David Busch's Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Guide to Digital SLR Photography (David Busch's Digital Photography Guides)

Book in one hand, camera in the other. This book has helped me explore the features of the T2i especially when I needed help through some of the menu options.Clear, concise explanations and photos and step-by-step work-throughs of the menu system. Plus some helpful general photography tips applicable to any camera.In short, this book has made my three year relationship with my T2i a pleasant and rewarding one. I since picked up a T3i but I still use the T2 for secondary shots with some of my other Canon lenses.

Before this book arrived I already had serious reservations as to it's value. I did not need or want a book telling me how to produce photographs as I had been shooting film SLRs since 1971. I was very surprised as to the amount of excellent information that was contained between the covers. Every time I picked it up I learned quite a bit. It is outstanding for the novice or jaded pro like myself. I am very glad I purchased it and highly recomend it to any one who is serious about photography in it's digital incarnation. Easy to read and it does not speak down to you as many other guides I have read do. Thank you Mr. David Busch for the outstanding tome.

David Busch's Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Guide to Digital SLR Photography I got this book to help me learn about and use the features of the Canon T2i DSLR camera and have not been disappointed in it at all. I used to use a 35mm film camera until I switched to digital about 10 years ago and needed to refresh my memory on what and how to change aperture-shutter speed-iso, etc. to get good photos with this new camera. I was using basic point and shoot digital before this purchase. The book has been a great addition to the camera manual and the author expands and explains the settings so much better than the manual that came with the camera. The only criticism I might have is that I would like it to be spiral bound to lay flat. I am reading a section then laying the book down to try out the technique with my camera and the book always flops closed.

This is just what I was looking for, as a newbie to DSLR who at one time was an avid film photographer. I've had numerous compact point and shoots but the Canon Rebel T2i is my first interchangeable lens, digital system. We've all struggled with the manufacturer supplied documentation that comes with most purchases. Small, hard to read, not well written (or lost in translation) and just the factual "this is here and that's there" kind of reference. What we really need is a great reference manual and a how to guide. David Busch does a fantastic job in both areas. The reader can easily skip to a section to gain insights into adding lenses, let's say, or lighting and illumination. Or any other aspect of the camera system. The author has a lengthy background with Canon and does an uncanny job of conveying both the instructional side along with his own personal insights. Not only nice photo call outs of the camera display and buttons but also photos he himself has taken to show as examples.Photography has long been a hobby of mine, but as digital became cheaper and cheaper I used film less and less. Hmmm, what to do with all of those old cameras and lenses? Now with such feature laden, affordable, digital cameras and the plethora of accessories out there it has been a pleasure reading a well thought out, well written, and easy to read and understand book on the subject. I look forward to his field guide for the T2i, being released shortly and reading some of the other books he has published.

By and large, David Busch's EOS Rebel T2i/550 Guide . . . is simply an upgrade of prior Canon Rebel books by the same author. This is not to say that it isn't excellent. Practice makes perfect. And this book is perfect for the beginner. And it is good for up-graders from lessor Rebel cameras to the T2i who want a review of earlier camera features that have been preserved. This might help some previous Rebel camera owners to better integrate all the new features of the T2i.The book has very little to say about video. Yes, all the video functions are covered. It's just that a great deal more than functions of the YT2i camera is covered in this book. Their is lens choice, flash, print editing, etc. Much of which is rehash of earlier books by the author. Again, I have no criticism of the usefulness and accuracy of this book. I just would have liked more video instruction. I guess video deserves at least one whole book of its own. After-all, David Busch's book already has 324 pages plus Glossary and Index. There isn't room for much more.While the book is very well written, and contains both accurate and extensive information on the T2i, I would think that long-time owners of cameras in theRebel series simply do not need it. The instruction manual that comes with the camera should be enough.I write to give perspective to shoppers, not to sell the book, and not to detail what is in it. I hope this approach is beneficial. Please rate this review for usefulness. Helpful comments are also appreciated.Thanks.

I am new to this whole big world of photography. I need a book that would explain all the fine details. I am only at the start...but so far I love it.

Not finished this book yet but already - first 60 pages or so - I am learning stuff.Agree with previous comments that it is easy to read and explains why you might need particular settings and when to use them.Certainly worth getting to ensure you get the maximum out of your existing camera before spending loads on another one.

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Forget the included instruction manual. This book is essential if you want to get the best out of your 550d. It's easy to understand, even for a novice like me! No more flipping from one page to another. Everything from setting up your camera to taking great pictures is here. Buy it!

Very well written bookVery conversational in tone and easy to read