Perhaps a little further explanation is in order, John. When I got the first camera, red lights were flashing all around the finder, indicating areas other than the central spot, where i wanted to focus, was being used. This was with an AF lens. Well, setting different focus areas, and even learning about them now, is not what I want to do. I want to use the camera as simply as possible, minimize adjustments, and concentrate on learning what is ~for me~ the most important things. When I've learned what I want to learn first, I'll move to other features. By that time I'll know which, if any, other features may be important. I have always been a "central focus" guy, so that's where I've chosen to start the exploration of the camera focusing system. Trying to learn too much to soon just confuses me.
The other thing I want to master is the metering. It seems odd and strange to me as whenever I use the in camera meter, the readings jump all over the place as the camera is moved. There's a way to mitigate that, but I'm net yet comfortable with it. It's slow and clumsy for me. I'm really not used to using an in camera meter. Between the two, that's enough for now. I want to use the camera as much like a manual camera as possible. It's been suggested by a few people here that the DS lends itself to that, so that's what my preference is to master first. And then there's that pesky RAW converter, but that's for another thread ;-)) Shel "Am I paranoid or perceptive?" > [Original Message] > From: John Francis > With MF lenses you're only going to get to use the central AF point, > no matter how the camera is set. (And why 'properly' ? What's wrong > with using a different AF point?)
