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Canon EOS 40D Digital Field Guide In the Canon EOS 40D, speed and reliability meet superior image quality and affordability. And the more you know about your camera, the better your images will be. So don’t wait another minute. Learn how to work with color spaces and white balance, use Live View, set up the 40D for your shooting style, set and evaluate exposure, and more. Get helpful tips and advice that you can use every time in this handy guide that goes wherever you take pictures.
Customer Review: Learn about the 40D and support Christianity…
I purchased Charlotte K.L.’s Canon Digital Rebel XTi field guide book and learned a lot about the XTi, which was why I went for her 40D book.
I must say I felt extremely uncomfortable with the Christian references - while some may consider the religious captions irrelevant, it still bothered me. I am not a religious person (nor am I an atheist). I found the religious references pointless and irritating.
Page 210 of her “40D Field Guide Book” (caption to the photo):
“The images in figures 9.10, 9.11 and 9.12 were shot for a cover and liner for a Christian music CD featuring Jessie Butterworth and the Overlake Christian Church worship team. The goal was to capture the spirit and energy of the concert for the cover and illustrate the concert experience with images for the liner. This is an establishing shot of the overall concert stage with vocalists and musicians. Exposure: ISO 400, f/2.8, 1/20 sec., using an EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens.”
While I understand Christianity is a major part of our world’s religion, to me, 3 mere religious related captions in a 300 something page technical book, is aggressive.
Customer Review: I read three books on the 40D
Long story short: 1st choice Charlotte K Lowrie, 2nd choice David D Busch
and 3rd Rob Sheppard.
Now for long story. Having read Lowrie’s books before I knew I could glean some good information from this book. This book is in color, a must. Lowrie’s tables are easy to read and understand, the index has everything you can imagine in it.
I find myself going back to this book all the time. Example; 4th of July, index, fireworks photography, page 228-229, shutter speed 1-2 seconds, and I’m off to the party. I ordered Lowrie’s book on the 5D just to read it, even though I’ll probably won’t buy the 5D camera. I have found mistakes in all of the books. Page 30, image 1.14, after reading the caption, I thought I bought the wrong lens and went to Canon’s web site to see if there was 24-70 “IS”, no, but I wish or on page 33, 25-105 f/2.8L IS USM. Wouldn’t that be a great lens if it were real. There was one more about that 24-70 “IS” page 34. Any one of these authors could do a better job of writing an owners manual than Canon. For me Lowrie’s book is the best.
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