How do you??

learn how to use a K20D to its maximun??


1. read manual from back to front?

2. or get out and use it and learn from where you went wrong (after reading manual a wee bit)

i prefer 2, after all a manual isnt there physically in whatever conditions our lovely weather throws up, chuffed to bits with the quality of the K20D

off tomorrow so another learning curve (-:

Get out snap & experiment but I would take the manual with you for reference as its no good to you at home when you want to set muliple exposures and don't know how for example.. I usually have both my camera manual and my flash manual in the car (just in case)

The K20D is a complex camera you really should need to learn what everything is if you want to get the most out of it.

Like Pete said go out with the camera and use the book for reference but first read the manual and try all the option and customize the camera to your liking, that's what I would do.

I read the manual.

Print out key sections of the manual from the PDF copy and place in my bag and carry with me so that if I need trouble it's with me and don't worry if they page get damaged as I can print off another set once back with my notebook etc.

Me too. Reading the manual can be entertaining. I also read books on different photo subjects, then return to the manual to find out how to implement certain techniques on my particular camera.

I must admit I have difficulties understanding why some people have this aversion against manuals. After all, it's an expensive piece of equipment, and if reading the manual can provide better use, then why not?

Well I downloaded the manual about 2 months before my K200D arrived! When I got it, I played with the camera and re-read the manual. Now I know what the camera can do, but I still read the manual when I want to try a new feature. Having had the camera about 4 months, there is still much that I have not experimented with. My family thinks I am obsessed..... (part of the fun of the camera and my obsession is that I have to limit myself a bit so the family thinks I am normal and does not lock me up in the loony bin)

Tim

I read my manual about once every couple of months, always manage to find something I didn't know or a shortcut I didn't know was there. Didn't even know I could hold the ok button and move the thumb wheel to change ISO. Here I was going through the FN menu like a sucker

when I bought my DL2 and later my K10D I had read the manual from cover to cover by the time the batteries were fully charged. Ever since I was a young boy, I've always used reading the manual as a way to "play with" a new toy/game/etc before I can actually do so.

My suggestion - buy a Magic Lantern Guide - I found this an excellent addition to the manual.