After reading many photography books and magizines i have seen so many pro photographers suggest that shooting in A.P. and S.P. in alot of different situations. i have seen many people frown upon not shooting in full manual mode 100% of the time though, almost as it is "cheating" but after reading alot of books(they have helped and i have learned alot) it almost seems like these pro guys are saying that only about 10% of shots REALLY call for full manual shooting mode. i have even read a few authors suggest P or full auto mode when walking around cities cause that way you are ready for something to happen and are ready to shoot on the spot without having to adjust your settings.

sometimes i shoot in full manual mode, sometimes in A.P. and when i am doing rolling shots of cars i ALLWAYS shoot in S.P. but i really have no clue how others feel about that and what mode they shoot in.

id say 70% of my stuff from the past few months was shot in full manual, 25% in A.P. and 5% in S.P.

what mode do you shoot in and why?