Customer Reviews
DSLR made easy - By: Phacoman, 25 Oct 2008 
This is a book for those who do not have an idea what is aperture (Av), shutter speed (Tv) or ISO. So if you have a compact point-and-shoot camera you know what these are. But it is a book that I bought before I even bought the DSLR camera. THe photos thoughin colour may not be the best but it is written to be readin a weekend.
D. Busch knows his stuff. At less than 10 quids it will sparkle your imagination & get your camera to go out an experiment.
Recommended.
Book, Camera, Action! - By: Ned Middleton, 14 Oct 2008 The big attraction of this series of "for Dummies" books is that we who buy these products have little respect for our own knowledge & plenty of respect for those who do & are able to write books like this.
I am currently converting from film photography to digital photography & some aspects are quite daunting. I have, therefore, purchased several books & tutorial DVDs on the subject & am working my way through them all. The title of this product suggests it is the right place to start and, on reflection, is exactly where I should have started. For those of you, who like me, are converting to digital for the first time, grab your camera & a copy of this book & work your way through from cover to cover until you are conversant with the new technology. It really will give you a good grounding.
That, however, will only work very well if you are already conversant with photography. If you are new to photography altogether & a digital SLR camera is your very first camera, you may have to learn a few basic lessons of, for example, the correlation between film speeds, shutter speeds & aperture settings - which really do need to be understood, before you study this book.
David Busch clearly knows what he is talking about & is able to put that knowledge into an easy-to-follow format for us Dummies to read and, as I say, I wish I had read this book before getting into some of the more technical tomes I also purchased.
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A worse dummy than I thought! - By: David Bailey not, 17 Feb 2008 
I think I must need a 'Total Idiot's Guide' as this was not what I thought it would be.
Being a complete beginner with dSLR, I thought this book would be a step-by-step guide on 'How To....' I was a bit wide of the mark - although the book says a lot about why you should do this over that, etc it left me lost on how to actually do it. So I'm using my camera on Auto until my Nikon book arrives. Let's hope I'll have more success with that one.
excellent book - By: paul, 08 Feb 2008 
Bought the book on the strength of the previous two reviews as I've not really been keen on the "dummies" books previously.
This one, though, is excellent. If you've spent a chunk of money on a new digital camera (like my EOS 40d!) you really should spend another £10 & read this, & actually start to understand how it all works! (If you're already expert then you won't be needing this, but understanding even how the digital sensor works is really interesting)
It's printed on good quality glossy paper (unlike some of the dummies books) & includes some really nice images.
Well worth it
The best book I've read for DSLR beginners - By: Mr. P. E. Gevaux, 09 Jan 2008 A real creative education from a proper photographer. Easy to read, & packed full of tips & tricks. Get this one.
