Originally posted by and Congratulations!
on the new camera!
....oh and that other thing too....
Av mode is a good place to start, you only have 1 variable to worry about and its important and usefull to learn what happens when you alter that variable.
Thanks Andreas - your advice makes a lot of sense. I have been fumbling around with the numerous settings all at once.
I will start with the AV and go from there.
VAV