I have been reading a certain amount then trying it out to gain a better understanding, mainly using the semi-auto modes so that I could concentrate on playing with the settings from the section I'd just read.... the manual doesn't explain what things do really, mainly just how to alter the settings using the various buttons/dials, so there isn't anything that mentions it having a light meter/how it works. There
is a section on the different metering modes, but it doesn't explain about how light meters work or anything, just in which situations you'd use the different modes. Nothing in the manual is explained anywhere near as clearly or in depth as the replies I've received here do.
I am learning the basics as well as I can from the manual, but the info provided there is very limited and mainly discusses how to alter the various parameters as I say rather than explaining anything in great detail.... sure, I could probably buy a book and learn more that way, but using this board is much faster and has the added bonus that I can ask questions. And it
is here to help people after all.