Digital SLR Cameras & Photography for Dummies (For Dummies)
Digital SLR Cameras & Photography for Dummies (For Dummies)
Customer Review: A worse dummy than I thought!
I think I must need a ‘Total Idiot’s Guide’ as this was not what I thought it would be.
Being a complete beginner with dSLR, I thought this book would be a step-by-step guide on ‘How To….’ I was a bit wide of the mark - although the book says a lot about why you should do this over that, etc it left me lost on how to actually do it. So I’m using my camera on Auto until my Nikon book arrives. Let’s hope I’ll have more success with that one.
Customer Review: excellent book
Bought the book on the strength of the previous two reviews as I’ve not really been keen on the “dummies” books previously.
This one, though, is excellent. If you’ve spent a chunk of money on a new digital camera (like my EOS 40d!) you really should spend another ?10 and read this, and actually start to understand how it all works! (If you’re already expert then you won’t be needing this, but understanding even how the digital sensor works is really interesting)
It’s printed on good quality glossy paper (unlike some of the dummies books) and includes some really nice images.
Well worth it
-
Silicon Power 512 mb High Speed 80X Compact Flash card in retail packaging- life warranty 
Description: A High Performance 80X Speed CF card ideal for pure, uninterrupted performance during photo shoots. Meets the single burst and sequential shooting needs of Intermediate/Professional photographers. Captures the perfect series of photos or a digital video shoot. Has the same quality features as our standard CF cards, but delivers a faster data transfer rate for breakneck speed.
Canon EOS 5D Professional Double Zoom Kit 
The full frame 12.8 Megapixel EOS 5D. Discreet enough to avoid attention with resolution enough to keep the toughest picture editors happy. Travel ght without compromise. Image Resolution: 12.8 Megapixel Lens Construction: N/A Digital Zoom: N/A Optical Zoom: N/A Maximum f/number N/A Movie Mode: N/A Internal Memory: N/A Memory Card Compatibi ty: CompactFlash Type I / II (Microdrive compatible) LCD Size: 2.5 Power Options: BP-511A battery supp ed Power adapter ACK-E2. Interface: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (Mini-B PTP) Video output (PAL/ NTSC). Pictbridge Enabled: Yes Box Contents: Camera Body Eyecup Eb Camera Cover R-F-3 Wide Strap EW-100DGR Battery Charger CB-5L Power Cable Battery Pack BP-511A Terminal Cap for NB-2LH Video Cable VC-100 Interface Cable IFC-400PCU (USB) User Manual Kit. Warranty: 1 Year.
Amazon Price: ?3,632.82
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT/EOS 350D (Magic Lantern Guides) (Magic Lantern Guides) 
List Price: ?14.95
Amazon Price: ?9.72
Used Price: ?4.11
Customer Review: canon 350 mamual
only buy this book if you have bought the 350 without a manual, otherwise your wasting your money only found about 4 things in this book that the 350’s manual didn’t tell me about. so prints a bit bigger so easier to read but thats about the only benefit.
Customer Review: Everybody is right - this is a must for 350D owners
Having used Canon film SLR’s my leap into digital was also going to be down the Canon road, and I am very pleased indeed with the 350D. However, as is the case nowadays with anything and everything electronic you purchase, even software (such as Corel or Adobe), 3rd party manuals always seem to be better, and this book is no execption. It’s small format makes it easy to ready anywhere and not so daunting either. I do have a couple of books that you really need to sit down and prepare to read - this is informative and easy to read. Got a 350D… Get this.
