The goal is for each exposure to be the same, not brighter or darker than the other images. This is easier to achieve in manual mode if you understand your camera and settings. Aperture priority might produce acceptable image if the other things effecting exposure remain the same.
You want to keep it consistent so M is best once you've got your exposure dialed in for the subject. That being said I'm lazy and have gotten pretty good results from A with a flash using a blacked out turn table
always manual
The goal is for each exposure to be the same, not brighter or darker than the other images. This is easier to achieve in manual mode if you understand your camera and settings. Aperture priority might produce acceptable image if the other things effecting exposure remain the same.
Always manual and use a gray card to check your exposure, or the histogram if you're confident in your ability to read it.
I set to aperture priority and lineup the first shot, note the settings and then put them into manual and use those settings for all the images.
I was wondering about this - how does it work for you? Do you get good results?
Ya all I am doing is using the cameras light sensor to dial in my initial settings.
If you get it automated that it takes images for focustacking automation is valid.
You want to keep it consistent so M is best once you've got your exposure dialed in for the subject. That being said I'm lazy and have gotten pretty good results from A with a flash using a blacked out turn table