It will also come in handy in the near future if you are experienced in selecting the exposure manually. Suppose you are attending a friend's party and knowing how good your reputation is with photography, someone in the party may hand over to you an old mechanical 35mm SLR camera which has only manual exposure controls and expect you to do the rest. Won't it be embarrassing if people were to find out that all your talent as well as the previous prize-winning photos of yours were the results of the technology-laden AF 35mm SLR cameras rather than your very own expertise? Also, the best part of shooting in manual exposure mode is having some fun to create intentionally over- or under-exposed pictures - in AE shooting modes, we are all out to get the best possible exposures, with no room for error, so for a change, some hits-and-misses are a welcome addition. Deliberate underexposure is fun in manual mode Correct exposure is no problem either Close-up of coins using Spot meter in manual mode The final result after taking several meter readings of the scene Granted, with most of the EOS cameras, including entry-level models like the Canon EOS 888, 88, 500N and new EOS 300, shooting using AE modes with exposure compensations (when required) are much easier than relying completely on Manual Exposure mode. However, EOS cameras having Quick Control Dial are able to give the users fast response in altering exposure adjustments similiar to those employed when using the Dial for exposure compensations during AE shooting modes. Turning the Quick Control Dial either way for increasing or decreasing the exposure values over the camera's recommended values is not a hassle at all.   << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 .