Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT/EOS 350D Camera Guide - Magic Lantern Photography Book by Michael Guncheon | DSLR Tutorial, Settings & Tips for Beginners | Perfect for Travel, Portrait & Landscape Photography

[I've replaced my original review because I went from highly recommending this book to insisting you purchase it immediately.]At the current price this is a no-brainer decision. Just get it.I'm a geek. I read the manual. I used the camera for months. I read this book and I still learned a great deal.Did you know that it's possible to dynamically tweak exposure in P mode? Why the Pros use aperture priority rather than shutter priority in most settings? How to optimize JPEG output with a zillion different context specific tweaks? When to use different focus options? How to use the histogram and special configuration settings together? What each 'basic' setting does and why some aren't so 'basic'? What's the difference between Flash, Shadow and Cloud white balance? (Two are the same, one is different). Why even pros can use JPG format with this camera, and when RAW is really better? (With newer software like Aperture and iPhoto 6 I personally use RAW, but for most people JPG will work better.)I didn't think so. (Ok, if you knew all of the above the book may be wasted on you.)Really, really good index.Buy the book.PS. The author is definitely a photographer and camera geek first, a software guy last. The clue is color profile: Adobe vs. sRGB. He doesn't talk about it. Basically if you can't make a very good case for using Adobe RGB you should use sRGB. If you really know why and when to use Adobe RGB you are a software geek or a pro.BTW: The XT is an amazing camera. The more I use it, the more I like it. Congratulations on having made a very good choice.