Glad to see you got the ML-L3. I've been having some fun with that. I got the Wifi adapter for a present tonight. Pretty cool what you can do with that. I used the 32mm lens tonight. It seemed to work well but I'm going to have to adjust my exposure a bit since things looked a little washed out. I was shooting on P mode with the SB-600 and my Gary Fong. The 50mm lens worked well the other night, but I haven't had much time to experiment yet. This is the first Christmas with our (2) 9 month old Shih-tzu puppies, so I'm having great fun trying to catch a good shot of them.
I also got a couple of photography books. Hopefully, they will help me grasp how all of this is supposed to work. This hobby is getting expensive. I might have to try and figure a way to shoot for money.
Good luck with your Christmas dinner shooting. I'm anxious to hear how things work out.
Merry Christmas!