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David Busch's Canon EOS R5/R6 Guide to Digital Photography (The David Busch Camera Guide Series)

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David Busch's Canon EOS R5/R6 Guide to Digital Photography is your all-in-one comprehensive resource and reference for the exciting new Canon EOS R5 and R6 full-frame mirrorless cameras. Enthusiasts can choose between the super-high resolution of the R5’s 45-megapixel sensor, or the superior low-light performance and action-friendly high-capacity buffer of the 20-megapixel R6. Both cameras boast continuous shooting up to 20 frames per second, in-body image stabilization, and 1,053 Dual-Pixel II phase-detection AF points for lightning-fast, precise autofocus. Their high-resolution OLED electronic viewfinders provide a bright, clear view. Three available adapters make it easy to supplement your R-mount lenses with a broad selection of legacy Canon EF and EF-S optics. The EOS R5 and R6 have wireless connectivity to allow linking to a computer and iOS or Android smart device, high-definition 4K and Full HD movie-making capabilities, and a versatile swiveling touch-screen LCD. With this book in hand, you can quickly apply all these advanced features to your digital photography, while boosting your creativity to take great photographs with your Canon EOS R5 or R6. Filled with detailed how-to steps and full-color illustrations, David Busch's Canon EOS R5/R6 Guide to Digital Photography covers all this upscale camera's features in depth, from taking your first photos through advanced details of setup, exposure, lens selection, lighting, and more, and relates each feature to specific photographic techniques and situations. Also included is the handy "roadmap" chapter, an easy-to-use visual guide to the cameras' features and controls. Learn when to use each option and, more importantly, when not to use them, by following the author’s recommended settings for every menu entry. With best-selling photographer and mentor David Busch as your guide, you'll quickly have full creative mastery of your camera’s capabilities, whether you're shooting on the job, as an advanced enthusiast, or are just out for fun. Start building your knowledge and confidence, while bringing your vision to light with the Canon EOS R5/R6 today. Read more


Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rocky Nook; Illustrated edition (September 21, 2021)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 496 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1681987074


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 71


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.3 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1 x 9 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #98,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #33 in Photography Equipment (Books) #59 in Photography Reference (Books) #64 in Digital Photography (Books)


