Book recommendation, please (Page 3): Blue Crane hase some good digital DVD's on the 7D you can get them from Adorama. I also have the David Busch book Canan EOS 7D very good.

William Bennett Loc: Il

Blue Crane hase some good digital DVD's on the 7D you can get them from Adorama. I also have the David Busch book Canan EOS 7D very good.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Ditto this. I bought one for my T2i and it also came with a DVD that explains a lot of basics on the use of a camera too.

sinatraman wrote:

magic lantern guide for your specific camera. explains every button and function in plain english, plus book is small enough to keep in your camera bag. Ditto the Bryan Petersen recommendation to truly understand exposure. also written in easy to understand plain English. His book and also his "learning to see creatively" are 2 books every serious photog should own.

Semprasectum

IMO, better than reading about photography, why don't you go to YouTUBE and let them show you in 5 or 10 minutes the same things that are in a couple hundred pages of a book. You can get lighting advice, exposure advice, shutter speed advice. . landscape help, portrait. ..ect. . . .there are some really great books out there. . Joe McNally has wonderful books on lighting, but his YouTUBE videos show what his books tell you about. . .

I you are really bent on "reading" any of the 4 base photography books by Scott Kelby will assist you.

OBXbill Loc: Outer Banks NC / Cape Coral FL

David Busch's 7D book is the best!

chapjohn Loc: Tigard, Oregon

sinatraman wrote:

magic lantern guide for your specific camera. explains every button and function in plain english, plus book is small enough to keep in your camera bag. Ditto the Bryan Petersen recommendation to truly understand exposure. also written in easy to understand plain English. His book and also his "learning to see creatively" are 2 books every serious photog should own.

These are great recomendations, sinatraman, and I could not have said it any better.

planepics Loc: St. Louis burbs, but originally Chicago burbs

I add my vote for David Busch's book. I got one for my first/one/and only digital camera, a Sony A330 and like the easy, straight-forward explanations and various tips/suggestions that weren't in the OM. I'm sure his books for other cameras are just as informative. I think I'll look for that exposure book someone else mentioned (or put it on my X-Mas list).

sczurs Loc: Pa, Fl.

I have purchased several books and found Davis Busch's is the best so far. He not only explains each function and setting he also explains why. Over all one of the best...

Brow621 Loc: Texas

Don't overlook Thom Hogan's books. I have recently bought his book on the Nikon D5100 and am blown away with it. A little pricey but ultimately worth it to me.

Semprasectum

There is 2 things that EVERY amateur photog has, 1)a library worth of photography books, and 2)a stack of rarely used camera cases, backpacks and other bags.

99% of what is being discussed here can be accessed for FREE on YouTUBE (and the examples are clearer and more concise than any book on the market), yet poster after poster recommends book after book. I have to laugh. . . you guys must all be rich. . . and have space left on your library shelves. ..

LindaChaplin Loc: South Dakota

Again...thanks so much. Lots of good food for thought here. I don't live near any camera stores or bookstores, for that matter, so ordering from Amazon is my only choice.You've got to LOVE the hedgehog! I'll keep snapping!

talk2thomas Loc: Chelmsford, England

just pm'd you

talk2thomas Loc: Chelmsford, England

Semprasectum wrote:

There is 2 things that EVERY amateur photog has, 1)a library worth of photography books, and 2)a stack of rarely used camera cases, backpacks and other bags.

99% of what is being discussed here can be accessed for FREE on YouTUBE (and the examples are clearer and more concise than any book on the market), yet poster after poster recommends book after book. I have to laugh. . . you guys must all be rich. . . and have space left on your library shelves. ..

yes i am guilty, cant move for magazines,books, studio lights that never seem to get put away,props that I buy in case I need one on a later shoot if it comes off. but it's great ain't it.

ChrissieC Loc: Darwin , Australia

Thank goodness for the Internet. Unlimited resources here at no cost. Many enjoyable hours spend researching on the net. More importantly though - practise !

sinatraman Loc: Vero Beach Florida, Earth,alpha quaudrant

Semprasectum wrote:

There is 2 things that EVERY amateur photog has, 1)a library worth of photography books, and 2)a stack of rarely used camera cases, backpacks and other bags.

99% of what is being discussed here can be accessed for FREE on You TUBE (and the examples are clearer and more concise than any book on the market), yet poster after poster recommends book after book. I have to laugh. . . you guys must all be rich. . . and have space left on your library shelves. ..

no some of us grew up with that ancient technology books. We prefer something tactile in our hands other then keyboard, plus it is kinda hard to highlight key passages and important info in a you tube video. The ink runs down the monitor screen. Plus there are allot of ignorant yahoos, on you tube. In order for a book to be published by a major publisher it has to be accurate. Any tom dick and harry with a camcorder, video dslr or a cell phone can produce schlock. Only a gifted author can produce something like understanding exposure by Bryan Petersen. Sorry you don't appreciate the touch, feel and smell of a good book. computer screen is a barrier to whatever point the author is trying to say. A fine, leather covered book is an intimate friend be it the collected works of Arthur Conan Doyle, or the king James version of the Bible. to heck with smart phones Ipad, nooks and all the other junk. Give me a signed first edition Louie L'Amour western every time.

ChrissieC Loc: Darwin , Australia

I too love good quality books and have several. I NEVER use You Tube for research. I only research web sites and choose which ones I like. Sometimes I download and print articles which I have in various folders. Thank goodness for the internet. Nice to have freedom of choice.