(17 Apr 2014, 6:56 pm)northern156 wrote They're flaming hard to learn at first with settings and menus here, there and everywhere, but once you get the hang of it, they're great.
I like how Dan has mentioned that DSLRs are easy(!), that is still beyond me!
Completely agree - at first they're hideously difficult to use. Trial and error allows you to become familiar with the best settings to use though, as well as a bit of reading.
Night photography with DSLRs is so much easier than night photography with Point & Shoots, but that's just my personal opinion. I've even tried night photography with both using the exact same manual settings, and the quality of the photograph produced by the DSLR has been far superior.
(17 Apr 2014, 7:16 pm)Tom wrote Thanks for the advice. Is a tripod essential, though?
I ain't used mine yet!