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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jaff" data-source="post: 1286255" data-attributes="member: 42340">Believe me, aperture priority (P even more so!) is a waste of time. Use Shutter priority or Manual mode you'll get far more keepers. The less you leave up to the camera the better, it'll get important stuff like shutter speed (in other words exposure!) wrong far more than you will.I'd recommend manual and just leave the aperture wide open all the time and then set the shutter speed to control the exposure, if you're first shot is too dark set a lower shutter speed and if too bright vice versa, simple!I've just loving my camera and I've actually cancelled the SRB swing away adapter as I'm doing great with my existing one (they were very good about that too as it was made and ready to be posted the day I rang! I'd like to thank them for their excellent customer service).That's about the extent of my scoping experience. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>