Re: Can anyone remember please?
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 11:02 am
I'm delighted you're pleased with it Joan. You're ready for anything the Whitby weather can throw at you! 
Thank you, I've been doing this a lot recently and yes I'm much more confident and enjoying taking photos againBydoR9 wrote:Very wise words Phil!
It takes a while to get used to a DSLR, especially going straight from a compact! It's easy to be overwhelmed by all the functions and settings, remember that they don't all need to be used all the time to take a photo (obviously I suppose, but it can feel like that at first). Most of the time you will have it in aperture priority using a single focus point!
Phil's advice to buddy up is a good one, but there's no better alternative than just taking loads of test shots around the house and garden to see what effect different apertures/shutter speeds gives you.
Get to know your camera by reading the instructions of course, but mainly by holding it and playing with until it becomes second nature - if some one gave me their canon camera to use, I wouldn't know where to start, so knowing you own camera is EVERYTHING!
You'll be surprise how quickly you pick it up the more time you spend with it - remember that digital snaps cost nothing unlike the old film days, so just shoot away and fill up you memory card! Just don't give up on your DSLR straight away!![:-]](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif "Smile")
Andy.
I am also thinking of getting the Raynox thing as it seems the next step up from the diopters