David Busch's Canon EOS 50D Guide to Digital SLR Photography
by David D. Busch
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Author: David D. BuschEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-20
ISBN: 1598639048
Number of pages: 365
Publisher: Course Technology PTR
Book Reviews of David Busch's Canon EOS 50D Guide to Digital SLR Photography
Book Review: Not superb, but definitely 4.5 to 4.75 stars
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is definitively a way that makes your Canon camera more accessible, especially if you're a first-time dSLR owner.
The book even starts from the ground-up, leaving nothing to assumption in terms of even telling you how to charge your battery, how to insert it, and how to place your Compact Flash card (and which options are available to you) in your camera. And it's not just text either! He includes photos to explain what he means at times where it's appropriate and even occasionally shows you examples of failed pictures (i.e., lighting of a shot versus the histograms that your camera can display).
From bare minimum knowledge to experienced photographer, David tackles the issues from fully automatic picture-taking to fully manual adjustments and even goes so far as to cover ground on every mode that the silver-topped dial on top of your camera has to offer and every menu screen that allows the minute adjustments of noise reduction, etc. to occur.
He'll offer you some advice regarding lens selection as well should you purchase the camera as a body kit alone or if you want to purchase additional lenses. There's even full discourse regarding flash photography should you chose to augment the camera with a coveted 580 EX Speedlite flash.
If you find your camera manual to be detailed but not overly-helpful in the "well what happens if I DO use this?" department, this book is for you.
If I had to dock it half a star, however, it would lie within David's occasional tongue-in-cheek ramblings about various scenarios like "why you would need extra batteries." Yes, we get it, but we don't need nearly an entire paragraph about maybe you're hiking and you're too far from an AC power source, ad nauseum. It tends to be a little annoying although that I can see that he's trying to write to an audience that is very broad in nature and may feel that the diatribes will make the inexperienced a little more comfortable with his "fireside chat" style approach. Apart from those minor detractions, this book is an excellent starting point specifically written for YOUR CAMERA. Enjoy!
Summary of David Busch's Canon EOS 50D Guide to Digital SLR Photography
Welcome to the Canon EOS 50D, Canon's newest fullfeatured-- yet compact and affordable--digital SLR camera. David Busch's Canon EOS 50D Guide to Digital SLR Photography shows you how to make the most of your camera's robust feature set, including 15 megapixel resolution, blazing fast automatic focus, and the Live View real-time preview system to take outstanding photos. You'll learn how, when, and, most importantly, why to use all the cool features and functions of your camera to take eye-popping photographs. Introductory chapters will help you get comfortable with the basics of your camera before you dive right into exploring creative ways to apply the Canon EOS 50D's exposure modes, focus controls, and electronic flash options. This book is chock full of hands-on tips for choosing lenses, flash units, and software products to use with your new camera. Beautiful, full-color images illustrate where the essential buttons and dials are, so you'll quickly learn how to use your Canon EOS 50D, and use it well.Digital Photography Books
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