> I know almost no professionals who shoot on manual mode outside of studio settings
Absolute BS. You have not come across enough photographers. A computer is NEVER better than a human at evaluating light, unless you are looking at a uniform 18% grey card.
There is a child comment about manual vs auto focus. I would say even for manual focus, I have consistently beaten at focus accuracy with a split prism on my Hasselblad 501cm (a camera that does not even have a battery inside) than with a 30 something point focus of the latest Canon 1DX Mark something that I rented when shooting at sub 1.4 aperture openings.
> Leave manual mode for the studio.
Actually, a studio is the best place where auto mode will have consistent (and probably correct) exposures. Every. Single. Time. :)
Now if we talk about speed, yes, a computer is no doubt better at it.
Absolute BS. You have not come across enough photographers. A computer is NEVER better than a human at evaluating light, unless you are looking at a uniform 18% grey card.
There is a child comment about manual vs auto focus. I would say even for manual focus, I have consistently beaten at focus accuracy with a split prism on my Hasselblad 501cm (a camera that does not even have a battery inside) than with a 30 something point focus of the latest Canon 1DX Mark something that I rented when shooting at sub 1.4 aperture openings.
> Leave manual mode for the studio.
Actually, a studio is the best place where auto mode will have consistent (and probably correct) exposures. Every. Single. Time. :)
Now if we talk about speed, yes, a computer is no doubt better at it.