Shame about the photography?
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After only a quick glance at this book - it looks like it's generally well set out and should explain all about the Canon 400D and how to use it, but the standard of the photos is really poor - I don't think I've seen a photography book with such lousy photos in it? They may in some cases trying to give an example of a particular method - but a complete novice could surely have done a better job?
I did wonder, for a moment, if the photos in the book were all a examples of how NOT to take photos - Yes.. that had to be it???
At least it made me feel good about the standard of my own photography!!!
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Good but complex
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A good guide, but very complex and quite hard to understand. Does go through all areas of the camera thoroughly though.
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Concise and easy to follow
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I an am amateur photographer and new to DSLR cameras. This book thoroughly explains all aspects of the Canon EOS 400D with useful guidelines on photography. I would recommend this to amateurs who want to know this camera inside out.
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A mediocre and misleading guide
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At around £9 it is not bad value for money; I just expected more. The book is of little, if any, use to an experienced photographer and I think it will confuse beginners. [I had better explain who I am - a middle aged, amateur photographer, who started with 35mm SLRs, progressed to digital cameras and have now got my first Digital SLR, the 400D]. In places, the book is confusing and incorrect and even annoying to read; which I can illustrate with three examples near the beginning.
(Example 1) In the Quick Tour (pp1-10) there are four good illustrations, except that two are of small details that a beginner will not know where they are on the camera. It is not until pp14-16 of Chapter 1 that the whole camera is illustrated; but even here the back view, which has all the important buttons, is only half a page wide and too small to show what is written beside the buttons.
(Example 2) The Quick Tour (p5) states that "Program AE ... is a fully automatic, but shiftable mode. Shiftable means that you can CHANGE THE EXPOSURE [my capitals] by changing (or shifting) either the shutter speed or apperture ...". This is rubbish! You cannot change the exposure this way - turning the main dial changes both the shutter speed and the apperture together (not either/or) so that the exposure remains fixed. The Glossary (p246) does give the correct definition of exposure.
(Example 3) The first paragraph about white-balance bracketing (p26) states that "White-balance bracketing captures three images, each with +/-3 one-stop differences in colour ..."; the explanation in the Camera's Instruction Manual is much easier to understand. All in all, a disappointing book that I would not recommend to anyone who was not already familiar with the main concepts of digital cameras; in which case they would not really need this book.
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Good Introduction to Photography and the 350d
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Being a novice to photography l wanted to get the most out of my new Canon 350d. The Michael Guncheon book seems to be out of stock so l opted for this one. The book provides an introduction to the camera, basic photography principles (ISO, Aperture & Shutter speed), lens information and how to shoot common photo scenarios, such as, night time, childern, portrait etc etc etc..
The book is easy to read and colourful.
I would reccomend it as a introduction.
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