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Summary: Beyond the Basics. . . .
Review: Great book!, especially for the beginner that I am. Intriguing and very hard to put down. I am falling behind in my chores/honeydo's. Easy to understand and follow. TIPS GALORE!
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Summary: Beyond the Basics. . . .
Review: Great book!, especially for the beginner that I am. Intriguing and very hard to put down. I am falling behind in my chores/honeydo's. Easy to understand and follow. TIPS GALORE!
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Summary: Like all other Magic Lantern Guides - A better manual
Review: I lost my manual and this has replaced it with no problem. It looks a lot like the old one I had with my Rebel 2000 (EOS 300) camera, but has specific information about the Elan 7e. I will help you even if you are a beginner.
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Summary: Unnecessary!
Review: One review discribes this book precisely: "I lost my manual. This book replaced it perfectly"!
There's almost no information that's not already in the manual. Not even basic information I hoped to find in this book e.g. "Will the camera set the custom functions to default when changing the batteries?" No, it only "in portrait mode the depth of the field will be shallow." Even in the EOS manual there are sample pictures in order to illustrate this function.
For similar prices you'll find much better books on understanding photography (e.g. John Shaws nature photography field guide"). In combination with your manual even the biggest photgraphy rookie will learn more from this combination.
Of course, if you lost your manual, this book deserves five stars for it's a substitute to your manual - not more!
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Summary: I keep this book in the toilet.
Review: There is so much good stuff to learn about my Elan 7E, that I kept this book next to the toilet for the first 4 months. I then put it in my camera bag, and have further accelerated my understanding of this very technical, and very fun camera.In fact, just last weekend, I found the depth of field preview button. So many buttons. I would have liked to have seen better explanation of certain photography technical terms in the book. Depth of Field, Focal Length, F-Stop. I suppose the authors thought that anyone paying so much money for a camera would have understood these things. I now do, after I bought the Alesse book. This book, however, does a very good job explaining how this camera worked. I would recommend it.
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Summary: I keep this book in the toilet.
Review: There is so much good stuff to learn about my Elan 7E, that I kept this book next to the toilet for the first 4 months. I then put it in my camera bag, and have further accelerated my understanding of this very technical, and very fun camera. In fact, just last weekend, I found the depth of field preview button. So many buttons. I would have liked to have seen better explanation of certain photography technical terms in the book. Depth of Field, Focal Length, F-Stop. I suppose the authors thought that anyone paying so much money for a camera would have understood these things. I now do, after I bought the Alesse book. This book, however, does a very good job explaining how this camera worked. I would recommend it.
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Summary: Save your money...
Review: This book was a complete waste of $20. The EOS 7 has so many features, but very few of them are explained in this book any better than the manual. These folks should be embarassed to sell this for the price. I now know why they're sealed in plastic wrap at the bookstore -- to prevent you from actually seeing inside before purchasing... For other cameras I own, I've found the Short Course in Photography series by Dennis Curtin to be great resources. I don't think they have one on the EOS 7 however.
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Summary: Second-hand recount of the user's manual.
Review: When I had bought Canon Elan 7E, I got quite overwhelmed by the miriad of buttons, options, and possibilities that the camera provides. I read the little booklet that came with the camera, but did not feel much relief. I thought a thicker, more detailed book will help. NOT THIS ONE! What I found inside were pages and pages of useless paraphrasing of what the little booklet had, minus the comparative pictures that show the effect, plus major technical inacuracies on top of that! For people who want to learn how to use Canon, I'd recommend the "EOS Magazine" from England.
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