Sharpdiver.....Basic settings for the C-5050....??

[Dee]

Jeff...are your primer settings that I used for the C-4040 the same for the C-5050? There seems to be so many more things to set with this camera, I wonder if I'm missing something.

Do you plan to write a primer for the 5050 and share some of your tips and tricks? There's alot of us who could use the help!

 

[digitaldiver]

I just re-read it, Dee. I don't see a whole lot that doesn't apply to the 5050. You can make the whole thing really complicated if you want to, but I tend to try and keep things simple. The My Modes thing is pretty cool, but most people get it in their head that they can set one of those up for every situation. Maybe I'm a pea-brain, but if I did set up all 8, I wouldn't remember which one did what. I may experiment with that some more and make a cheat sheet to stick on the outside of my housing.

You certainly won't go wrong by forcing the flash, and starting at 1/125 @ f5.6.

 

[Dee]

I think I've come to the same conclusion myself, KISS is the best way to go. I'm used to the way the 4040 set up so I'll use the same as a base for this one.

My plan for the My Modes was to only use 4 of them and set them for wide angle, macro, S. macro, and ??. I don't think I could remember what all 8 are for either!

Learning a new system was one of the biggest things that kept me from upgrading, it's just not fun to me anymore! Like Beast keep reminding me, why do it if it isn't fun?

BTW, your C-3040 has a new loving home with one of our local divers!

 

[MonkSeal]

Dee once bubbled...
My plan for the My Modes was to only use 4 of them and set them for wide angle, macro, S. macro, and ??. I don't think I could remember what all 8 are for either!

I use additional My Modes for setting +/- flash because for doing it manually you have to push two buttons and jog dial at the same time and it's not easy if you wear gloves.