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<blockquote data-quote="everprentice" data-source="post: 259829" data-attributes="member: 19874">I understand where you are coming from @<a href="http://nikonites.com/member.php?u=20488" target="_blank">rockypaul</a>, but I understand what @<a href="http://nikonites.com/member.php?u=16" target="_blank">fotojack</a> is trying to say too. No disrespect but what @<a href="http://nikonites.com/member.php?u=16" target="_blank">fotojack</a> is accurate, and I think he means well by telling you that. When I was new to digital photography I had a lot of questions too. The problem with digital photography is that we have become too equipment dependent. Older film cameras only operated with spot metering, now you've got one that can do three different metering modes. Before you only had one ISO- your film's ISO, now the camera adjusts the ISO for you. Before you had to do exposure calculations manually but now the camera does it for you.Creating photographs and operating digital cameras have become so synonymous that we have failed to differentiate one from another. I have come to realize that before truly understanding how your camera works, you need to understand photography better.Good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="everprentice, post: 259829, member: 19874"] I understand where you are coming from @[URL="http://nikonites.com/member.php?u=20488"]rockypaul[/URL], but I understand what @[URL="http://nikonites.com/member.php?u=16"]fotojack[/URL] is trying to say too. No disrespect but what @[URL="http://nikonites.com/member.php?u=16"]fotojack[/URL] is accurate, and I think he means well by telling you that. When I was new to digital photography I had a lot of questions too. The problem with digital photography is that we have become too equipment dependent. Older film cameras only operated with spot metering, now you've got one that can do three different metering modes. Before you only had one ISO- your film's ISO, now the camera adjusts the ISO for you. Before you had to do exposure calculations manually but now the camera does it for you. Creating photographs and operating digital cameras have become so synonymous that we have failed to differentiate one from another. I have come to realize that before truly understanding how your camera works, you need to understand photography better. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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