canon 300d decent user guide

[dsan]

evening all,

im new to the digital SLR's and struggling with using the whole creative zones on the canon. Can anyone point out a good book/web resource, which explains how the various aperture modes and shutter speed (as well as what they actually mean when you view the various options in the viewfinder)

thanks

[tim]

There are good resources, people should give you links - I don't have any sorry. My recommendation is to take a photography class in your area, a digital photography class if possible.

[Medic1]

I had the same issues not long ago (a couple months actually) when I bought my first SLR (300D). What I ended up doing was buying a guide for the 300D made by a company called "Magic Lantern". It is basically a more detailed manual for the camera. I also ended up buying a digital photography textbook which has helped tremendously and I am only halfway through it.

In addition to print options, there is always the handy world wide web, which has a wealth of information for anything you could possibly ask or wonder. There are plenty of sites out there that are basically online textbooks.

This site fairly adequately explains aperture:

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/fototech/apershutter/aperture.htm

Just go ahead and hit the search bar on your browser and start looking up digital photography sites....they will start popping up like crazy......

Me, I'm a sit in a chair and have a good read kinda guy so I usually stick with the books.

Good Luck!

[JohnEBongo]

I found the following site to have a ton of info.......http://www.shortcourses.com/

[wolf]

Have a look at this site (http://www.photoworkshop.com/canon/lessons/lessons_1-5.html) , there is a lot of info there.

[Pyromaniac]

Your local Barnes and Noble or equivalent book store should have tons of books that can help you out, and since it's digital using a little trial and error wont cost you anything. If your new to SLR's I would recommend a physical book or maybe printing out some of the stuff from the web sites. I still carry and refer to the manuals for my camera's from time to time because even though I read them when I got them I forget things if I haven't used a function in a while.