Pete wrote in post #4353825
As I said in my thread, at that kind of event, you don't want to be fiddling with the camera settings that much - it's easier to float around with the camera and shoot when you see the shot. I was in full manual, had the stoffen on the flash and had it pointing at the subject. It worked well in the vast majority of cases (only burnt out when subjects got too close).
I honed my hand-holding skills with macro photography.
As I said in my thread, at that kind of event, you don't want to be fiddling with the camera settings that much - it's easier to float around with the camera and shoot when you see the shot. I was in full manual, had the stoffen on the flash and had it pointing at the subject. It worked well in the vast majority of cases (only burnt out when subjects got too close).
I honed my hand-holding skills with macro photography.
That is the thing that really concerns me. I want to minimize the settings etc, because frankly they are not the easiest thing to work with in a quick manner. What you did sounds minimalist in terms of adjustments and confusion. I'll have to give'r a go I reckon.
and you are just as bad as TD (and that's sayin something! :lol
He's getting a 500 or a 600m for Xmas. I'm gutted 
