oh wow, thanks for all your ideas
looks like I've been a bit of a fool myself!
I chose
Shutter Priority so I could dial in a fast
shutter speed as I was taking some candid shots of little kids, darn things move quickly! I was also trying to branch away from auto! I don't believe I was checking the
metering - I've taken that tip on for next time thanks. I know the
aperture and
ISO have to match up but don't have the kind of head that remembers numbers so find that tricky.
Having said that, I dont just want a great camera, I'd also like to know how to use it well
The (only)
lens I have is a
Tamron 18 - 270 so I guess my next challenge is to better learn the settings which work for the
lens. I'd liek to do that before I buy a new
lens
Thanks again for so much advice, I appreciate you all helping me learn. Plenty more of that to do!