Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS 40D [Paperback]

Rob Sheppard (Author)

Book Description

Series: Magic Lantern Guides | Publication Date: March 4, 2008

Rob Sheppard, one of the world’s top photography writers and a frequent contributer to the Magic Lantern® series, writes the must-have book on Canon’s exciting new upper-level, semi-pro model. The EOS 40D offers Canon’s EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Live View Function, a more powerful DIGIC III Image Processor, along with a 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor and 3.0-inch LCD monitor.

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (March 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600593275
• ISBN-13: 978-1600593277
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #929,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #17 in Books > Professional & Technical > Transportation > Reference

More About the Author

Rob Sheppard is a naturalist, nature photographer and videographer who says his favorite location is the one he is in at any time. He is the author/photographer of over 30 books, as well as a well-known speaker and workshop leader. He was the long-time editor of the prestigious Outdoor Photographer magazine and helped start PCPhoto (Digital Photo). Presently he is editor-at-large for Outdoor Photographer. He does workshops around the country for all levels of photographers.

As author/photographer, Sheppard has written hundreds of articles about photography and nature, plus books including the Magic of Digital Landscape Photography, The Magic of Digital Nature Photography, the Digital Photographer's Complete Guide to Shooting HD Video, Top Tips Simplified: Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 and the National Geographic Field Guide to Digital Photography.

His website is at www.robsheppardphoto.com; his blog is at www.natureandphotography.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate, but there are better 40D guides, February 21, 2008

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Kate - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS 40D (Paperback)

I have switched over to Canon from the Nikon world, and am eager to learn everything I can, so I bought this book, even though I purchased an earlier guidebook for the 40D in November. This book really adds nothing.

As with all Magic Lantern Guides, this one is comprehensive, going over everything you'll find in the official manual in a little more detail. The organization is better, too. If you want basic explanations of features and settings, this book is entirely adequate.

However, I think the day of the pocket-sized, black and white guidebook has come and gone. A much better approach is that taken by books like Canon EOS 40D Guide to Digital Photography. It's a full-sized book, with most of its 350 pages illustrated with full color example pictures and color representations of the most important menu screens, etc. The first three chapters explain the 40D features and set-up, like the Magic Lantern Guide, but the rest of the book deals with how to use the camera to take great photos with this camera.

If you need a pocket guide with all the basic information, this Magic Lantern Guide is probably your best bet (I have not seen the Digital Field Guide yet.) It should be much more convenient to use than any DVD tutorial.

36 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Black and white book for photography?, February 20, 2008

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Naser Suliman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS 40D (Paperback)

Beware!Great book for Canon EOS 40D.Understandable and easy to read full of good tips.Then why only one star? Because all pictures inside the book are black and white!How can we see difference in camera shooting modes for example if all pictures in book are B&W?
One more time it is a great book but lack of color doesn't distinguish it much more than original manufacturer's instruction book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and comprehensive guide to the 40D, March 23, 2008

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Terrence C. Watson (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS 40D (Paperback)

Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS 40D (Magic Lantern Guides)

I am surpised by the less than enthusiastic reviews of this book. I have owned all the Digital Rebels to date and a few months back bought a 40D. This book has been an excellent description and discussion of the various features of the 40D. I especially like Rob Shepards approach of giving detailed descriptions often followed up by a clearly differentiated "insider view" opinion of where and when he finds a particular feature useful. True, a larger format and color might be prettier but I have found this to be the book that makes me comfortable with this excellent camera. This will be the book that travels with the camera.