Canon EOS 40D Digital Field Guide | 
 enlarge | Author: Charlotte K. Lowrie
Brand: Wiley Publishers
Category: Book
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Pages: 301
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.5
MPN: W0470260449
ISBN: 0470260440
Dewey Decimal Number: 771.33
EAN: 9780470260449
ASIN: 0470260440
Publication Date: April 7, 2008
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Product Description
In the Canon EOS 40D, speed and reliability meet superior image quality and affordability. And the more you know about your camera, the better your images will be. So don't wait another minute. Learn how to work with color spaces and white balance, use Live View, set up the 40D for your shooting style, set and evaluate exposure, and more. Get helpful tips and advice that you can use every time in this handy guide that goes wherever you take pictures.
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 Great reference July 5, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great reference for those looking for detailed information on some of the features that are not very well documented by Canon.
Excellent book! July 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In 55 years of photography, this is one of the best books I've read. This book is excellent for both the beginner and intermediate photographer. Everything is explained and illustrated extremely well.
 An over sized owners manual with a few good tips June 24, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a great owners manual and it has a few good tips but that is about it. The chief benefit is it reinforces what I had seen before and that is not a bad thing. I did transition from 20D so I did glean a few good pointers and I am not disappointed.
Canon EOS 40D Digital Field Guide June 10, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Written for Ann Friedenreich SCG Photos
In general, the field guide genre of photography/camera books is an amazing way to get lots of info in a book small enough to tote. The Wiley edition of the "Canon EOS 40D Digital Field Guide" at first flip seemed like it would be a verbose little guy, but then I found the table of contents...and it was love at first sight! That old adage, a picture can say a thousand words, was as true now as ever. I stopped at the tomatoes, on the 2nd page of the table (chapters 2&3),thinking that it might be about color, before I even read the topic line. And yes; it was was about color. It was also about balance, color spaces and picture styles, but it was about color too...which is what I wanted to read about. I couldn't say that the other photos in the table of contents were as right on as the tomatoes, but having photos mark the different topics was helpful.
There were ample notes/tips/cross-reference spots, charts and tables, photos and illustrations throughout the book. Having said that, I would like to offer that, I'd like to have seen more color throughout the book...all of the black print made it a bit tedious for me, and bold face type is boring. Maybe the direction, step by step, list paragraphs/sections could have been printed on a color background or have different color type just to break up the black type. It would not take up more space or make any drastic change, just a little eye candy to keep the reader on a high note.
Overall the book is a great little helper that packs lots of info. I also appreciated the glossary and appendices at the end which had lots of internet hot spots to visit. I'd give this book 4.5 stars out of 5!
 Not for the novice! June 8, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I would have to give this book a 3-star rating, not due specifically to the content but more to the organization and level of difficulty. I approached this reading with no film background, a newly acquired passion for digital photography, and my very first D-SLR, the Canon EOS 40D. Fortunately I had read other 40D books so I had a basis for comparison. Had this been the first one I had read on this camera, I might have just put the setting on "Automatic" and left it there. I would not recommend this book for a beginning photographer.
This Digital Field Guide is literally PACKED with information, tables, cross reference notations and subjects that go way beyond my level of absorption at this time. Though I feel the book has a "busy" visual appearance, it might appeal to the Canon EOS 40D owners who either come from a film background, previous D-SLR's, or both and understand the basic language of exposure settings, focus, shutter speed, etc. I didn't have a solid footing in these areas and found the book to be overwhelming and somewhat discouraging.
If you are a more experienced photographer who has a new Canon EOS 40D, I encourage you to give this book a read. If you know all the content when you finish, you're in good shape! The book provides a number of in-the-field tips dealing with different types of shooting. There is a chapter on RAW capture for those of you who are leaning in that direction, and a very impressive appendix covering topics such as camera specifications, a glossary of photography terminology, and a list of professional websites and resources. For you lens aficionados there is a whole section of the book devoted to various lenses and what they do. You just need lots of money!
Happy Reading!
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