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Digital SLR Cameras and Photography for Dummies

Digital SLR Cameras and Photography for Dummies

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Author: David D. Busch
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Category: Book

List Price: £19.99
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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 6 reviews
Sales Rank: 394

Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8

MPN: W0470149270
ISBN: 0470149272
Dewey Decimal Number: 775
EAN: 9780470149270
ASIN: 0470149272

Publication Date: October 19, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

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Customer Reviews:   Read 1 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars DSLR made easy   October 25, 2008
 0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is a book for those who do not have an idea what is aperture (Av), shutter speed (Tv) or ISO. So if you have a compact point-and-shoot camera you know what these are. But it is a book that I bought before I even bought the DSLR camera. THe photos though in colour may not be the best but it is written to be read in a weekend.

D. Busch knows his stuff. At less than 10 quids it will sparkle your imagination and get your camera to go out an experiment.

Recommended.



4 out of 5 stars Book, Camera, Action!   October 14, 2008
 11 out of 11 found this review helpful

The big attraction of this series of "for Dummies" books is that we who buy these products have little respect for our own knowledge and plenty of respect for those who do and are able to write books like this.

I am currently converting from film photography to digital photography and some aspects are quite daunting. I have, therefore, purchased several books and tutorial DVDs on the subject and am working my way through them all. The title of this product suggests it is the right place to start and, on reflection, is exactly where I should have started. For those of you, who like me, are converting to digital for the first time, grab your camera and a copy of this book and work your way through from cover to cover until you are conversant with the new technology. It really will give you a good grounding.

That, however, will only work very well if you are already conversant with photography. If you are new to photography altogether and a digital SLR camera is your very first camera, you may have to learn a few basic lessons of, for example, the correlation between film speeds, shutter speeds and aperture settings - which really do need to be understood, before you study this book.

David Busch clearly knows what he is talking about and is able to put that knowledge into an easy-to-follow format for us Dummies to read and, as I say, I wish I had read this book before getting into some of the more technical tomes I also purchased.

NM




1 out of 5 stars A worse dummy than I thought!   February 17, 2008
 14 out of 25 found this review helpful

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.



5 out of 5 stars excellent book   February 8, 2008
 12 out of 16 found this review helpful

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



5 out of 5 stars The best book I've read for DSLR beginners   January 9, 2008
 3 out of 8 found this review helpful

A real creative education from a proper photographer. Easy to read, and packed full of tips and tricks. Get this one.

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