I have two girls, 7 & 8 years old. I totally understand where this mom is coming from. It's easy to read mindless drivel on the inter-web (pdml?) with kids running around. Reading for comprehension? Well, lets just say I didn't read a novel for years after Dana was born.
CW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 2:38 PM Subject: Re: Clueless - on Yahoo Groups *istD > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/782 - Release Date: 5/1/2007 > 2:10 AM > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
