SLR Question

[NikatKimber]

I run completely manual, and shoot in RAW. Manual focus, ISO, shutter speed, and aperture. I learned that way using a 35mm about 10-12 years ago, and prefer it. I get better results that way. Takes some practice learning what the different settings do, and how they affect the photo, but you really have a lot more power knowing them.

 

[GlocksInMySocks]

I run completely manual, and shoot in RAW. Manual focus, ISO, shutter speed, and aperture. I learned that way using a 35mm about 10-12 years ago, and prefer it. I get better results that way. Takes some practice learning what the different settings do, and how they affect the photo, but you really have a lot more power knowing them.

bingo, take a class at a local university or something. You can more than likely just audit a class

 

[NikatKimber]

You can take a class, or read about it, and practice with the different settings. If you're not trying to learn it super fast (and I don't even know that a class would do that) probably not worth the $$ to take the class if it's just for fun. I kinda like just going out and taking a bunch of pictures of the same subject combining all sorts of settings, then reviewing them later to see the effects. Some are pretty cool, and useful; like aperture, you can get shallow/deep field of focus, where others, like ISO, just make a crappy picture if set wrong.