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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Richard G" data-source="post: 1319185" data-attributes="member: 23734">I managed to get out with my new toys this weekend, but only managed to use the default "out of the box" settings. I need to spend a good length of time reading a rather large manual <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />My initial thoughts are that I've bought a decent beginners kit, but I need to work at it to produce good results.What lessons did I learn from yesterday?<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I am now on a very steep learning curve</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Don't expect perfect results on day one</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">I will probably end up deleting a lot of shots</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Autofocus doesn't always focus on what you want it to</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Trying to shoot photos of small, fast moving woodland birds was probably not a good idea for my first attempt</li> </ol>Richard</blockquote>