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    • You may not need this; check Canon's detailed PDF manual instead
I actually bought this book before buying my Canon R6, as I was still on the fence about making the jump from my 5D MKIII to the mirrorless game. I’d bought David Busch’s books before; first when I bought a 7D in 2012 then again a couple of years later when I got my 5D. I found them very helpful at learning the camera’s menu system and the somewhat confusing assortment of options. But now when you buy a Canon R6 or R5 you can download a PDF manual (over 800 pages) that tells you all you need to know about your new camera. I did not know this when I purchased the book. Whether you use the Canon manual or this book, I highly recommend spending the time going through it thoroughly so that every menu option and every button and knob on the camera is familiar to you. The time you spend will be well worth it if you intend take full advantage of the many options available on these great cameras. But if you aren’t interested in all of that, then a point-and-shoot style camera would better suit your needs. I ended up buying the R6 camera before I was done with the book and between the book and Canon’s manual, I’m comfortable with my knowledge of the camera. There are several things that I’ve filed away in the back of my brain for future exploration, and I know where to go to revisit that info when I need it again. Since I’ve been using the 7D and 5D for so many years, I was glad to find that Canon has made the R6 very similar in operation. If you are already familiar with navigating the menu in a 5D or something similar, it will be an easy transition for you. I could easily have gotten by without this book, and if I’d known that Canon’s manual was so thorough, I would likely have just relied on that alone (along with my prior experience). One thing the author offers here that you don’t get in the Canon manual, however, is that rather than just explaining the various buttons, dials, and menu options like a dry technical manual, he provides his own insight into why you might want to do something one way over the other. He even includes his own preferred settings (many of which I didn’t agree with) for some of the options. I also don’t agree with the author’s opinion on the Canon manual. He claims that Canon’s organization makes it difficult to find what you need and required a lot of cross referencing. I didn’t find that to be the case at all with the PDF manual offered for free from Canon. If anything, Busch’s book is the one that requires constant cross referencing as he explains some of the camera’s features, while telling you he’ll go into more detail in a later chapter. Then in that later chapter, he’ll refer you back to another chapter for more info. This is a constant theme throughout his book, so it’s ironic that he claims to have written a superior guide to what Canon has done. Significant sections of the book are spent on general photography discussion. Much of it was identical or very similar to what I’d read in his other books. Many of the people who have already learned the basics of photography won’t need any of this, but he provides it anyway. He’s written it all before, so why not repeat it again in all his books, right? Perhaps it adds some value to the book, but I really just wanted to find out what was different about using this mirrorless camera compared with the traditional Canon DSLR’s. I found myself skipping over most of that, particularly the lengthy chapters 9 and 10, as I already have an entire book on using Canon speedlights. I didn’t buy this book to learn about how to learn to use wireless flash or many of the other general photography topics. In fact, this was a big detraction for me, as I just wanted to get to the essence of what makes this camera different from my 7D and 5D, particularly the changes offered by a mirrorless system, without having to sort through his lengthy discussions on how autofocusing works, what lenses to consider buying, etc. If the book were organized better, this might not be so annoying. For example, he could devote a section of the book exclusively to basic photography concepts and the rest of it strictly to operation of the R5 and R6. Unfortunately, interwoven in some of his discussions are specific mentions of the functions of these cameras, so I found myself wading through those lengthy chapters in order not to miss anything I might learn about my camera’s operation. There are a few odd things about that book that I’d like to point out but before I do, I want to mention a funny surprise for me. On page 87, in his description of HDR technique, he mentioned someone I happen to know; a guitarist named Alastair Greene who was with the Alan Parson’s Project at one time. I’ve shot Alastair myself on a couple of occasions and one of my own photos graces the CD cover of one of his solo albums. Then on page 87, there’s a full page color photo of him when he was playing in that band, intended as an example of his HDR. So I messaged Alastair to let him know about this discovery in the book I was reading. He actually had no idea that his picture and name were being used in the book! Very surprising that the author would do that without seeking permission (or a model release). And I didn’t find that this particular shot lent itself to HDR, nor did the photo look like anything special (with apologies to Alastair who can be a fun guitarist to shoot and listen to). I was really unable to determine what he was trying to demonstrate in choosing that particular photo. The book includes good quality photos of all the buttons and knobs on the camera, with descriptions of what each one does. This is where everyone should start. I found it confusing however when he would refer to moving a rotating a knob “to the left” (or right). Knobs rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. They don’t move right or left like a slider. Anyone writing a technical manual should know that. At times, he does choose the correct description (clockwise or counterclockwise), or simply tells you to rotate a knob to highlight a menu option, but he should be consistent about using the correct terminology. On page 374, while explaining the Multi-Function lock button, he tells the reader that it’s located “just north east” of a specific dial, which is an