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Thanks Piper, I'll check them out.

My husband generously presented me with a new Canon EOS 70D which I need to learn to find my way around. Can anyone suggest a workshop or a basic introduction course to using a DSLR in Victoria. Most courses seem to be conducted online or are designed to achieve a certificate or diploma. I'm just after a short course that would appeal to enthusiasts.

Thank you, I like the idea of having the Tucker Roll on standby in case I haven't had time to cook dinner. The Advance I thought was a min of 5% but the max was considerably higher (though can't recall exactly the %). I would think that 6% fat is very low especially when it is combined with rice and vegies. Anything I do will be done slowly but if I can also make it easier, all the better.

I have spoken to my vet re what percentage of fat was exceptable in the dry food now that my boy has been well for some time. The answer was, just the lowest you can get. I spent ages this afternoon reading labels on the bags at Pet Stock and there is a min. & max % of fat content in these bags which ranges quite considerably. I decided in the end it would be safer to continue cooking rice and vegies plus the cooked chicken but start adding lean roo meat. Eventually I may be able to stop skinning and boiling up chicken pieces and stripping off the meat which is very time consuming. Thank you everyone for your help.

My aged Irish Setter was diagnosed 3 months ago with pancreatitis and is currently fed on boiled chicken plus cooked rice and vegetables, small meals several times a day. I am looking for a good quality dry food that I could introduce and would be suitable for the long term. I'm not interested in the Vet Science Diet and the Royal Canine for dogs with this condition is very expensive at $130 plus for a 12kg bag. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

Loved the quote!! Well I feel better that it just isn't me, the conditions certainly are against people like myself that are at an entry level with SLR's.

Sorry not replying earlier but I have been away from the computer for a few days. Sounds to me that I am always going to struggle with action shots indoors as I am only using canon kit lens. I took some action shots the other day outside, very gloomy day and I played around with the ISO at 800 and 1600 to get the sharpness and i must admit I was quite happy with them. The best were at 1600, like I said it was very overcast. I can't justify more expensive lens at this stage but did indulge in a macro lens which I love for doing portrait shots of the dogs heads. I know now that I can't achieve the shots I want to indoor and I will stick to practising in good light outside until I master that. As for not being able to save the settings I understand the reasoning behind it not working for me. I was pouring over the manual trying to figure it out as someone with a cheaper camera told me they could do it and I thought I must somehow be able to do the same. Thank you for your help it will now save me much frustration chasing the shots I wanted and never being satisfied. When I feel more confident and experienced I can wish for a decent lens, maybe next Christmas!

I'm still finding my way around my Canon EOS 500 and being new to this I could do with some help. I have had no luck getting sharp action shots inside at KCC Park. They were especially bad when using the 250mm lens but also not good enough with the 55mm. Its only when I get home and look at them on the computer that I can really see they are not sharp and then its some time before I can go back and try again, always with limited success. I would appreciate help with the settings that people use down there as I've seen some lovely photos taken indoors. Another problem I can't seem to find the answer to is once I have the settings how do I store and recall them on my camera for next time?