Quick Snap Guide to Digital SLR Photography: An Instant Start-Up Manual for New dSLR Owners Paperback – April 4, 2006

This a very simple, easy to comprehend description of all the core concepts in digital photography. David Busch has a great ability to explain complex issues in simple terms without glossing over any of the necessary details. These concepts make it much easier to figure out camera settings using "first principles".The only thing missing for me was the table of settings for dummies. It's great to be able to think things through from first principles, but I was also looking for advice along the lines of "In these circumstances, set this button to x, this button to y and click..." There are a few examples of that level of guidance and if there were more this would get 5 stars.If you want to understand what's going on with your dSLR, this is a great easy-to-grasp intro.

The "Quick Snap Guide..." is a very fine reference tool for using the new SLR cameras. I am waiting to receive my camera and have been able to puruse the book at my leasure. What I most like about it is that it is oranganized in a user-friendly way. The topic discussions are as well. Worth the few bucks it cost to have it ready when my camera arrives.

I am new to DSLR's. This was a good book to get me comfortable and on my way. I would recommend to new users.

I am new to dSLR cameras and was looking for a book that would get me beyond the point and shoot world I had been living in for so many years. Basically, this book just tells you what buttons to look for on the camera and sort of what they do; but this is something my Pentax User's Manual already does in better detail. This book does try to present some principles of basic photography, but ends up doing so in broad vagaries, so do not buy it if you are looking for a clear discussion of aperture vs. ISO vs. shutter speed, etc. Buy it only if you want some direction on what buttons you should be looking for on your dSLR and nothing more. I checked out The New Manual of Photography by John Hedgecoe from the local library and found it to be infinitely more helpful and informative. I might buy that one instead, but I've already sunk $20 once, so this time I am going to be careful.

I am currently reading this book and have found out things that I might not ever have found out about digital photography. I consider this to be the best book for beginners to DSLR cameras. A lot of useful information to get here.

My opinion is that this is a great resource as guide to a totally uninformed and unsure owner of a camera that I have wanted to own for a long time and have no idea how to operate it. Thanks a bunch.

It is a good book to begin with.Explains alot of things,However, I would recommend the Nikon D3200 for Dummies.

Lots of much needed information. This book is priceless I learned several different approaches to do different things .This was money well spent

Excellent book well written and a good reference

Good seller. No problems.

My sister was very happy, so I guess it's good. Arrived in time and it was brand new. Also inside I found the winning Lotto numbers. Ok I didn't but I had a few more words to go for this review to be published and I thought that would make a good story.