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Customer Rating:
Summary: Canon EOS 40 D Digital SLR Photography
Comment: This book is worth twice the price if you own the Canon EOS 40 D. I cannot believe how many times I
refer to this book to help me with this camera. It is written in easy to understand language. The
graphics are exceptional. He leaves nothing out. If you own the camera, you MUST own this book!!

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Comment: I purchased this book based on the advise of a friend who has the same book for his model camera.
In short, the book is excellent for someone new to DSLRs, such as I am. The book is great at
explaning the functionality of the camera and the "why" we do things, not just the "how".

Customer Rating:
Summary: A Little Off Topic
Comment: The material presented on the functions of the 40D was well presented, and I especially appreciate
having reference material in a print face large enough to read without eye strain! The pictures of
the camera controls and the prints of the various LCD and viewfinder screens were all helpful. I
just thought the book wandered off topic when the author ventured into a discussion of lenses and
managing light. Someone who has the skill set to want to purchase a fine camera such as a 40D most
likely has a pretty sound foundation in lens selection, capabilities, and an understanding of focal
length, depth of field, and aperture. Ditto for working with light. The subject of lighting should
be left to a totally separate book and not be included with a book billed as a 40D camera manual,
although covering the use of the pop up flash as a part of the 40D is appropriate, it should have
been left at that.

This is a useful book for someone like me who enjoys complete,
user friendly documentation which is easy to read and reference.

Customer Rating:
Summary: A good solid work
Comment: This book is probably almost everything you always wanted to ask about the EOS 40D, and didn't know
how to ask. Clear step-by-step presentations abound and lead the reader through some strangely
omitted matters in the 40D manual from Canon. Nothing like asking the person who owns one. />Compared to Charlotte Lowry's book on the 40D, this one is not as complete, but Lowry is often
overkill. Busch's treatment of the camera and it's many levels of functions is, for me, much more
accessible.
Frankly, I'm glad that I ordered both books.
Now if Canon could only step
up to the plate and provide such easily accessible material, we'd be in good shape.

Customer Rating:
Summary: canon nice
Comment: I'm a month long owner and give this camera a big wowww. I use to develop and enlarge prints in my
own dark room 30 years ago but have been out of that creative loop for awhile. This camera has
restored the creative juices in photography and appreciate canon's intuitive features. Out of the
box picture quality and ease of use are highlights. I'm looking forward to using and learning as
many features as I can. I can also recommend David D. Busch book "canon eos 40d Guide to digital
slr photography". Easily read with good discriptions.