Book recommendation wanted for Canon T1i

[Lazy Photographer]

I'm buying a Canon T2i and want a good book to help me learn how to use it. Unfortunately there are none available yet (they're coming out this summer) so I thought I'd pick up a book for the T1i and use it in conjunction with the Canon manual. I realize the T2i has some new functions and such, but for the most part the two cameras are similar enough to make it worthwhile, I think. The two books I'm interested in are:

Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS Rebel T1i/EOS 500D Multimedia Workshop

David Busch’s Canon EOS Rebel T1i/500D Guide to Digital SLR Photography

Does anyone have any experience with these books? Can you recommend one over the other? Thanks in advance.

 

[Lazy Photographer]

Bumpaty bump...

 

[pbelarge]

I have the second book, and it has been a good help for me.

 

[gsgary]

War and peace was a good book

 

[Iron Flatline]

You will quickly find that 98% of what you need can be done by every camera, and that the functions vary only slightly in where the button can be found. Much like a car, one may have wiper functions on the left or the right of the steering wheel or on a knob on the dashboard, but all the functions are there. You'll get more use out of a book like [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Exposure-Photographs-Digital-Updated/dp/0817463003/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268650644&sr=8-1"]Understanding Exposure[/ame]. Read that, and find the functions he refers to via your manual.

Have fun.

 

[Lazy Photographer]

You will quickly find that 98% of what you need can be done by every camera, and that the functions vary only slightly in where the button can be found. Much like a car, one may have wiper functions on the left or the right of the steering wheel or on a knob on the dashboard, but all the functions are there. You'll get more use out of a book like Understanding Exposure. Read that, and find the functions he refers to via your manual.

Have fun.

Thanks everyone. I'm almost finished reading Understanding Exposure - an excellent book. Just looking for something camera specific since this will be my first DSLR.

 

[cfusionpm]

Camera-specific things are best found in your camera's manual. How to use them and what to look up depends on what you want to do. I cant help but reccomend Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Books. I have volumes 2 and 3, and they are very casually written. It's very easy to follow and understand how to get the kind of shots you want. It doesnt go into technical detail; it acts more as a how-to guide that cuts straight to the point. He gives simple and straight forward advice on how to set up your camera and how to capture your shots. I would pick up volume 1 and go from there. If you have a local Barns & Nobel or other book store, you can go and flip through one before buying as well.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photography-Book-Scott-Kelby/dp/032147404X"]Amazon.com: The Digital Photography Book (9780321474049): Scott Kelby: Books[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photography-Book-2-ebook/dp/B000XPNUPO/"]Amazon.com: Digital Photography Book, Volume 2, The eBook: Scott Kelby: Kindle Store[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photography-Book-3-ebook/dp/B002LVNDFA/"]Amazon.com: Digital Photography Book, Volume 3, The eBook: Scott Kelby: Kindle Store[/ame]

 

[Lazy Photographer]

Thanks Matt, already ahead of you. All three Kelby books are on my book shelf waiting for me to finish Understanding Exposure. I'm also reviewing a PDF of the T2i manual as we speak.