I'm going to see if I can get a close-up lens. It would make photographing my semps much easier (and probably more effective) than trying to use the camera's automatic focus with a magnifying glass or jeweler's loupe...
Dave, I think I had a break-through with the manual today. I simply do not (and probably never will) understand many of their boxes and arrows (pages 13 remains a total mystery to me "as is" with its arrows and lines in black and gray. References that have us switching from one end of the manual to the other to try to understand a few words in a single paragraph don't help). However when I completely ignore (filter/block out) their boxes and arrows (and all at once I find my brain has learned to do that) I can read the words.
I now understand the concepts of DSLR (evidently high-end photographers can get significantly better images with SLR, but at the moment, I'm no where near needing that refinement), "noise" as applied to ISO (which would be ASA with non-digital film) and "color temperature" and "noise" as applied to White Balance. It helps me to google these and read the articles that come up. When I get an article that really makes sense, I sometimes copy it out for future study (my personal use only!).
I'll learn how to apply these concepts to the buttons, gadgets, dials and lenses on the camera next. One thing at a time... MR
