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Title: Which book?
Post by: T_J_G on 29 March 2011, 09:11: Looking to buy a book to brush up on my photography skills.

Has anyone got any suggestions? I'm looking at this series:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0321678737/ref=aw_d_detail?pd=1&qid=1301384597&sr=8-2

Don't mind something a bit more technical. As that series seems like it helps you in certain situations that you can transfer to other situations. But doesn't explain some of the techy parts.
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: the_stink on 29 March 2011, 09:34: Looks like a good set, not read them myself but im sure any sort of readign material is always good to brush up on some togging skills :)
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: spear on 29 March 2011, 11:03: i looked at that but opted for this one
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Complete-Photography-Course-Garrett/dp/0007279922/ref=pd_ybh_2?pf_rd_p=138755991&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=1501&pf_rd_i=ybh&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=00WAAWZPERAN90EMYKC2

had some good reviews and ideal for me as a complete novice having bought my first dslr last week! still waiting for book to arrive so cant comment on it as yet.
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: T_J_G on 29 March 2011, 11:06: Looked at that as well, got to be worth a punt at £9
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: Stronz on 29 March 2011, 11:06: I've been meaning to go to waterstones or somewhere for a look for a book to aid me too. Had a look on Amazon for a few books specific for my camera, but a lilke you I am after something that can give me transferable skills. Someone at work has lent me:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Photography-Masterclass-Photographic-Image-manipulation/dp/1405315563/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301393444&sr=8-1

Language is a bit flowery bit its quite easy to read (only 1 chapter in).
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: T_J_G on 29 March 2011, 11:39: Just ordered the one spear linked too. :afro:
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: Ridg on 29 March 2011, 11:50: only just seen this thread :huh:

I find that most of the 'learn' / 'course' books are very generic with most of the information being on the web; that said they are great to thumb through in bed / whilst on the loo

I'd thoroughly recommend

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905814046/ref=oss_product

and (for anyone using on camera flash)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1584282584/ref=oss_product

this book is great for those using RAW

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-World-Camera-Adobe-Photoshop/dp/0321713095/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301396107&sr=1-1

but like Stronz says, go to waterstones, thumb through them then order from amazon :laugh:
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: spear on 29 March 2011, 11:59: Quote from: T_J_G on 29 March 2011, 11:39
Just ordered the one spear linked too. :afro:

:smiley: hopefully mine will arrive today with my memory card so i cant start snapping. sure it will be a good starter as i basically know very little at the moment then i can move on to the proper stuff
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: Stronz on 29 March 2011, 12:17: Now there's a point - which memory card did you go for? I dont think I can afford / will need an SDXC, but I am thinking of getting a slightly faster SDHC than I already have, in a bigger size. Considering this;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sandisk-Digital-Extreme-Capacity-SDSDX3-008G-E31/dp/B001G87S1Y/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I27KD0C0HH0PEH&colid=2AEIG6PGORNLZ

Size isn't too crucial for me, as whilst I am away I am goign to download all my pictures every night and upload them to my NAS at home over the interweb, so will always have a fresh memory card each day.

Sorry for the hi-jack!
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: T_J_G on 29 March 2011, 12:30: I use this card

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Transcend-Secure-Digital-Card-Class/dp/B0043WKZHO/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1301398425&sr=1-3

Got a basic sandisk one when I bought my camera so I could use it straight away. It's very useful to have a couple.
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: Ridg on 29 March 2011, 12:35: Quote from: Stronz on 29 March 2011, 12:17
Now there's a point - which memory card did you go for? I dont think I can afford / will need an SDXC, but I am thinking of getting a slightly faster SDHC than I already have, in a bigger size. Considering this;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sandisk-Digital-Extreme-Capacity-SDSDX3-008G-E31/dp/B001G87S1Y/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I27KD0C0HH0PEH&colid=2AEIG6PGORNLZ

Size isn't too crucial for me, as whilst I am away I am goign to download all my pictures every night and upload them to my NAS at home over the interweb, so will always have a fresh memory card each day.

Sorry for the hi-jack!

watch out when you go for the high speed stuff, do you need class 10 as in can your camera write to it at 10MB/s will your camera buffer enough images to warrant this speed?

Personally I'd go with brand over speed, you might also want to check your manual to see if they recommend specific memory.

You'll probably find class 6 will be fine for stills, and maybe save you a few pennies too
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: Stronz on 29 March 2011, 12:45: Camera manual says it supports SDXC (but they are too pricey and I wont need anything near 48gb!!!).

Camera supports class 10 too - not sure what my memory card I am using at the moment is (4gb Kingston from my point and shoot), but I noticed when experimenting with burst mode that I was waiting for the buffer to write to the card before I could continue shooting, hence why I decided to look into a new one with a faster read/write speed.

The manual suggests Lexmar, Sandisk, Panasonic etc...

Forgot to add - I wanted something farily quick just incase I take any video on honeymoon (cough cough :wink:), and the 1080p 24fps was a bit jerky on my current memory card.
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: spear on 29 March 2011, 12:51: i opted for a sandisk sdhc 4gb i think. about a fiver from play.com.

should do the job until i know whether i need better.
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: Ridg on 29 March 2011, 12:59: Quote from: Stronz on 29 March 2011, 12:45
Camera manual says it supports SDXC (but they are too pricey and I wont need anything near 48gb!!!).

Camera supports class 10 too - not sure what my memory card I am using at the moment is (4gb Kingston from my point and shoot), but I noticed when experimenting with burst mode that I was waiting for the buffer to write to the card before I could continue shooting, hence why I decided to look into a new one with a faster read/write speed.

The manual suggests Lexmar, Sandisk, Panasonic etc...

Forgot to add - I wanted something farily quick just incase I take any video on honeymoon (cough cough :wink:), and the 1080p 24fps was a bit jerky on my current memory card.

I meant what's the maximum write speed to the card, for example mine supports UDMA meaning I could stick a 600x card in but it would be wasted as it only writes out around 27 MB/s opposed from the 90MB/s of 600x

this site has a small list of write speeds

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007

If you're recording 1080p you'll want class6+ although you'll probably want 720p @ 60 fps for super smooth slow mo action :wink:

I personally only use Lexar professional, but would consider sandisk as good, I use transcend in my HDHero, but doubt I'd trust a 'no name' for certain shoots.
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: Stronz on 29 March 2011, 14:13: I get ya :smiley:

Cant find it online right now, only suggests using class 6 and above.
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: T_J_G on 08 April 2011, 20:57: Got the Collins book but doesn't seem that useful so I've ordered 'understanding exposure' vol. 3.
Title: Re: Which book?
Post by: T_J_G on 12 April 2011, 20:07: The understanding exposure book is exactly what I needed! Recommended!