Just wanted to say Hey to everyone that reads these. I was a member of a photography forum, just a general forum, but it was way over my head. As far as the subject matter went. I hope to really learn how to use my cam on this forum. I have a 3100. I've had it for a few months now. My 1st real camera was a Minolta 3xi film SLR. I had a few different lens' for it, 300mm, fisheye, 500mm mirrored lens & a micro something or another, I forget. Anyway, I've wanted a Dslr since they came out but could not swing the $$$. The problem I had with the film cam was, every time I saw something I wanted to shoot in B&W I had color film in & vic-vers. I got around the price of a new cam when my wife had our daughter, then it was "OK" to spend the money. So, here I am & hope to learn quite a bit here. I'm a member of several different forums so I understand the whole "Search first" thing before asking noobi questions. Thanks for havin' me, MAXX