This book/eBook package is your guide to getting more interesting and creative photos with your Canon EOS Digital Rebel digital camera--called the EOS 300D in some countries. If you want to learn more about the concepts of photography, this book/ebook is for you. It discusses every camera setting in a clear, well-illustrated style, but it also does much more. You'll see why and when you use specific settings, not just how to set them. You’ll find that this guide helps you quickly master your camera so you’ll be getting the kinds of photos you hope for. The book is printed in black & white and has a well-liked spiral binding that lets the book lie flat or be folded back. The accompanying eBook on a CD disc is a printable and searchable full-color version of the same book in Adobe's popular PDF format. It can be read on a PC or Mac using the free Acrobat Reader or any current Web browser. The CD also includes trial versions of a few of the author's favorite progra! ms.
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For the past three decades Dennis Curtin has been an editor, author, and publisher in photography and computing. His latest books on digital cameras and digital photography have been widely praised for their quality and simplicity. On the publishing side, Dennis was editor-in-chief of one of Little Brown's educational divisions and also held similar positions in Prentice-Hall's technology and engineering program and Prentice-Hall International. In those roles, he has worked extensively with Ansel Adams and other leading photographers of our generation. In his roles as publisher, editor, and author Dennis has been fortunate to publish or write many best-selling books in photography and computing.
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48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice supplement to the manual, but not an end-all,
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This review is from: A Short Course in Canon EOS Digital Rebel Photography (book/ebook) (Spiral-bound)
Dennis Curtin has written a great book for the beginning to low intermediate SLR user who wants the most from the Canon Digital Rebel. The Rebel is a serious digital camera that can use the full line of Canon EF lenses, and many new users may be overwhelmed by some its professional-like features. Curtin's book is a good guide to learning to use all the features.Unlike the manual, which is small with tiny type, and often tells you how to use something but not why, Curtin's book has many photographic examples showing what happens when you vary some of the settings. While the book is black-and-white and the quality of the reproduced photos isn't first-rate (the book isn't printed on glossy paper that would have increased the resolution), the included CD has the same pictures in color, showing the differences far more clearly. Curtin also discusses the many add-ons you can buy for the camera and why you might want to use them. I can't give this book 5 stars because it is trying to be too much at once. It tries to teach basic photographic concepts at the same time as discussing digital photography, and the peculiarities of one particular camera, plus it goes into some highly professional add-ons that the beginner is unlikely to want to buy, let alone use. (A light tent for photographing small reflective objects?) And some basic information that was covered in the manual was left out that easily could have been included, such as explaining why the shutter speed priority mode is called Tv (because it stands for Time value). Also, some of the information is simply wrong, such as Curtin's statement that the user cannot update the firmware. New firmware is available for the Rebel on Canon's website, complete with directions on how to update it yourself. Finally, this book could have used one more edit cycle, as obvious typos are a little too frequent. Still recommended for the new Rebel owner who wants to turn off the Idiot Mode button and start using the camera's full range of abilities.
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Did they make this at Kinkos?,
By RebelWithACause (Matthews, NC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Short Course in Canon EOS Digital Rebel Photography (book/ebook) (Spiral-bound)
What good is a book on photography that's printed on low quality b&w Xerox copies? If it weren't for the fact that there's a color copy of the book on CD, the book would be totally useless as far as their photo samples of what different settings on the camera do to affect exposure, lighting, DOF, etc. I agree that this book is way too expensive for what you get. Even the CD looks like it was made with a cheap printed label maker. As far as the content, there is some good information that expands on the manual as far as camera functionality. The Digital Rebel was my first digital SLR and I needed something that explains more about the creative and basic zones of this camera, exposure bracketing, metering, etc. This book does a great job at getting into more depth on those functions and features. So, thumbs up on content, thumbs down on the quality.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Free Learning center for Digital Rebel,
By Dr. Sunny (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Short Course in Canon EOS Digital Rebel Photography (book/ebook) (Spiral-bound)
Here is a link from the Canon web site to the Canon digital learning center for the Digital Rebel (300E). It contains basic info about this camera. I found it helpful. Best of all, its free!
http://www.photoworkshop.com/canon/lessons/
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