Magic Lantern Guide to 20D

[Wavy C]

Has anybody read the book: Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS 20D? Is it worth getting, or does it cover much more than is in the manual that comes with the camera?

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The camera is very straight forward and works well as long as you get in a a good rutine of checking your settings. I think buying most books is a waste when you can just read most things on the internet.

[Skip Souza]

The camera is very straight forward and works well as long as you get in a a good rutine of checking your settings. I think buying most books is a waste when you can just read most things on the internet.

Don't tell me that you are one of those people that believes everything he sees on the internet? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :lol: :rolleyes: :p

Actually Wavy, I have no experience with the book you cited. I am a firm believer in RTFM, go try some of the stuff you read about, then RTFM again.
Read this forum and ask questions. Sometimes you will get conflicting opinions about things. In that case try both out and see which one works best for you.
Above all, have fun with your camera. Take lots of pictures trying out new techniques as you go. You will learn in your own time grasshopper.:lol: :lol: :lol:
I am learning, just like you.

[Az2Africa]

I found the book from shortcourses.com on the 20D to be very helpful as well as being a good little short course in photography.(what all those settings do)

[jeffherald]

I have that book right here. I found it to be a good supplement to the manual. The section on White Balance alone is worth the price.

I got one of these books for my Elan 7e several years ago. It helps you understand the "why" behind each setting. The manual that comes with the camera is useful if you want to know how to set a setting, but if you don't know why you would want to use that setting of function, then what is the point? These books explain why and when you would use each feature, function, and setting. It is a pretty cheap book (got mine for about $13). You can read through it in about an hour but it is a good reference to keep in your bag, right next to the Canon manual :) .

Buy it and enjoy.

-Jeff

[JereMIA]

I purchased this book about a week after buying my 20D and think it was well worth it. In fact, I keep it in my camera bag to refer back to from time to time. I do think about 80% of it is just a reiteration of the Canon manual, but the way it is written is much easier to follow and understand.

Besides the $16.00 does not go too far towards new glass! (Which is what I paid through Barnes & Noble site at the time, got it in 3 days)

[Medic1]

I bought the magic lantern guide for my 300D....it was like the manual, only it explained things a little better than Canon managed to. Its a good read, but if you can understand the manual and have a good understanding of how SLR basics work it might not be for you.

Good luck

[Wavy C]

Tnx for replying. I think I'll probably get this book anyway as it is not very expensive. Hopefully it is a little bigger than the Canon manual - I find that small manual quite difficult to read! Also, there are a number of sections that seem short on detail.

[Scottes]

Go with the shortcourses.com book. The Shortcourses 10D book blew the Magic Lantern Guide out of the water. It was no contest.

[mgash]

I got the lantern book when I got an Elan 7. It was a big waste of money. It was basicaly a rewritten Canon Manual.