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Canon EOS Rebel T1i/500D For Dummies

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I am a very casual photographer and to be honest I have very little experience with photography in general. I have had almost no experience with aperture or ISO. I bought the Canon EOS Rebel T1i/500D for Dummies simply because I wanted to learn more tricks and tips about the camera as well as how to change the camera settings. I knew that I wouldn't get the information I wanted, or possibly needed, out of just the user manual that came with the camera. This "For Dummies" book is my first foray into these types of self-help books and I have been very pleasantly surprised. This book is extremely well written and is most definitely not written in a condescending way treating the reader as if that person is a child. I found this book very easy to follow and it handled very complex information in a way that can be understood and practised by the user. The numerous pictures showing step-by-step instructions make this book more easily understandable. This book gives the reader a much better understanding of features that are hard to grasp as well as features that can be easily missed. If you are an experienced user you might not get too much out of this book other than a reference guide. However, if you are new to (Digital SLR's) like I am, then this book is an incredible tool to help you progress. Its important to note that you will not learn everything overnight because there is so much information, but in time you'll be thrilled at what you have accomplished with the help of this book. I have had this book for three months and I find myself referring to it as a reference guide quite often and I am slowly trying new things, things that I would not have known about on my own. There are quite a few parts of this book that I have not attempted to learn because I am not proficient enough yet, but for my abilities this book has continued to be very useful.

Unlike other similar books, this one, I'm actually reading page by page. Why?....because of the way the author

has written it, and by that I mean I CAN UNDERSTAND IT!... and after reading a page, I know that I've learned

something quite necessary about this camera.

What I do is, I HIGHLIGHT various KEY WORDS with a highlighter pen and that I find very

important for my learning process, especially when I want to go back and refer to the book

about something...

So, I'm still in the process of reading the book and I even look forward to that, knowing

that I can read, and LEARN stuff about this wonderful Canon T1i camera!...

Just buy the book, and I really don't think you'll be sorry you did!..

This is a great book for anyone who owns a Canon Rebel T1i/500D, especially if this is your first DSLR. I just bought my T1i at the beginning of June. The manual, while good, left me confused in a number of ways. This book gave me the info I needed, along with some great pictorial examples, to really let me learn to use my camera. While I doubt I will ever be able to use everything the author taught, I will start to use a lot of the advanced features that I might otherwise have put off using. I am already playing with the aperture settings and changing the ISO.

My only complaint is that this book is not as funny as the other books in the "Dummies" series. I have gotten used to a certain level of humor that just was not present more than a couple of times. The cartoons were funny, but there were fewer of them than there used to be. I can remember when every chapter of the book had a cartoon. (Ah well.)

Over all this was a great book. I read it cover to cover and I finished it yesterday. It is well worth the money for anyone who wants to really learn to use their T1i. By the way, I highly suggest having the camera with you when you read the book. It is great to be able to read about a feature and then snap some pictures and see how it works in your own hands.

I have used film SLR cameras in the past, but this is my first foray into the digital SLR area. I am probably of intermediate knowledge in photography. I found the book answered almost all of my questions regarding the use of this particular camera. There was an element of redundancy in feature review, but this was actually a plus because it takes me a lot of repetition before things stick. The book was laid out logically and well cross referenced. It was easy to skip around to the portions of interest, especially when re-reading or reviewing actual things I needed to do with the camera but couldn't remember how to do them.

In the tradition of "dummies" books, the text was easy to understand and intertaining, but still was efficient in delivering the information. I found the emphasis was just right in relating all the important stuff for beginners through intermediate users, though some pre-existing knowledge of photography is helpful. Would like to have seen more on taking video with this camera.

Overall a good book and I would recommend it to new digital SLR users.

Anticipated a good camera. Got an excellent camera. Can't put the camera down. Downloaded the book on my blackberry and can't put it down. Would recommend to another DSLR newcomer both the book and camera.

I received a Canon T1i for Christmas - my first DSLR.

Although thrilled with my gift, was a bit hesitant on how I would learn the ins and outs of DSLR photography and all of the manual settings that this camera has to offer.

I'm about half way through the book (in 1 reading) and already have a much better understanding of my camera and the features it offers.

As with all "for dummies" books, this is written in plain easy to understand english and makes learning a breeze.

I was just starting out with photography and my husband bought me the canon rebel T1i. It's a rather advanced camera and I felt completely out of place using it, so I was soo excited to see this book is actually available. I've never used a 'for dummies" book and it was amazingly easy. They have pictures for you to see what it's supposed to look like as you are doing it on your camera, which is really helpful as well as side notes that are extremely easy to find and very useful! I haven't gotten everything down pat yet,but there is a lot to this camera..im sure with more practice and having this book as a reference, it's only a matter of time. I would suggest it for anyone just started out with the camera! Also,Amazon had the book to me in a little under a week so that was great because i got free shipping for spending $25, most places I pay for shipping and it takes a lot longer.

Just got my new Canon EOS rebel T1i and wanted to get a much better manual than what came with the camera. This book is very good because it's written by someone who actually knows cameras and has used every single one she's written about! She writes in a very easy style and you can't help but grasp the concepts and instructions because she uses so many examples. It may not be that humorous as other "...for dummies" books are, as some critics have suggested, but if you want to learn all the features of this outstanding camera, then get this book. You won't be sorry.

A must have for the amateur photographer, explains all the features in easy to understand text and pictures.

A real good book for answering routine questions that are hard to find in the canon manual. Also an excellent reference for learning techniques.