Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS 5d

by Mimi Netzel

"The Canon EOS 5D" is sure to become a hot seller - so you can bet that the accompanying "Magic Lantern Guide" will also be huge. It details the EOS 5D, the world's smallest and lightest full-frame... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579908845
• ISBN13: 9781579908843
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

great

Detailed info that you'd never know to improve you photographic skills are in this book. Automatic option is fine, but knowing the many effects and options this camera has to offer should be taken advantage of.

Very helpful guide!

I find the Magic Lantern Guides to be very helpful. I've used them for the Canon Rebel XT, the 30D, and now the 5D. I don't understand the few negative comments I've seen here about these guides. Of course, I'd like to see even more detail with examples on several of the features in the 5D guide, but I guess that kind of knowledge must come from experimentation with the camera.

Very useful but...

Magic Lantern guides have always proved to be an invaluable addition to a photographers library. They are formatted roughly in the same way sequentially as the instruction manuals that come with a new camera. The difference is that the Magic Lantern guides expand on each section to provide understanding not just explanation. Each section is also brimming with tips from the pro's on how to achieve the best outcomes and how to get the most out of the available functions. The guide for the EOS5 lives up to expectations in these respects. The biggest gripe we have about this guide is that it appears to have been rushed to print after the release of the camera. As a consequence it is full of typographical errors from misspellings to missing words. Nothing that affects the integrity of the information but it does however reduce the quality of the publication and the credibility of the publishers. Not to mention being a bit of an insult to anyone that buys the book.

Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS 5D review

This is a gotta have book for the 5D.It goes beyond the Canon user manual. I am happy in every way with my online purchase. Lower price and fast delivery.