Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT/EOS 350D (A Lark Photography Book)

[I've replaced my original review because I went from highly recommending this book to insisting you purchase it immediately.]At the current price this is a no-brainer decision. Just get it.I'm a geek. I read the manual. I used the camera for months. I read this book and I still learned a great deal.Did you know that it's possible to dynamically tweak exposure in P mode? Why the Pros use aperture priority rather than shutter priority in most settings? How to optimize JPEG output with a zillion different context specific tweaks? When to use different focus options? How to use the histogram and special configuration settings together? What each 'basic' setting does and why some aren't so 'basic'? What's the difference between Flash, Shadow and Cloud white balance? (Two are the same, one is different). Why even pros can use JPG format with this camera, and when RAW is really better? (With newer software like Aperture and iPhoto 6 I personally use RAW, but for most people JPG will work better.)I didn't think so. (Ok, if you knew all of the above the book may be wasted on you.)Really, really good index.Buy the book.PS. The author is definitely a photographer and camera geek first, a software guy last. The clue is color profile: Adobe vs. sRGB. He doesn't talk about it. Basically if you can't make a very good case for using Adobe RGB you should use sRGB. If you really know why and when to use Adobe RGB you are a software geek or a pro.BTW: The XT is an amazing camera. The more I use it, the more I like it. Congratulations on having made a very good choice.

This is a must if you have the camera. Like I've read, the instruction manual is lacking.....especially if you're a novice. I plan to buy one for my daughter who just now bought the camera. It answers a lot of questions.

Good book on basic abilities of Canon Rebel EOS XT digital SLR camera. A little dated but the XT is alittle long in the tooth, being the Mark II chipset processor, now that the new Rebel TSi will be out April 27, 2008.

The book goes into more depth than the owners manual. It gives insightful tips on the use of the camera and digital photography in general. Having used other Magic Lantern books, this one did not disappoint me. Included is a laminated quick reference guide to take along with you.

It's just an extended owner's manual. It does a great job at getting more in-depth with all of the camera's various functions. I like to know all of the capabilities of the products I buy, so this one is right up my alley.

Great book with pertinent information.

Covered everything for top to bottom

Anytime anyone tells me they bought or were given a new camera, I recommend Magic Lantern Guides. Also makes a great gift.

The book helped with the camera my husband has thank you.

Since I bought my 400D secondhand on the internet it came without an instruction manual. Many things on the camera are obvious, but this little instruction book filled all the gaps. It's easy to assimilate the information and there's something new to learn each time I use it.

Everything covered.

Very heplful book on understnding the complex workings of this camera. especially for those who want to move off the automatic settings. or are beginners in the use of DSLR-- even though they may understand the manual SLR camera.

Tedious book that does little more than paraphrase the user manual. I learned nothing from this, and I'm very glad that I bought a used copy - at least it was cheap! Probably to be found in a charity shop quite soon.