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I'm a little confused by this. A lot of cameras had aperture priority mode in the film days. You set the apeture and the camera would adjust the shutter speed

I'm a little confused by this. A lot of cameras had aperture priority mode in the film days. You set the apeture and the camera would adjust the shutter speed appropriately. (I had a canon T90 that had it and shot with a borrowed nikon 8008 that had it as well). The T90 had a spot meter mode where you could use the center circle and tap and extra button (next to the shutter button) to have it average the exposure of all your spots. http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/canont90/htmls/metering1.htm http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/cano... Everything seems easier now that we're digital.

pdinny 5y ago
The post title may be a bit misleading here in the sense that the linked article isn't claiming that only the X-700 had aperture priority. While I can't comment on specifics of the availability of aperture priority in 1980s SLRs, the two models you mention (t90 and n8008) are late 80s models (86 and 88 IIRC) where the X-700 was released in 1981. The X-700s are terrific cameras, I shot with one for many years.
- skhr0680 5y ago
  Aperture priority wasn’t anything new by then, but I think 1981 is early for “P” mode where the camera picks both the f/stop and shutter speed.
  - kd5bjo 5y ago
    To my knowledge, Canon was the first to market with a program-mode camera with their A-1 in 1978. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_A-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_A-1
  - maurits 5y ago
    Not at all. The Canon A1, born 1978, for example, has shutter priority, aperture priority and full automatic exposure [1] [1] http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/SLRs/a1/index.htm http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresou...
  - dan_hawkins 5y ago
    It's been a bit more in my model: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30301438 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30301438
- ynac 5y ago
  Sorry about that - I only meant to draw attention to it. It's often lauded as the best and the last best in that category.
dan_hawkins 5y ago
I've used to own DiMAGE A2 and remember fondly that aperture priority mode was a bit different than in other makers. There was a specified range of shutter times and when the camera was reaching the limit of the range it started changing ISO to stay within the range. It's been extremely useful. I still miss this kind of behavior in my Canon 5D Mark II.
- acomjean 5y ago
  Your Canon should have it. Its called (poorly named to my mind) "Safety Shift" and it changes the iso when your at the edge. Its a custom function. https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/22170398 https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/22170398 "C. Fn I –8 [Safety shift], is an expanded version of the EOS-1D Mark II N's C. Fn-16 [Safety shift in Av or Tv]. The function [2: Enable (ISO speed)] works in the P, Tv, and Av modes. If subject brightness changes erratically and the correct autoexposure cannot be obtained, the ISO speed is shifted automatically within ISO 100–3200 to obtain a correct exposure. Safety shift overrides the following settings: C. Fn I -3 [Set ISO speed range], C. Fn I -12 [Set shutter speed range], and C. Fn I -13 [Set aperture value range]. During continuous shooting, safety shift might be applied even if flash is used. It depends on the shooting conditions."

pdinny 5y ago

The post title may be a bit misleading here in the sense that the linked article isn't claiming that only the X-700 had aperture priority. While I can't comment on specifics of the availability of aperture priority in 1980s SLRs, the two models you mention (t90 and n8008) are late 80s models (86 and 88 IIRC) where the X-700 was released in 1981. The X-700s are terrific cameras, I shot with one for many years.

skhr0680 5y ago
Aperture priority wasn’t anything new by then, but I think 1981 is early for “P” mode where the camera picks both the f/stop and shutter speed.
- kd5bjo 5y ago
  To my knowledge, Canon was the first to market with a program-mode camera with their A-1 in 1978. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_A-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_A-1
- maurits 5y ago
  Not at all. The Canon A1, born 1978, for example, has shutter priority, aperture priority and full automatic exposure [1] [1] http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/SLRs/a1/index.htm http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresou...
- dan_hawkins 5y ago
  It's been a bit more in my model: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30301438 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30301438
ynac 5y ago
Sorry about that - I only meant to draw attention to it. It's often lauded as the best and the last best in that category.

dan_hawkins 5y ago

I've used to own DiMAGE A2 and remember fondly that aperture priority mode was a bit different than in other makers. There was a specified range of shutter times and when the camera was reaching the limit of the range it started changing ISO to stay within the range. It's been extremely useful. I still miss this kind of behavior in my Canon 5D Mark II.

acomjean 5y ago
Your Canon should have it. Its called (poorly named to my mind) "Safety Shift" and it changes the iso when your at the edge. Its a custom function. https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/22170398 https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/22170398 "C. Fn I –8 [Safety shift], is an expanded version of the EOS-1D Mark II N's C. Fn-16 [Safety shift in Av or Tv]. The function [2: Enable (ISO speed)] works in the P, Tv, and Av modes. If subject brightness changes erratically and the correct autoexposure cannot be obtained, the ISO speed is shifted automatically within ISO 100–3200 to obtain a correct exposure. Safety shift overrides the following settings: C. Fn I -3 [Set ISO speed range], C. Fn I -12 [Set shutter speed range], and C. Fn I -13 [Set aperture value range]. During continuous shooting, safety shift might be applied even if flash is used. It depends on the shooting conditions."