|  | Author: David D. Busch
Brand: Wiley Publishers
List Price: $29.99
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Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 56966
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
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 8, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: unsquare spine, minor wear on corners Used - Acceptable
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 Not for beginners, wastes pages telling you about why dSLRs are better June 30, 2009
K. C. Becker
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I recently bought a Canon Rebel XSi and bought this book, hoping it would make life easier. It doesn't! I am new to the dSLR world, but this book spends about 3 chapters telling you why a dSLR is better than a point and shoot. Way too much nonsense info. I did not find this book useful for someone who wants to better understand hwo to get good shots from their camera. If you are a Rebel XSi user, I recently purchased a 3-hour XSi specific training DVD put out by Michael Andrews a professional photographer. It's very good. I believe the site is canonrebelxsidvd dot com.
 Review for digital Cameras for Dummies June 15, 2009
Jerry Bradford (Longdale, OK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was a great bargain. I got a new book for a used book price.
 Not what I expected May 19, 2009
Steven Wolff (Portland, Oregon)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's an okay book but I'm disappointed at lack of usable content. I'm willing to bet that the idiots guide to digital slr cameras would be more informative. Skip this one, you'll be glad you did.
Good but.... February 15, 2009
Sandip Bhattacharjee (CT United States)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
The book has the basics of what you need to decide on which DSLR you want..and even some idea about which lenses to buy...it is a good book.
The book is good for understanding the basics...but..
-it is repetitive and doesn't have enough concise content
-the author seems to be a bit old school..I can't trust him to cover everything in the current environment
-put me to sleep many times
Good book for the beginner DSLR user January 29, 2009
crosaire461 (Garden City, MI)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm pretty much new to the DSLR world, in fact, after reading this book I realized I didn't really know much at all about cameras in general. This book gave me a great introduction into how DSLR's work, all the proper terms I should know, and showed techniques on improving my photography.
I could see how this book can kind of drag on for the more experienced photographers, since it does go over a lot of topics. But as a newbie to this area, I greatly appreciated all the information.
Some other things: The author does seem to go out of his way to say that DSLR's are vastly superior to Point and Shoot's. Yes, I get it, DSLR's take a greater quality picture and also gives you more control; however, a DSLR won't fit in your pants pocket.
Also, I wish I read this book BEFORE I bought my camera as the beginning of the book tells you what to look for when buying a camera. So if you haven't purchased your first DSLR and are new to serious photography, I would have to say to buy this book before you choose a camera.
Some of the things I liked:
An explanation of all the lens and other accessories that might be useful to you.
All the advice on shooting... pictures.
The author's serious but not too serious tone. He also offered a realistic perspective on what to do in certain situations.
Post-processing advice.
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