Friedman’s book...opinions...Please

I agree with the positive comments regarding Gary Friedman's book on the D7/D5.
His book has been instrumental for me in better understanding the use and possibilities of this fantastic Minolta product!
Important subjects that, I feel, did not get adequate attention are metering and exposure compensation; this goes too for how to make optimum use of the information the camera meter supplies when in manual mode.
Readers familiar with working with DSRL's and users of Photoshop will most likely be less interested in the content of pages 251 - 314?

Have you got a recent version of Acrobat Reader?
AFAIR it also comes in a zipped form so you need to unzip.

And welcome, BTW.

Edited by brettania - 11 April 2006 at 17:27

Don't worry -- I had never heard of WinRAR until Kiklop mentioned it a couple of months back. It seems a little more robust than some others.

Good luck with the new camera -- the book will be a help in explaining things, and in a far better way than the manual.

If you hadn't noticed already, we have quite a few Dutch members.

Hi, I got my copy end of July as a birthday present. This is, as other forum members stated before a very good book. It's written in a very easy and for everyone understandable style. All major features, and better, advanced options are discussed accompanied by examples. I got a hard copy, easy to read in your folding chair during holidays, holding the 7D to go through all of his cool tips.
I highly recommend this book to new owners and those who want to explore their 5d/&d possibilities.

gsaronni wrote: I am afraid of my medium english, enough to have some time here but maybe not enough to understand all of it

The best way to learn is to practice it, and you'll understand it probably because you're familiar with the subject. See the sample pages to get an idea.

Regards,
Bart

gsaronni wrote: ...but I am afraid of my medium english, enough to have some time here but maybe not enough to understand all of it..I will think about it

Hello Jose, don't be afraid. The book is very easy to read and Gary just did use plain English, no difficult words no guru talk nor expert bla, bla. It's so easy to read, my 15 year old son also is able to understand it.

I'm not a beginner in photography but also not a very experienced expert. Of course I read all the manual, but as many know, some subjects are only mentioned very limited. The Friedman book just describes all the possibilities, just with friendly USEFUL tips. And, important for me, reading the book reminded me of some function that I knew were there, but honestly have sunken deep in my memory, so now I refreshed it and use it again. Particulary his tips on AEL and Wireless flash triggered me again to do some more playing around with it.

For those with a vast experience and skills in DSLR, the book might be a surplus, but for everyone else I think it is a usefull reference and add to the manual.
I highly recommend the book. (Gary you know my bank account <;-))