There are at least 2 ways to learn; (1) from your own mistakes, and (2) from the mistakes of others.
Here's a mistake made by an amateur photographer (blush) that I know quite well. The gear was an MZ-S and Tamron 28-200 XR: a) Snapped some pictures in very bright daylight. b) Snapped more pictures, playing with aperture and shutter priority. It's a new camera, so you've got to try everything. Right? c) Let the sun go over the horizon until it was completely dark, then snapped a few pictures using the built-in flash d) Cringed big-time when the dark (very underexposed) prints came back from the photo shop e) Cursed the camera, then discovered the aperture was set to F-22 f) Photographer cursed himself, then bandaged the wound that was created when said photographer shot himself in the foot. Ouch!@!#@! It seems that the built-in flash can't generate enough light for small aperture settings, but then again, F-22 is an itsy-bitsy hole. John - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
