Magic Lantern Guides: Pentax Zx-M K1000 [Paperback]

Joseph R. Meehan (Author)

Book Description

Series: Magic Lantern Guides | Publication Date: December 31, 1999

Millions of owners of the Pentax 2XM and its successor, the K-1000, made it one of the most popular first-purchase SLR cameras. With an expert guide that fits in your pocket, all its features are easily available anytime, anywhere, from the basics of exposure, depth of field, and shutter speed, to lens selection, filters, and flash control. Other tips cover avoiding blurs, controlling lighting, and other details that help an amateur create professional-quality work. The author lives in Salisbury, CT. 176 pages, 25 color illus., 100 b/w illus., 5 x 7 1/2.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (December 31, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883403553
• ISBN-13: 978-1883403553
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,798,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not enough camera-specific information, April 6, 2000

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This review is from: Magic Lantern Guides: Pentax Zx-M K1000 (Paperback)

I bought this book hoping it would be full of specificinformation on my Pentax ZX-M. Unfortunately, I found it consisted ofonly one chapter on my camera, one on the older K1000 (as advertised), and the rest general tips that you could read about in much more detail in a book like Grimm et al.'s Basic Book of Photography or Adams' series. I wanted information on lenses in the Pentax system, how my specific flash unit worked best, etc. Buy this book only if you're looking to complete your photo library and have extra $ you don't want to spend on film.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice guide for a novice Pentax owner, February 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Magic Lantern Guides: Pentax Zx-M K1000 (Paperback)

I bought this book hoping for information specific to my camera (ZX-M) with tips on photography in general. Spending a couple of hours on photo.net and reading a book by Lee Frost provided far more useful information than is contained in this book. The manual that came with the camera does a very good job educating the user on the various functions of the camera. There were some useful tips on using flash and understanding the metering system. If you are a complete novice this will be a very useful book for you. If you are a complete novice and have spent some time doing research before purchasing your camera this will not be as useful. If you are an experienced amateur this book will be of very little use.