Canon EOS 40D Guide to Digital Photography :: Education by Design Store

Editorial Review
As the new owner of Canon's most advanced intermediate digital SLR, you want to get started taking professional-looking photographs using all of the exciting features at your fingertips. "Canon EOS 40D Guide to Digital SLR Photography" is a concise introduction and guide to your camera's essential controls and functions, such as Live View, built-in dust reduction, and the blistering 6.5-frames-per-second continuous shooting mode that is an action photographer’s dream. The book provides detailed instructions showing you how, when, and why to make optimized settings with the Canon EOS 40D’s enhanced menus, which include a half-dozen versatile new custom functions. You'll learn about the camera's improved automatic focus, flash synchronization tricks, how to choose lenses that will provide the perspective and effects you want, and which exposure modes are ideal for each picture-taking opportunity. Packed with full-color images and examples that illustrate the recommended techniques and settings for your Canon EOS 40D, this book helps photographers of any skill level begin maximizing their equipment as soon as you open the cover!
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Customer Reviews

If you're waivering . . .

2008-10-06
This book is a comprehensive resource you are going to benefit from throughout the lifetime of your camera. You don't need to read the whole thing at once- it has worked great for me to take chunks at a time and practice with the newly learned material. This book explains how to maximize the features of the camera for your needs, gives advanced techniques you might otherwise miss with your camera, and gives you the confidence to pick up your camera and know how to achieve what you want to achieve in your images. Especially for those who are technically challenged, this is a must-have.

cooks books a great cabbie

2008-09-29
this book is easy reading. gives easy understanding of useful tips & tricks. this is my second book for this camera and is much better with practical use of why and how of photography for this camera

Canon EOS 40 D Digital SLR Photography

2008-09-19
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!!

Great Book

2008-09-17
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".

A Little Off Topic

2008-09-15
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.

A good solid work

2008-09-15
As the new owner of Canon's most advanced intermediate digital SLR, you want to get started taking professional-looking photographs using all of the exciting features at your fingertips. "Canon EOS 40D Guide to Digital SLR Photography" is a concise introduction and guide to your camera's essential controls and functions, such as Live View, built-in dust reduction, and the blistering 6.5-frames-per-second continuous shooting mode that is an action photographer’s dream. The book provides detailed instructions showing you how, when, and why to make optimized settings with the Canon EOS 40D’s enhanced menus, which include a half-dozen versatile new custom functions. You'll learn about the camera's improved automatic focus, flash synchronization tricks, how to choose lenses that will provide the perspective and effects you want, and which exposure modes are ideal for each picture-taking opportunity. Packed with full-color images and examples that illustrate the recommended techniques and settings for your Canon EOS 40D, this book helps photographers of any skill level begin maximizing their equipment as soon as you open the cover!

canon nice

2008-09-15
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.

great details

2008-09-10
great book, gives details specific to my camera, in plain english.....tips on using my camera,with pictures of my camera, not a generic manual on digital cameras. he did his homework, and made learning my camera easier.

Thorough and well written

2008-09-07
The book is thorough and well written.

It's a valuable source of information for those seeking to familiarize themselves with the Canon 40D.

Recommended.

A must have if you own a Canon 40D SLR

2008-09-06
If you own a 40D Canon SLR this is one book you must have. It not only explains how to use the myriad of features on this great camera but why to use them. Goes way beyond the owners manuel.