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Mastering Your Digital Slr: How To Get The Most Out Of Your Digital Camera
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$30.00
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$24.94
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Manufacturer: Rotovision
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.3
EAN: 9782880468156
ISBN: 2880468159
Label: Rotovision
Manufacturer: Rotovision
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 191
Publication Date: 2005-05-31
Publisher: Rotovision
Studio: Rotovision
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Mastering your Digital SLR is the definitive guide for the sophisticated digital camera enthusiast who wants to make the leap from compact digital or film SLR to digital SLR (DSLR) for more advanced digital photography, or existing SLR owners who are ready for the next level of experimentation and expertise. This comprehensive bible of the digital SLR employs a practical, step-by-step approach, to enable the reader to achieve critical image quality and professional results. Weston answers the basic questions about how digital photography works and its advantages, then takes the reader through the digital workflow. He explains the intimate workings of the DSLR and illuminates every aspect of image capture and processing in a thorough, practical jargon-free manner, accompanied by inspirational illustrations. This is truly an indispensable guide for getting the best from your digital SLR camera.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Book--IF YOU CAN MANAGE TO SEE THE PRINT!
Comment: The information is the book is excellent. I now understand how to take better pictures with my Olympus E-510 (especially the exposure controls!).
But, and this is a VERY BIG but, the font of the book is T-I-N-Y! I swear that it must be 8 point type! And the captions--they are in 6 point, light type. The colors do not contrast. How can anyone be expected to read 8 point THIN white type on a gray background?
The author should demand better treatment for his material. You literally have to get one of those magnifying sheets that the older people use in order to read this book.
The publisher should be forced to give every purchaser a link to a PDF version of the book so that it can at least be magnified on the computer.
This is the ABSOLUTE worst typographically-designed book that I have seen in 20 years. The material is great which is why I did give it 3 stars.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great for newbies in DSLR
Comment: If you want to transition from a point and shoot to a DSLR, this book is great. It shows the differences between it, what type of camera to buy based on several different areas, lens lingo, exposure techniques and up to some editing. The book tells you how to get the pictures you want and then shows you the ending photo so that you can visualize it. It really made me want to get up and grab my camera and go!
Very concisely written with great charts!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Ok manual
Comment: I am reasonably happy with this book. Very informative on technical aspects of SLR photography. Realizing this is an evolving technology, some of the author's recommendations on equipment is a bit dated. Mainly in the computer & storage area. Otherwise good for an amateur wanting to gain knowledge of Digital SLR photography.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Primer
Comment: This book takes you through the terminology, meaning and use of the features of your digital SLR. Very easy read; been through it roughly twice myself. This is the book that got me from 'what is going on' to 'ah, I see' after purchasing a Canon 30D. After reading this book, I could at least understand the 30D manual!
The book stops at basic digital workflow. To pick up from there, have a look at the books by Scott Kelby about Photoshop. If you're looking to understand how to get sharp photos, have a look at "Digital Photography", also by Scott Kelby.
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Summary: For Those Considering A Switch From Film To Digital
Comment: I think I would have purchased Chris Weston's MASTERING YOUR DIGITAL SLR simply for its photos. Just looking at the book makes the reader want to get up, get the camera, and begin shooting, but most how-to books on photography have beautiful pictures, and many times they can be sparse on content. I found that this book has both good content and inspiring shots.
The purpose of the book seems two-fold. First, it aims at convincing film users that the digital world is not as scary as many think and good, artistic photography is available using digital cameras. Throughout the book the author points out how the film and digital differ. The second purpose of this book is as an introduction to people who may be new at photography and shows the way a SLR differs from a point and shoot camera. For some of the information in the book, the information could apply to either a digital or film camera since the basics of photography are the same.
For me, the most helpful portion of the book is the third section on image processing. As a film user, primarily color prints and E-6 slides, processing meant dropping off film and visiting the lab to correct flawed but interesting photos. With digital, a home computer can become the lab. The book gives and introduction to how photos can be improved, the software and printers needed, and provides explanations of new terms. As I have started doing some repairs to images and trying to enhance others, I've found the book helpful as a beginner to using a computer to edit and enhance photos.
At one point, the author states that for many people, digital has helped rekindle their love of photography. I didn't think my love for photography needed a jump start until I purchased my new digital camera (the Nikon D70S. Now that I have, I can't wait to get out and get some shots or set up something just to use the camera. Digital is enjoyable, can be artistic, and is with considering and trying.
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