Renewed Sympathy for the Beginner
David
PPG: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/davidtrout
When I moved to pentax I was purely an auto mode shooter, knew nothing about iso, exp times or fstops . I now shoot in manual mode all the time, and have a good knowledge of the exp triangle, but at the expense of metering, and a few other areas. I'll get there though.
It took me a while to get to grips with f22 being smaller than f2.8 and what it actually meant

It'll all make sense in the end 😁😁😁
I know what i like, If not always why.

I now shoot in manual mode all the time, and have a good knowledge of the exp triangle,
i always say to a newcomer to photography "spend time taking photos using manual, and you will learn more about exposure in a day than you will in a year using auto"
Peter
My Flickr page
Best regards, John
Anyway, I agree with John's post and was also wondering if we set ourselves the photographic equivalent of what I'm trying to do with cars, is there any usable kit out there that would achieve the same end result, i.e. costing us nothing over years of enjoyable ownership?
Cheers
David
Flickr
Nicola's Apartments, Kassiopi, Corfu
Some cameras, some lenses, some bits 'n' bobs
Vauxhall Zafira Tourer, enough room for all the family when needed, plus luggage, plus camera kit.
Friends of ours have one, very nice.
Peter
My Flickr page
My biggest bugbear is Aperture. So called experts talk about higher apertures. I don't have a clue what that means.
Is there life above f4 ?
Is there life above f4 ?
Or should that be "below f4" ?

Is there life above f4 ?
Or should that be "below f4" ?

🤔🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂😂
I know what i like, If not always why.

Is there life above f4 ?
Or should that be "below f4" ?

How big is YOUR "Aperture"? (Makes you think, doesn't it?

PS: still trying to answer our U3A Digi Photo Group Members who ask "How do I get my (name any camera you can think of

K-3 II, K-3 and a K-70 from SRS

johnriley
Pentax User Team
Tyldesley, Manchester
What's this got to do with photography? Jargon, abbreviations, assumptions that we all know what we're talking about.....the car stuff is full of such things. I was so out of date that I didn't know what an SUV was. I guessed "Small Utility Vehicle" which is close, but wrong.
The beginner to photography needs our help, faced with a mass of mysterious concepts, abbreviations, assumptions and all sorts of jargon. Every field of activity loves its jargon.
So I'm thinking of those first steps into photography, where it was all unknown and when I asked questions of others, even those who should know in shops, they plainly didn't know. Even some veteran camera club members were a bit wooly on what it was all about. It's dazzling for the beginner, but we know that, eventually, it will all click into place. So hang in there if this is you!
Best regards, John