Mastering Digital Cameras: An Illustrated Guidebook (Digital Photography 1)
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What others have said about Mastering Digital Cameras."I like how the author builds quite high expectations in the introduction of the book, and manages to fulfill them fully throughout the book.""I am amazed at his ability to focus on teaching people, like me, who have done basically nothing with cameras other than point and shoot. There is a wealth of useful and understandable information in this book,...""I've been photographing for years since first SLR in 1960s and yet I found much of interest and some I was unfamiliar with. I especially appreciated the clear, concise presentation."" Even us 'know-it-alls' are surprised by the information that cleared-up some uncertain items that had existed too long.""As a former photography student who learned almost nothing over a two year period, I can now say that I fully understand the terminology and possess the technical skill to take better photographs and possibly revisit my dream of becoming a sports photographer."Whether You are New to Photography,making the transition from Film to Digital Photography, or just want to improve your skills, this book will save you TIME and MONEY!No more intimidation! If you understand how Digital Cameras work, every photo becomes a learning experience.Many people are walking around with expensive cameras that they barely know how to use and others are missing great photo opportunities because they have been misinformed by well-meaning friends. This book is based on the premise that a solid understanding of photographic equipment results in a faster learning curve and better photos. The technology is actually quite simple when it is broken down and clearly explained.Without an understanding of cameras, you are at the mercy of others in all your buying decisions. You will only scratch the surface of your camera's capabilities until you take on its manual settings.You need to read this book because:It will take the confusion out of Photographic terminology by clearly defining every important term used.Your learning will be enhanced by 120 charts and photos that will simplify discussions and help you to remember what you learned.You will learn why buying a camera based on Megapixels alone is a bad idea.You will learn how sensor size and lens selection affect image quality more than any other factors.Strange photographic terms will loose their mystique once you learn how they were carried over from film photography.˃˃˃ You will also learn:How digital images are created and stored.Which file format to use when editing photos.Which file format to use when sharing photos.How to select a lens for your DSLR camera.How to properly adjust exposure.Why a zoom lens can be a very good investment.Why you should care about focal length, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO as well as what these terms mean.˃˃˃ About the author:Al Judge is a professional photographer living in Sedona, Arizona. His works are displayed in several locations around town. He is a best selling author with more than a dozen photography books.Don’t waste any more time! Scroll up and grab a copy today for little more than the cost of a cup of coffee!
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After using a Nikon film camera for more years than I care to remember, I entered the world of digital photography when I won a raffle for a sweet little Sony “point and shoot” style of camera. It was a nice little camera, but after having total control of aperture, shutter speed and focus on the old Nikon F2 Photomic, the new “does it all for you” Sony just wasn’t my cup of tea. So, I about 4 years ago I purchased another Nikon; a D7100 this time. Whereas this camera isn’t “professional grade”, it was a lot more sophisticated than the Sony, and did allow for a total manual mode.With that new Nikon, I was able to take some amazing pictures. But as they say “even a blind chicken finds a kernel of corn now and then”, I knew I had a pile of learning to do to be able to take my game to the next level. So, I turned to “book learning” as they say. Among the first books I purchased was Mr. Al Judge’s book, “Mastering Digital Cameras”.The book does contain some good information, and was reasonably inexpensive. Mr. Judge as a nice writing style, coupled with the large print of the book made for easy reading. The book defines many of the terms associate with digital cameras (as well as some the terms associated with cameras in general). It does not cover any of the topics covered to any real detail, so that after reading it, the reader will NOT feel as if they have “Mastered Digital Cameras” by any stretch of the imagination.As a couple of examples, there is only about a page dedicated to White Balance, and only a couple of paragraphs in which Color Space is covered. He then goes on to recommends using a specific color space without giving any reasons why it should be selected. The book is adequate as an introduction, but who can seriously say they have mastered anything after reading a few paragraphs? (I found it ironic the author devoted nearly 2 pages to large format cameras, which to date are not available in digital formats.)From the book it is clear Mr. Judge mainly uses Canon Cameras as some of the information he presents about Nikon cameras is wrong. For example, unlike for Canon cameras (at least according to Mr. Judge), just about any Nikon lens designed for their digital SLR camera, can be used on any of the Nikon DSLR cameras. All of the cropped frame lenses work on the full frame cameras, as well as all of the full frame lenses will work on the Nikon cropped frame cameras. There very well could be other errors as well, not being a master (yet), I can't say.In reality the book is little more than an “Introduction to Digital Cameras”, though it does give plenty of space to advertise Mr. Judge’s other books. The book is little more than an “appetizer” to the full meal of what is need to know to consider being a master of digital cameras.I do not recommend this book.flk k