Canon EOS 50D Digital Field Guide
by Charlotte K. Lowrie
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Author: Charlotte K. LowrieBrand: Wiley
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-03
ISBN: 0470455594
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Wiley
Book Reviews of Canon EOS 50D Digital Field Guide
Book Review: Uninspiring photos of mannequins, fruits and dogs; inaccurate information
Summary: 1 Stars
This kind of books is typically for going deeper than the manual and to explore more of the camera's basic functionalities and plethora of features. For the purpose of explaining the camera features, this book does just so-so.
For new digital photographers, there are other better ways to learn digital photography (not what this book is intended for, anyway). For those wanting to learn more about the Canon 50D, this book leaves you more on the dry side. The description of some the advanced features were mostly just a little expansion of what the manual tells you, and on some, it gave me the impression that the author is not even familiar with those features or even tried to use them. For example, her description of C.Fn IV-1 (Shutter button/AF-ON button) is grossly erroneous! She wrote this about option 2, Metering Start/Metering + AF Start: "pressing the AF-ON momentarily stops autofocusing.... Releasing the button resumes auto-focusing." Huh? AF-Start means just that, not stop. Try it. This option basically moves the camera autofocusing from the shutter button to the AF-ON button, which is convenient if you do manual focus a lot and don't want to use the lens' AF/MF switch, such as in macro works. It also allows you to take pictures when the camera would otherwise refuse (in the normal setting, if the lens is on AF and the camera hasn't receive the focus confirmation, it wouldn't release the shutter).
The pictures used to illustrate her points are, well, uninspiring and amateurish. Studio setting of mannequin pictures to show metering modes??? C'mon, there are much better scenes to illustrate various impact and effects of metering modes. A furry, gray and white face of a dog to show the effect of fill flash? I say it again, the dog is gray and white. Many of the images to show the various features such as white-balance, flash, etc do not do justice to the topics being explored.
In short, this "field guide" would best remain on the bookshelf (or warehouse).
Summary of Canon EOS 50D Digital Field Guide
Charlotte Lowrie's indispensable guide to taking the best possible pictures with the Canon EOS 50D!
Go well beyond the basics with this essential guide to getting great shots with the Canon EOS 50D camera. Professional photographer and bestselling author Charlotte Lowrie packs this portable guide with over 290 pages of beautiful full-color photos, proven techniques, and no-fail formulas for tapping all the features this exciting new high-resolution DSLR camera offers.
Get to know your Canon EOS 50D, learn all the tricks, and then take this handy portable guide with you in the field for quick and easy reference.
- Master your Canon EOS 50D camera with expert guidance from Seattle-area professional photographer and popular author, Charlotte Lowrie
- Find pages of step-by-step techniques and professional tips that will help you understand all the functions, menus, and dials on your camera
- Explore topics that many competitive digital SLR books just touch on, including step-by-step instruction on exposure and composition
- Learn professional composition and lighting tricks
- Examine full-color examples of breathtaking ways to capture stills, portraits, and action shots
Canon EOS 50D Digital Field Guide is the latest in the bestselling Digital Field Guide series that has taught thousands of photographers and beginners how to get the most out of their digital cameras.
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