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Originally Posted by bluelemur01
1. At first, your pictures will get worse. Sometimes, WAY worse.
The reason I say that photos get WORSE temporarily (only temporarily!) is because you have to do a lot of playing around with your camera settings, and do a lot of practice and trial/error to learn what works & how to achieve it.
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Umm, I'll second that. My pictures fell/fall under the WAY WORSE category. I was really frustrated with my dSLR but decided to stick with it. I am now approaching acceptibility, or a level I was happy with when I had my P&S. Also, since I am becoming more comfortable with dialing in all my own settings, I don't feel guilty about falling back on auto when I'm in a situation where I know the camera will do a great job on its own (like today, out in the sun at the park. auto works just fine in full sunlight outside.).
The great thing about digital is you can shoot thousands of frames without cost. I literally take (on a good day) 100-200 frames, or if I'm at an event, maybe 500, and maybe 1 or 2 is worth keeping. I'm happy with that 1 or 2, though!
Good luck!
Sarah