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Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT Guide to Digital SLR Photography

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Really does a nice job of explaining all the features of the camera.
Part of the book covers the same info as the Canon owners' manual, but with much expanded detail (and you don't need a magnifying glass to read it!). Where the author explains each setting/menu option it has a nice BIG photo showing the button or camera display. Where there are different options, the author explains the purpose of each setting and why you might want to select it.
The book contains lots of color photos. Included is a decent discussion of accessories (flash, lenses, hoods, software, etc.
The book is printed on nice quality paper, with plenty of room in the right-hand margin for your own notes.
I paid a lot for the camera, might as well learn how to use all the features I paid for!

I bought my first DSLR - Rebel XT awhile back (July 2007). IT has so many features I was just getting lost in the menus. This book explains all the features that a starting DSLR user would ever want to know. The first thing I looked up was continuous shooting (didn't know how to set that) - the book was VERY clear and gave several helpful pointers. Definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about your Rebel XT.

The book is made out of durable heavy paper - a big plus for me because I will be taking this everywhere. You definitely get your money's worth here!

Was very happy to see this product, perfect for my new camera. I was looking to make the leap from Point and shoot to a "real" digital camera and this book made me want to immediately go outside and take some shots.

Very easy to follow.

I am very impressed with David D. Busch. He has clearly done his homework on the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT. I have read part of his other publication on dSLR cameras in general... It's an excellent tutorial and reference manual.

In this book, he starts from the package to the more intimate details of the camera. You will find everything you need to know about the controls, it's capabilities, valuable expansion (lenses and all) information, and most importantly; the basics of great photography with the this Canon in mind. "No stone appears to be left unturned." He has essentially given us a much expanded owner's manual.

This book is definitely a "must have" for the owners of the Canon Digital Rebel XT.

SB

This is a excellent book. It breaks down everything the owner manual dosen't say into easy to read and understandable text. I have had my camera about a year and learned so much more about it with the first few chapters. I highly recommend any one who owns this camera to buy this book.

While the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT comes with a thorough owner's guide that nicely fits in your camera case or pocket, this fantastic book serves as a great combination of an informative beginner's guide to digital SLR photography AND an excellent manual specific to the Rebel XT that goes way beyond the included owner's guide in both detail and quality. Unlike the owner's guide, this book is illustrated with large color photographs of the XT's specific features and menus, as well as actual photographs taken with the XT to demonstrate the results of various camera settings and techniques. Even if you are an experienced SLR photographer, but are new to the XT, this book will be a valuable addition to your professional library. Even if you are the owner of a different digital SLR, this book will serve as a good introduction to digital SLR photography; but, I warn you, it will make you wish you had purchased the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT instead.

This book is 100 X's better than the one that comes with the camera! The step by step instructions/explanations are very easy to follow and are acurate for the camera.

Through, well written, and well illustrated for the Canon XT and Canon accessories.

I have only one criticism: While the book does cover some items not made by Canon, it ignored other very useful accessories made by other manufacturers. For example, the Opteka BGRXT Grip for Canon XT. This grip houses twice the battery power in the form of either two of the stock batteries or six rechargeable NIMH AA batteries. More importantly, the grip allows much easier VERTICAL format picture taking.

Putting this minor criticism aside, every XP owner should own this book.

I'm pretty new to SLR photography in general, but have used many point and shoot cameras. What I thought was great about this book is that if you are learning photography, it aids in giving you examples of what you can do with the different features of the camera. Its not just a re-hash of the manual, it gives examples. It is a great reference and I highly recommend it to anyone who isn't quite sure how you could use the features of the camera from a practical standpoint.

Really good book to start with. Just got confidence to use this awesome camera. I am shifted from point-to-shoot to SLR so it really helping me a lot.