odd way to describe it. Fortunately that button is easy to spot, as it literally says “lock” on the camera body below the button. But Busch then tells the reader to “slide it to the right” when you want to enable it. Slide it to the right? It’s a button. Buttons can be pressed, but they cannot slide to the left or right. Some of his descriptions found me wanting for more, or at least a bit more clarity. For example, I have my 7D and 5D set for back button focus and intended to do the same for the R6. And even though I’ve set up my other cameras like that, and doing so on the R6 was no different, I was left scratching my head after reading steps 3 and 4 in his description on how to set this. He concludes by saying “You’ll be using One Shot AF with back button focus, and you’ll also want to turn off Continuous AF in the AF 1 menu”. Say what? I might use One Shot AF once it a while, but most of the time I don’t. I use Servo (Canon’s term) AF, as I’m usually shooting moving subjects and often have the need to shoot multiple images in rapid succession. And when I do, I need the camera’s auto focusing to continue to focus on that moving subject through all my shots. So what is he trying to say? That I cannot use Servo AF with back button focus? That’s simply not the case. I get why one might want (or need) to turn off Continuous AF, as you don't want the camera hunting for focus until you actually press that back button, but this isn't fully explained. There's another thing you can do that I've learned from someone's YouTube video that Busch doesn't mention; you can actually set a second button to BBF and assign that button to use facial tracking, allowing you to quickly decide which focusing method you want to use on the fly. When he attempts to describe the differences between some menu options, like the positioning method of the touch and drag settings, his description is overly confusing. For that particular option, I consulted the Canon manual and found a very simple, clear description. In summary, if you buy an R5 or R6 and download the free Canon manual PDF, you’ll have all the info you need. Spend some time going through all the buttons, knobs, and menu options with the camera in hand. If you still need alternative explanations, or if you want a primer on basic photography concepts, then this book will have some additional value for you. If you find some of his descriptions confusing as I did, and don't need the primer on basic photography concepts, then relying on the Canon manual may be a better option. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 24, 2022 by B. G. Phillips
    • Great book to learn all about your Canon R5 or R6 camera!
I have purchased other books by this author for other cameras I have owned in the past. This book is very complete, well organized, and easy to understand what parts/features these cameras have and how to best use these cameras to produce the images you might want to create. I am very please that I purchased this book. This time, for ease of use anywhere, I purchased the ebook, so I can look up details anywhere I have an ebook capable device. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 31, 2022 by Amazon Customer
    • I buy these camera manuals for every camera I buy!
These books are so enlightening about the features and use of the features, that I buy one for each new camera I buy!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 10, 2022 by J. Ford
    • It is well laid for for getting to know the basics and then some, with a new and unfamiliar camera!
Great learning book as well as a go to reference once you start using the camera!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 31, 2022 by Jack D
    • This is my Canon R 5 Bible
This is the book that explains in great detail all the bells and whistles on the R5. I use it continually while learning the operation of the camera . Combine this book and Utube videos and you can become proficient fast
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 24, 2022 by Dave McFarlane
    • Key explanations fall short
Author represents as NOT a beginners book. But in my opinion contains a lot of tangential information, case in point is material regarding flash. Glossed over the autofocus system for this camera. Need detail like Canon published in separate document pertaining to EOS 7D mkII, "AF Settings Guidebook" which helped understanding function and limitations with certain FD lenses. Really need something similar for R6 and RF lenses. Couldn't find anything by Canon that took a sufficiently deep dive. More detail regarding in camera focus stacking, barely mentioned by author. Displaying and changing camera settings using screen interface not well presented. Offered no additional insight compared to the Canon "R6 Advanced Guide". However, it is one of the very few publications I found that more or less covers the same material as the "R6 Advanced Guide", only available as PDF document, but with NO BATTERIES REQUIRED. Huge benefit for hardcopy in the field when even a tablet for reading PDF gobbles spare batteries and or charger time. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 17, 2022 by carol vekich
    • Less than his best work
He seems to cut and paste a lot from his 5D Mark IV book and did not delve into the R5 as much as I thought he would. All in all, I enjoyed his writing style and will purchase another of his books when a new ground breaking camera from Canon comes out. Hopefully the next one will deal with one camera and deep into its possibilities. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 3, 2022 by H Flowers
    • The best instructrions for Canon R5/R6 cameras
The printed booklet that comes with Canon R5/R6 cameras when purchased is extremely minimal for instructions every new user may need. A downloadable version is massive, making it a bit hard to sort through, and while providing information on all features of these models, it does not answer questions very well. David Busch's excellent book offers suggestions for virtually everything R5s & R6s can be adjusted to do. I highly recommend it for all new Canon mirrorless R5/R6 users to read for learning more, and then to also keep it as a question-answering reference book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 2, 2022 by Doug (Iowa)

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