with - Standard? Neutral? or Faithful?
2. COLOR SPACE - I'm assuming that the choice of selecting sRGB or Adobe RGB is for jpeg files only. Correct? So if I am recording both RAW and JPG, the RAW file will not be affected in any way by my selection in the camera menu between sRGB and Adobe RGB. Am I right here?
3. AF MODES - I understand the difference in functionality between One-Shot AF, AI Focus AF and AI Servo AF. Yet, since AI Servo seems to cover both other two options - in what case would someone choose to select an AF mode other than AI Servo? I'm sure there is a reason for the other two options, I just can't think of it. Even for someone like myself who normally photographs objects which are not moving - is there a downside I am overlooking to have my camera always set to AI Servo?
These are my questions (so far...). I'd really appreciate your explanations and advice. Thanks in advance.
Maybe more questions coming later... <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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