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Originally Posted by GEli
I have to disagree with mattdm on his first point. Always use the centre focus point and recompose after focus-lock has been achieved. I can't imagine a situation where you'd want to use any other focus point.
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Well, we agree on the basic point, which is to use an intentionally selected point rather than hoping the automatic multipoint focus does the right thing.
If you have a narrow plane of focus and are close, using one of the off-center points may give better results than using the center and recomposing, but in general it's a matter of preference and style.
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Understanding Exposure: A wonderful book by Bryan Peterson. It'll give you piles of knowledge in regards to the effects of the shutter speed, aperture and ISO you select and some very good rules of thumb in regards to each.
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I'd suggest getting this from the library. It's an okay book but I think overrated. I particularly dislike how he tends to oversimplify to the point of being inaccurate. For example, he describes aperture, shutter speed, and ISO as sides of a triangle, which makes for a poor analogy mathematically. (Think of them as height, width, and depth of a cube instead, if you're inclined to geometric metaphors.)
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Magic Lantern Guide to the K10D: Really a simplified elaboration on the official manual of the K10D, it gives you some more info on what your camera can really do in less technical terms than your manual uses. By the sounds of things this book will really help you out.
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Again, I dunno. If you read the manual + ask questions here or other forums, there's nothing this book really adds.