She's probably a very sweet mom, which isn't a bad thing nowadays. Just a little technically challenged. :-)
Tom C. >From: "wendy beard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Clueless - on Yahoo Groups *istD >Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 14:35:46 -0400 > >kiss a booboo? > >On 5/1/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is a very silly conversation that just occured in the Yahoo *istD > > group. I've omitted the names to protect the innocent. > > > > QUESTION: OK let me preface this by saying that I know I could probably >get > > the > > answer by reading my user manual. However... I have 3 kids uner 5 and > > they have not given me any time to read. Pictures I can take while > > they go wild, reading however doesn't sink in when you have to stop > > every 10 seconds to correct them or kiss a booboo. > > > > OK what is the little red square that blinks and beeps while I am > > looking the the viewfinder? Why won't it let me take a picture until > > that beeps? Its driving me nuts, I have missed many good shots because > > of it. > > > > -- > > > > ANSWER: That is the auto focus working, You can use the camera in manual >and > > this will not happen but you will have to focus the camera manually. >Hope > > this helps > > > > -- > > > > RESPONSE: I have tried in manual and it does the same thing. If its not > > focused "properly" it won't let me take the picture, even if it > > appears focused to me or it is how I want the photo to look. > > > > -- > > > > NEXT ANSWER: Push the little button down on the side to manual instead >of > > auto focus, and it will fire whether it is in focus or not. > > > > -- > > > > NEXT ANSWER: Ooops, I see that is what you just said. Sorry, I can't >think > > of anything else. Is the lens mounted tight? > > > > -- > > > > It's funny that there's time to sit in front of the 'puter, read and >write > > e-mail, but not time to look at the manual. Probably not a person that > > needs or should have a DSLR. > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
