SuperflyTNT wrote:
I’ll have to disagree. I don’t really look like the “Dummies” books but I think the guides by David Busch, Darrell Young and Thom Hogan are much better at explaining features and exactly how they work and suggesting settings and their reasons for them to be more valuable than the user manual. Free is great, but if you’ve spent $1500 on a camera it seems worth it to spend $30 more to get the most out of it.
I agree. The user manuals are fine as far as they go. The problem is that they only deal with the mechanical aspects of the camera; they intentionally ignore the whys and wherefores. The "Dummies" books have their place and I have, on occasion, used them to good advantage, but I think the other books (Busch et al) are a much better resource.